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This question says you're a social worker at a junior high.
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One of the teachers has referred paul, a 14 -year -old, to you.
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Although paul is a good student, he's been quite withdrawn recently.
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His teacher thinks something may be bothering him.
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In your first meeting with paul, you discover that his parents have just recently separated and paul has a sibling, a 16 -year -old brother, who has autism.
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Paul discloses to you that he's being bullied by older students who are in class with his brother.
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They constantly pick on him and say such things as, oh, so you are josh's brother.
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I wonder if you are dumb too.
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So taking a look at this, first of all, problems involved in this study would be that paul's parents have recently separated.
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That could be causing emotional distress.
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Paul's brother has autism, which may require additional support and understanding from family members...