Client A
 13 years- old, male
 Studying at secondary 1 in a local school
 From a single- parent family, father just passed away last year, now living
with his mother
 Father was the major financial support of the family, so the death of his
father causes a upside down change of financial status in the family
 Mother needs to work long hours
 Referred by class teacher
 Following behaviors in school are reported by the class teacher:
Sleep a lot in class, not doing well in all subjects except art, fight with
classmates, emotional, reluctant to communicate with others
 Hidden truth from his mom and teachers: working part- time at a
convenient store after school, not having enough attention and care from
his mom, having dinner alone every evening and feeling lonely