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PRESENTING SYSTEM: THE BLAKE FAMILYShelley Blake is a 34 year-old, single mother. She is raising twochildren with the assistance of her 60 year old mother, Mabel.Her two children are Steve, aged 11 years, and Martha, aged 9 years.Shelley and her mother have a problematic relationship. Shelley is arecovered methamphetamine addict, who has been clean for two yearsnow. During her time under the influence, Shelley had essentiallyabandoned her children, and Mabel took over their care forapproximately 3 years. Mabel deeply resented this and constantlyreminds Shelley of her failings as a mother.Shelley does not know who Steve’s father is, but Martha’s father, Raoul,is also a recovering addict who is attempting to rehabilitate and wants toget more involved with Shelley and the children. He has begun comingover to the house several times a week. Mabel is adamantly opposed tothis and fears that Raoul will drag Shelley down into drug addictionagain.Steve has recently become an increasing problem for Shelley. He isbeginning to strongly challenge her authority as the mother, and shedescribes him as “playing my mother and me off against each other”.Recently, his previously good school attendance and performance hasbeen changing for the worse. Mabel is concerned that Steve isgravitating to Raoul and may be negatively influenced by him. Marthaseems to be always anxious and clingy with Shelley. Shelley says thatMartha’s constant need for attention and reassurance has been increasingsteadily, and has become exhausting.