1. RCA Overview
1.1. Goals
1.1.1. Problem Prevention
1.1.2. Clarify Complex Relationships
1.1.3. Long-term Solution
1.2. Rules
1.2.1. Identifies how something happened
1.2.2. Identifies why something happened
1.3. 1. Define Problem = NAT
1.4. 2. Ask "Why?"
1.4.1. Risks
1.4.2. Resources
1.4.3. Relationships
1.5. 3. Ecologic Exploration
1.5.1. Individual
1.5.2. Home
1.5.3. School
1.5.4. Peer Groups
1.5.5. Neighborhood
1.5.6. Community
2. Root Cause Analysis
2.1. Why did father beat him?
2.1.1. Drugs
2.1.2. Never bonded with child
2.1.3. Quick tempered/reacts physically
2.1.3.1. Abused as a child
2.1.3.2. Domestic violence in home
2.1.3.3. Community Violence
2.2. Why wasn't he given to someone else?
2.2.1. There were no other family members
2.2.2. No one asked questions
2.2.3. Not enough emergency foster homes
2.3. Why was he taken away from his mother?
2.3.1. She was arrested for stealing formula
2.3.1.1. Why arrested?
2.3.1.1.1. Law
2.3.1.1.2. Discrimination
2.3.1.1.3. Prior arrests
2.3.1.2. Why did she steal it?
2.3.1.2.1. She had no money or foodstamps
2.3.1.2.2. Mom is a kleptomaniac?
2.3.1.2.3. No knowledge of community resources
2.3.1.2.4. Couldn't borrow from family or friends
2.3.1.3. Why did she need formula?
2.3.1.3.1. Ran out too quickly
2.3.1.3.2. She wasn't breastfeeding
2.3.2. No consideration of children during sentencing
2.3.3. Couldn't stay with mother in jail