CASE STUDY

A.PERSONAL DATA SUMMARY

The clients’ name is Angeline B. Gata.  They called her Angeline.  She is female.  She is born at Well-Family Midwife Clinic at Camarin Caloocan City on October 04, 2004.  She is a Filipino citizen.  She is a Roman Catholic. Her father’s name is Ronilo D. Gata and her mother’s name is Elma B. Gata.  She has 2 siblings; they are Allysa and Dianne Mae. She is the third child of her parents.  She is studying at Tutorial and Learning Center.

B.JOINING PROCESS

Even though they are my neighbors since 2005, I make sure that the child as well as the family is comfortable with my presence, and asking some question.  Giving some question to them is not so difficult to me because, like what I have said, I make sure that they are really comfortable with me and they trust me.  In answering to my question, I didn’t wait a much moment for them to answer because the will response immediately.  And I saw the family members are really cooperates with me.

C. PRESENTING THE PROBLEM

--According to the parents,the child is obeying to what ever they said.  But the problem to the child is, she always do some mistaken behavior to get the attention of her parents and siblings. Like, if she has something to tell to her parents,but the parents ignore her, she do some move that can catch the attention of the parents, and usually does mistaken behavior.

--According to the teacher, the child is good in academic aspect,but there are times that the child make some noise for her to recognize.  Also according to the teacher, because of that behavior, some of the child classmate don't want her when they have a play time

D. PSYCHOSOCIAL HISTORY

D.1 TIME LINE

October 04, 2004- Her mother gives birth to her.

October 04, 2005- Her 1^st birth day. She was really happy because she got new toys.

May 05, 2007- They went to Subic for there swimming. And that is the day were the got drowned.

March 17, 2010- The child learns to read and write.

D.2 GENOGRAPH

D.3 SOCIOGRAPH

In home setting

3 people that you want to be join in the trip to Star City

In school setting

 3 people that you will invite in your house to play

D.4 PERSONALITY DYNAMICS FOR SELF MASTERY

Even the child has a problem in her behavior; she can do some activity in her own. Yes, she need some help from other, but those simple things, she can. Some simple problem that she encounters in her everyday life, she can manage it by herself.

D.5 PERSONALITY DYNAMICS FOR RELATIONSHIPS

The relation of the child to her family is good.  Even though she has a mistaken behavior, she cooperates to all household chores.  She is obedient to her parents.  And if some times she and her other sister have a misunderstanding, and one of them ask to do something, she will immediately obey.  She wants to play alone, but sometimes if her sisters want to play also with her, she will accept her.   And at the school, she also obeys to her teacher, even though she is talkative.  And if they an activity, she always do it without the help of other. Even though she is a loner, still she gained friends.

D.6 PERSONALITY DYNAMICS FOR ACTION

The child can do some household chores.  Like cleaning the house with the help of other.  She can also eat by herself.  Fix the bed and pillows. And if her parents ask her to but something in the store, she will buy it. In terms of studying, she can write and read, count numbers and recognized some shapes and color. She always watches television with her family.

E. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

 Based on the data, there are a lot of factor that affect the behavior of the child,specially her being attention seeker. The first factor that affect the child behavior is the birth order.  She is the 3rd daughter of her parents, and even though she is the last daughter, for her, the attention that her parents give to her is not enough. And usually those "bunso" really get much of attention from the parents, but in her situation, is not. Another of her behavior is she had a few friend in our community.  She do not play to her other siblings, because, they are already a teenager, that is why, in the school, she always make some mistaken behavior, for her to get the attention of her classmate as well as her teacher.  And last factor is, the presence of her parents that always not around, because of there work.  And because of that situation , the child always seeking for there attention. The child wanted to tell a story about there school, but her parents are always not in there home, that is why in the school she always make some noise for her to get the attention of her classmate and teacher.

 The Theory that support to this situation,is the Social Learning Theory  of Albert Bandura. It tells that Social Learning Theory accepts most of the principles of behavioral theorist, but focuses much greater degree on the effects of cues on behavior and on internal mental process, emphasizing the effects of thought on action and action on thought.

F. PROGNOSIS

The child is Angeline Gata.  She is the last daughter of her parents .   According to my observation,the child  always wanted some attention of her parents, sibling, classmate, and teacher.  But, those three, cannot provide to her.  There are three factors that affect the child's behavior; birth order, few playmates, and parents are always not around.

G. THERAPEUTIC PLAN 

G.1 At the end of the case study the client child must be build the knowledge of:

• identifying her mistaken behavior

G.2 At the end of the case study the client child must  be build the skill of:

•  communication to the family, siblings, and friends

G.3 A the end of the case study the client child must be build the attitude of:

• respecting others feeling

H.   THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION

Objectives	Activities	Schedule
Identifying her mistaken behavior	Story telling (friendship)	March 11, 2011
Communication skills	Role playing about attention seeker	March 12,201
Respecting others feeling	Story telling (Cinderella)	March 13, 2011

I. THERAPEUTIC PROGRESS

Activities	Schedule	Progress
Story telling (friendship	March 11, 2011	In this activity, the child learned some behavior that make her friends get away from her. And here, she realized a lot of things about having a good behavior.
Role playing about attention seeker	March 12, 2011	·        The child is now more aware of having a communication to her family, because it might help her to have a better relation with her family.
Story telling (Cinderella)	March  13,2011	The child realized that she needs to respect others feeling, for her gain friend.

J.  THERAPEUTIC RESULT

All my plans or objectives has been achieved by the child.  They are all easily to understand, and even it is simple, the child really learned from what we had done.  But  there are some skills that she really need to improve more.  In knowledge building, the child leaned her mistake that can affect her relation with other.  In terms of skill development, the child develop the communication skill and she learned that having a communication with other is very important.  And last, in attitude building, she realized the importance of respecting others, even though it's need of follow up.

K.  SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION

     Summary

The case study starts in knowing the child's personal data. Next is the joining process.  In joining process, it is not difficult to me, because aside from the child is my neighbor, there are times that we have a simple talk.  Asking the problem of the child is not so difficult because like what I said a while ago that they are my neighbor, and they are all comfortable with me.   The child's problem is, she is attention seeker, it is according to the parents, and teacher because of some factor.  An these factor really affect the behavior of the child.  When I already know the problem, I made a  timeline, genogram and sociogram in school and in home.  Aside from that I also conduct some activities for the child to learned and develop some knowledge, skills and attitude.  And last, those activities was achieved by the child.

     Conclusion

I therefore conclude that, after conducting some activity, there is a improvement in the child.  But some of the activities should have a follow up from the family.  It is not  easy to have this case study, because you should have time in every section, and a lot of research that you need to conduct for you to have a good result.

     Recommendation

I recommend to the family to try to have a quality time to the child,even they have a work for the child to have a strong relationship to them.  If the child feel that her family is always there, there is a tendency that the child will be a good kid to them.  And last, if the behavior is still there, consult to the therapist that really know about this kind of maladaptive behavior.

L.  IMPLEMENTATION TO EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN

Having this kind of of case study will help or contribute to the education of the teacher, for them to have a deeper information to the child.  It may also help to the assessment of the teacher if the child really learned from the discussion or if there are factor that affect the leaning of the child. And as a future educator, we need to have a mutual relationship with the family  for them to know if there have a maladaptive behavior.  And aside from that we are the foundation in the learning of the child, so it is better if we really know the background of the child and for us to help them (family) to understand there child.