c6532

Child's name: Victor
Number: C6532
Birthdate: 2/98
State: Oregon
Listed: 2/07

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Legally free, VICTOR (2/98) is a handsome boy with dark hair, brown eyes, and a slender build, whose heritage is Hispanic and Caucasian. Energetic and active, Victor loves to swim and play outdoors. And he’s loves a big fan of remote control cars, toy airplanes, and Spiderman stuff. Victor can be very helpful at times, and often asks his foster mom if he could help prepare dinner for the family. Victor has been in his present foster home since mid 2004, and clearly identifies his foster mom as one of the most important people in his life. He also has a good relatipnship with his maternal grandfather, and visits with him a couple of times a month.

Victor has grown since coming into care thanks to the support of a terrific foster family, medication therapy, and his participation in weekly mental health counseling. His treatment program is helping him to curb his impulsiveness and aggressiveness, strengthen his personal boundaries, and cope more effectively with frustration. Taking some time out alone to calm himself down is one of the ways Victor is able to deescalate and handle frustration. Once he has calmed himself down, he can usually talk about what upset him, how he responed, and look at alternative chocies he could have made.

In school, Victor is benefiting from being in a small therapeutic classroom program where there is a lot of structure, a high teacher to student ratio, and a reward system for good behavior. Victor has also been able to participate in mainstream music and P.E. classes. He has told his worker that he would like to be able to graduate to a mainstream classroom full time in the near future.

At home, Victor benefits from having an attentive adult nearby to redirect him when needed and to help him with problem solving when he gets off track. His need for attention can get in the ways of his being successful in interactions with other kids, and at times it causes him to be a bit of a show-off.

Because of past trauma and losses, Victor his difficulty opening up and trusting others, especially adults. It is essential that Victor have a very patient adoptive family that will claim him as their own from the get go and provide him with the stability, nurturing, and structure he needs to succeed. He has the capacity to develop relationships, and he longs to have a family where there are adults who truly care for him and won’t let him down.

Victor needs clear expectations and a family who is willing to advocate and seek out services in order to provide him with the interventions and treatment that will help him to grow and develop his potential. For a family willing to invest a lot of time and love, Victor is a child that is willing and able to return that investment over time.

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