Case Study

A. Personal Data Summary
Name: Anthony Laure
Address: Blk. 75 Lot 12 Kawal Purok 2 D.D. Cal. City
Age: 3 yrs. old
B-day: Dec. 15, 2007

B. Joining Process/ Therapeutic Relationship

 Who are you in the case?      
-In the case I'm the fake godmother of Anthony, His nick name is Antoy.

What is your relationship or help that you can do?

-Honestly,Antoy's mother is one of my close friends that's why I chose him and I've noticed some misbehaviors on Antoy especially in the process of socialization.

What help can I get from the parents?
-Before I conduct an interview to his parents, I asked them first if they are willing to be part of it and they immediately say "yes" and they are willing to give information about their son.

C. Presenting the Problems

Who will tell me about the problem?
-The persons who will tell me about the problem is my client's parents.

Problem of the child
According to his parents:

• getting toys from his playmates
• says bad words
• he is selfish in terms of sharing his toys to his playmates
• moody 
• he doesn't take his medicine
• always forgot to use "po and opo"
• he imitates what he saw and heard
• he sings rap songs mixed with bad words

D. Psychosocial History

D.1. Timeline

Dec. 15, 2007- The day when he was born

Sept. 19, 2008- When antoy was 9 mos. they've noticed him as a bright child

1 year old- he can easily imitate what elders did and some jingles from the television

2 years old- when he reached the age of 2, his parents noticed that he used to get toys of his playmates

3 years old- Everytime that his parents are quarelling they start saying bad words and antoy heard them and when antoy is angry to his playmates he always say some bad words.

D.2. Genogram (Family Tree)

D.3 Sociogram at Home

At Home

D.4. Self Mastery
Positive Scenario

• he is smart and funny little boy
• easily retain in his mind what you've taught to him
• good imitator
• love to interact with his playmates
• can identify his body parts 
• he is sweet
• eagerness to learn is present
• he knows how to sing rap song

Negative Scenario

• saying bad words 
• getting toys from his palymates
• talkative
• moody
• doesn't want to share his toys to his playmates
• spoiled
• he can sing rap songs but it was mixed up with bad words

D.5. Social Relationship

Positive in terms of socialization

• loves to play with his peers
• willing to share his foods to others
• interested in exploring his environment
• he has the potential to be a leader someday
• when you instructed him he will follow

Negative in terms of socialization

• he doesn't want to share his toys to others 
• sometimes he is not sociable, if he is not in the mood
• sometimes he doesn't mind other people
• he doesn't use "po and opo" when he talks to elders

D.6.Actions

Positive Actions

• his body moves when he hears music
• curious about other children he is watching and later on he imitates them
• he can identify his own body parts , often through nursery rhymes and games
• demonstrates visible expressions of emotion
• actively show affection to familiar people

Negative Actions

• imitating the wrong doing of others 
• getting toys from his playmates
•  sometimes selfish
• he always want to become a leader in a group
• moody
• chatty

E. Theoretical Framework

       The best theory that describes Antoy's case is on Social Learning Theory proposed by Albert Bandura. It is under observation and imitation process because he imitates what he saw and heard especially the rap song or the jingles came from the commercial ad on t.v. and the wrong doing of the people around him. In this theory there are four conditions of learning and those are attention, retention, motor reproduction and motivation. Those four conditions are fitted for him because he remembers the behavior that he observed then in motor reproduction he replicates it and apply to his playmates and the last is he is motivated to do that because he thinks it is good.
      Other theory fitted for him is reinforcement which is one of the major aspects in Spiral Curriculum proposed by Jerome Bruner. Based on this theory its up to the person if he/she will give a reward/punishment. For example when Antoy needs to take his medicine but he refuses to do it  that's why his mother together with his grandmother they will cheer up Antoy for him to take his medicine. Sometimes they make promise to him that if he will take his medicine they will give a toy or candies. In terms of sharing his toys he is selfish, so his mother will punish him and she will tell Antoy that if he doesn't want to share his toys to Buknoy she's going to say to his father that he must not buy Antoy new toys. If Antoy gets the toys of his playmates his mother and grandmother will give get his toys and they will give it to his playmates and when he saw his toys he will return what he got from his playmates.
     The last theory is the Multiple Intelligence under Musical by Howard Gardner because he is fun in listening to music especially the rap song, he can easily retain in his mind what you have taught to him and he can also do the task actively.    

F. Prognosis

Concept about the case 

         For me in this case, I cannot blame the problem to Anthony alone because at his age he doesn't know the words that he says, there is also a problem with his parents. For example when Antoy said the word "bobo mo" "ulol" etc. the reaction of his parents were happy and they just laugh without telling him that what he did is not good. Honestly, Antoy doesn't have any idea or concept about it, and when his parents allow him to do it again he will grow bringing that attitude, because his parents don't explain it to him.

G. Therapeutic Plan

Knowledge Building

G.1. To explain what are the dangers  that he can get in saying bad words/ and imitating others by story telling.

Skills Building

G.2.To To discover new words/ actions that are fitted at his age through singing and dancing children's songs together with his playmates. 

Attitude Building

G.3. To show what is the importance of sharing and respecting others by means of showing some pictures and story telling.

H. Therapeutic Interventions

Domain                                         Intervention                                                             Date

Cognitive                           -(Story Time) I read him a story about a boy who         March 22, 2011

                                         always do some bad actions and funned of saying           at 3:00 pm
                                         bad words. The title of the story is "Ang Gantimpala"
                                         and after I've read the story I asked him if he wants
                                         to be like "Toto". He answered me "No" I don't want
                                         to be like him because in the story there are insects that
                                         comes out from his mouth every time he does unpleasant
                                         actions and speaks bad words but in the end of the story
                                         he turned into a good boy.

                                      
Psycho motor                   - (Sing and Dance Time) Anthony came together with     March 24, 2011

                                        his playmates at exactly 9:30 while I is fixing the mate-     at 10-11 am &
                                        rials that I'm going to use. I borrow a disc of Children's   March 25, 2011
                                        songs from my niece then at 10:00 I started to play the    at 5-6 pm
                                        disc and I teach them the tune and actions of the song.
                                        I saw that Anthony and his playmates enjoyed it, but I
                                        felt mad because Antoy says bad words continuously.  

                                        of saying bad words. The title of the story is

                                        "Ang Gantimpala" and after I've read the story

                                        I asked him if he wants to be like "Toto".

Affcetive                          -(Story Time ) I read him a story about a boy who          March 26, 2011

                                       always forgot to use "po and opo" because those             at 10-11 am
                                       words are use to show respect.
                                       I apply this story in his situation because he forgets           March 27, 2011
                                       to use po and opo.                                                           at 1-2 pm
                                       I showed him  pictures that show respect and sharing
                                       e.g. (pagmamano, pagsabi ng po at opo, at nagsheshare
                                       ng food at toys) then I asked him to tell what are the pic-
                                       tures all about       

I. Therapeutic Progress

Happening from the Start to End

      Honestly this is the second time that I conducted an observation on him, as I start this case study I asked both parents to be cooperative during the case study process. I t became easy for me because they are willing to give information about their son, and up to the end the flow of the process is good. On the first day, the reaction of Antoy is so excited and told me why you are here again "ninang" and I replied saying because I miss you and he laughed. While I'm asking him I noticed that he started again saying bad words like "gago" "tanga" , after I hear those words I asked him if he wants to listen to the sotry titled "Ang Gantimpala". Actually Antoy was a good listener, because every time that I asked him he gives the correct answer on my question, then the next strategy that I used is story telling, and last is by means of showing pictures. I used those strategies because in story telling the children use their minds to think widely and it helped them to imagine the story.

J. Therapeutic Results

     After I gave alternative solutions, I calmly talked to his parents to continue those strategies that I've shared, but I've noticed that every time Antoy says bad words his mother warns him but on the following day when she heard Antoy saying bad words she will just laugh. That is why on March 25, 2011 during our sing and dance time I felt mad because Antoy still speaks bad words.

    I feel pity for him because even though he is a bright kid he is failed when it comes to his attitudes because he lacks discipline that his parents must teach on him but unfortunately they just tolerate him. They are good in words but they lack action.
    In Sing and Dance Time - the result of Anthony's case is successful and I've noticed that every time that he sung he lessen singing rap songs, his favorite children songs are "One Day Isang Araw and Old Mcdonald" and lastly there are manifestations on him about respect and how to share

K. Summary, Conclusions and Recommendation

    I therefore conclude that Anthony shows inappropriate behavior at his age and sometimes his parents tolerate his actions. The child's behavior depends on how their parents nurture them and how the child adopt his/her environment. We all know that parents are the first teachers of their children and all the development of traits, behavior, habits etc. starts at home.
    Since the parents are both young it is not too late for them to fix all the mistakes that they've done in nurturing their children.
    I recommend that Antoy's parents need counseling with regards to parenting and it is not too late for them to change the behavior that they mold to their child.It's very important that our parents impart their knowledge to their child and show their full attention,care and unconditional love to them.

L. Implication to education & Assessment of Young Children

   As a global educator, what is my role to help Anthony and the other children? The first thing that I'm going to teach to my students is to have fear in God. secondly, they must know to show good manners and right conduct because in this generation I see some children didn't know how to respect elders and they also forgot to use the words "po and opo". Lastly, I 'll let my students to join some activities that enhance their abilities and they will discover their innate talents by means of story telling, role playing, sing and dance together, and watching educational shows on t.v. these are the strategies that children enjoy to do and at the same time, they will learn a lot from it, but I will not succeed in my goals without involving the parents. If time will come and Anthony become one of my pupils, I'm glad because I can really focus on him because he has the potential but he lacks in discipline. When the time comes he starts to change I can say that I'm the one of the people that will be happy because I became a part of his life.