DEBBIE, A TENTH GRADER, TELLS YOU THAT SHE HAD A BAD SCENE LAST NIG...

26.Debbie, a tenth grader, tells you that she had a bad scene last night at her house. Her mom was

drunk and started a fight with her because she hadn’t done her homework. After thirty minutes or

so, Debbie’s dad asked Debbie to be grown up and to apologize to her mom. Debbie said she

thought, “Why can’t my mom ever be the grown up?” Your first priority for Debbie is

A. help her realize that it isn’t her job to be grown up.

B. to help her set goals for reducing conflict with her mother.

C. encourage Debbie’s teachers to watch out for and provide extra support for her at school.

D. to assess Debbie’s degree of safety and support for dealing with her mom and her drinking.