ABSTRACT
This session involves the son, Andy, a 16-year-old boy from Louisiana (S); his grandmother (G); and his “mildly mentally handicapped” mother (M). A year before, he had threatened to kill his mom with a steak knife because she refused to play with him. Andy told the sheriff’s deputy that he had problems and wanted to get some help. He had been in and out of hospitals and institutions since he was 7. Andy had a history of torturing, mutilating, and sometimes being sexually inappropriate with several different types of animals, including cats, dogs, frogs, birds, and lizards, which he would also roast and eat. Finally, he saw ghosts when he was admitted to a hospital. As I walked to my clinical office where they were waiting with their therapist (T), I noticed a soft rubber ball on the ground. I picked it up and carried the ball with me as I entered the room. (Please note that this session is included on track 2 of the DVD.)
