ABSTRACT
You are an eight-year-old, European-American male who has been brought in for treatment by your stepmother and biological father. Your father remarried six months ago. When you came for visitation three months ago, your stepmother noticed that your leg had a festering sore. At the hospital, the physician stated that your leg was highly infected and that if treatment had been delayed a few more days, amputation might have been necessary. The physician called Children and Youth Services (CYS), who investigated and determined that your biological mother had seriously neglected you. Your stepmother encouraged your father to assume custody, and you moved in with them. You have been living with them for the last two months. You are being interviewed at a community mental health center.
