According to the reading, “risk factors are divided into categories, and it is understood that an abundance of high or moderate risks across several categories puts the child at high risk” (Crosson-Tower, 2014, p. 90). People experiencing a lot of risk factors will have a high ACES score. The ACES or the Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire was originally conducted as Kaiser Permanente from 1995-1997. It is a confidential survey that measures maltreatment and dysfunction combined with the results of a physical examination (Parton, 2017). Because of Fisher’s childhood, I believe that his ACES score would be around an eight. I believe it would be an eight because he: 1. Had a household member go to prison 2. His biological parents were separated 3. He wasn’t protected and didn’t have clean clothes or enough food 4. Didn’t feel loved 5. At five years old he was raped 6. He was abused by his foster mother and 7. He was sworn at, put down and humiliated. Each of these things count as 1 ACES, and as you can tell Fisher experienced a lot in his life. This allowed Fisher to gain resilience. Resilience refers to “a child’s ability to adapt to adversity and function adequately despite its existence” (Crosson-Tower, 2014, …show more content…
The only thing he knew was that his father, Edward Elkins, was shot and killed, and his mother, Eva Fisher, was sent to prison before he was born and never went to get him when she got out. “Certainly, as children grow older and are more able to care for themselves, they are less likely to be dependent on parental care, but the neglect of earlier years has usually taken its toll emotionally” (Crosson-Tower, 2014, p. 69). Antwone fisher was a neglected child, and all of the emotions that built up through the years affected him in his adulthood. Dr. Davenport helped tremendously with this, but also finding his Aunt Annette and the rest of his family had a huge impact on him. He now has a whole family that he can count on to be there for him inevitably, which will help him build strong relationships and develop trust. It will also help him deal with his anger in better ways other than violence and also give him a sense of relief knowing that he actually has a place of belonging in this