User talk:Rosal3142

The client Linda Rizvi, the step mother of a 13 year old student, Adnan Rizvi comes into the office at  Hogg Middle School in distressed, asking for help with her son of his aggressive attitude toward her. She states that for the last few months, he has been angry, and acts out with threats of hitting her and he's disrespectful and calls her names. She tells that Adnan is a good student,his attendance is good, no behavior problems in school, there has not been any major medical problems detected with him, he has no signs of using drugs nor alcohol, and he's not sexually active. She said that Adnan has a few male friends, he does not socialize with many of the female students. Adnan is originally from Kabul, Afghanistan, he resided there with his uncle Adul Shariff, until the age of 12. After then, later he moved to Houston, Texas with his father Haatim Rizvi and his fourth wife Linda (which is the client). Linda explains the past of Adnan father and the cultural customs that was lived by according to their Muslim religion. She went on to tell about the three wives and 3 daughters that his father left behind in Kabul but still takes care of them by sending money for support. When Adnan was a young boy living in Kabul, around the ages of 5 to 10, he witness several tragic deaths of Shi'ite women, because of violating the cultural acceptable behavior, they were stoned or beating to death. Adnan is also a member of the Shi'ite culture, and he has strong beliefs/practices in the Muslims religion. Linda described a few details about the family history, she went on to tell that Adnan paternal grandparents both passed away of natural causes in 2008 at very old ages. He has two uncles, Abdul a carpenter by trade and Amar owns a coffee shop but neither uncle had any children of their own. Linda explained that his father focuses on Adnan because he is his only male child. Having a job at  Southern Union in Houston, Tx causes him to be away most of the time. His position requires a great deal of long hours and sometimes even traveling that causes him to be away. While the father is away and because of the Muslim belief, Adnan's father placed him in charge as being the man of the house. According to the clients statement, Adnan becomes hostile when it comes to her not acting according to the way that he feels is not appropriate to the culture standards of a Shi'ite woman. He feel that she should ask him for permission to go any place and wear a hijab in public places, if these things among others are not displayed he gets angry. He thinks that his step mother do these things to disgrace the family name. Adnan also thinks that males has the right to physically harm any Muslim woman in the family that doesn’t live according to cultural customs. The clients stated that there is not a problem in the relationship between her and her husband they are close and loving, but the relationship that she has with her step son has been unpleasant. Haatim lives as a Shi'ite Muslim, but he has taken some of the western cultural practices also. Linda has not discussed any of these concerns with her husband about Adnan