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01/17/2013: Met at Ms. Olson’s place on Overland Drive the
four Rucki children. I took this opportunity to speak about our
plan for the children to have equal access with both parents. 1
told them that this is not going to be an easy process, that
they will have to enter certain zones of discomfort, but that I
would assist them in that and be present to answer any
questions, function as a facilitator as they spoke to their
parents or about their parents.
The two older children, Samantha and Gianna, continued to state
that they had no interest in seeing their father ever again, and
they were not going to cooperate in any program where that might
be a goal.
I asked them to reconsider that position and that if it was
based upon anger or fear, that we could talk about it and work
on those very issues.
I informed them that the court had ordered that this process of
therapy continue.
I also informed them that in meeting with them in times past, I
had concluded that none of the children suffered from
significant disorders independently of the massive amount of
family tension, misinterpretation, the marked anger and amenity
toward father. The closeness they have with mother was also
honored, but I noted for them that it seemed to come at the
expense of father not being able to be in the picture.
Nia excused herself at the time of the session that spanned some
1 hour and 15 minutes.
I informed the girls that we were going to continue to move and
that the expectation is that they would have time with both
their mother and their father and hopefully could resolve their
own anger, fear and frustration, which I termed the adjustment
disorders that they had experienced as a result of this family
being in chaos, in conflict for such a long period of time and
not receiving any outside help or assistance.
I told them the court had appointed me to assist them, and not
their parents, at this point in time, and that I would work in
their best interest, but I wanted to assure them that as I
approach this case, I believe their best interest was to have
reasonable access to both parents.
At that time, the two older girls stated that Nico was not
interested in them and that he had avoided them in school, theyLJ Assessment
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bellevea ne was spreading rumors about them, that he he
opportunity to contact them, but had chosen not to. They
believed that he was allowed to ignore their mother while they
were being held to some standard to see their father.
I informed them that was not the case. I informed them that
Nico had some issues with mother, and I had spoken to him about
them and that he was told that he had to address these issues
and I told them that he had told me that he, in fact, would do
so, but he had to let his anger settle somewhat. I told them
that I had confidence that Nico could manage this situation as I
had confidence that the girls could do the same vis-a-vis their
father. .
However, I informed the girls I was concerned that they felt
their brother, Nico, was turning against them or they were
becoming alienating from him.
I informed them that I wanted to have a session with they and
their brother to make sure that the children were together and
could communicate, that I did not want to see this family
further fractured or polarized.
As noted, Nia left that session looking, to some degree, upset.Assess ~ -
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01/18/2013: I contacted the Olson home and Ms. Olson allowed me
to speak with Nia. I told her I had been witness to the fact
that she was upset by our meeting and that she had to leave
because she was not feeling well.
I told her I fully understood that these were difficult sessions
and that it was my opinion that her not feeling well was because
of the tension and the issues we were discussing. I tried to
normalize her experience, as well as to give her support that
her leaving was not, in any way, seen as her ducking out of the
situation, but merely that she had remained as long as she could
and, at this point, she needed some break.
I told her those uncomfortable feelings may arise, again, and
that if I am in the vicinity, if she could just let me know that
she was experiencing those, I would, in fact, respond to the
best of my ability. on
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