CASE STUDY

Section A:

PERSONAL DATA

        

   Name   :                      Joshua Torralba

   Birthday  :                   February 07, 2006

   Age     :                      5 yr-old and 1 month of age

  Gender :                      Male

  Religion :                     Catholic

  Birthplace :                  Bernardino Hospital, Novaliches quezon city

  Mother's Name :          Joan Torralba

  Occupation :               Call Center Agent

  Father's Name  :          Dennis Torralba

  Occupation :               Maintenance, San miguel Corporation

  No. of sibblings :         1

  Range of age :             3 years

  Place order :               1st child

  Address :                   Blk 4 lot 18 Palmera Springs 4 camarin caloocan city

 Guardian:                    Irene Torralba 

  Relation :                    Grandmother

  Address :                  Blk 4 lot 18 Palmera Springs 4 Camarin Caloocan city

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND    

 Name of School :      Urduja Elementary School

 Name of Teacher :    Teresita Climaco

 Grade level :             Kindergarten 2

 No. of students :       16 students

 Honors Achieved :    First honorable mentioned, Best in English, Most active

SECTION B 

JOINING PROCESS

                             My brother was the who refer to me my client child when I ask him about who was the one that I can called as my subject. My client child is my neighbor, I ask his parents if it's alright if I make their child as my client and fortunately they give me permission and we have agreed that they will help and cooperate with me until the end of my case study. While having an agreement with them Joshua's grandmother enter the dinning area and said " Then choose my grandson Joshua, he surely fits your project"..without knowing that I already choose her Grandson Joshua.At that point my interest to my subject become deeper.

SECTION C

PRESENTING PROBLEM

                             According to his grandmother Joshua is somehow aggressive towards his playmates and cousins, his naughty and doesn't. He's also not listening to whatever his father saying to him.

                             According to his mother, joshua is naughty and that behavior is natural for his age, but sometimes that attitude really hurts his friends and cousins.There was a time that Joshua throw the stone through the head of his playmate and run away while pointing other child to catch the consequences of his wrong act. And his mother said that " They we're playing and my son cannot do that".

                           According to his Auntie Joshua is really aggressive most especially with his cousin and nobody is around." Because Joshua has 4 cousins whose leaving at the same house and they're age aren't that far, his way for seeking a great attention and to be able to satisfy or to get what he wants is by hurting others." His Auntie Said.

                           At the school setting, according to his teacher Joshua is great in academics, his active in their activities, he is always participating at what expected to him and he always got a high scores in their exams. In terms of attitude and values, his talkative and always wanted to be first to be always called.Aside from that his listening to whatever I said, hi always complaining to my instructions but then his doing it very well." teacher tere said.


SECTION D
                        Psychosocial Theory




D.2 GENOGRAM

  D.3 SOCIOGRAM
                          Family Members

                                Among his cousin.
                 Classroom Setting

                         

RED- CLASSMATE

BLUE- CLIENT CHILD

D.4 SELF-MASTERY
            
                  Joshua knows that he is a boy, he wears shorts, polo shirts, and caps. He also know that his mother's name is Joan and his father's name is Dennis. He know his birthday and his age.


D.5 RELATIONSHIP
          Grandmother-    Joshua is somehow has a broken line with his grandmother maybe because of his attitude. Although her grandma treat him like that I can see his concern to my client child when she offered him to me. The concern that "maybe you can change his attitude, maybe you can let him realize that he is making a wring habit". Those things that his grandma was thinking about.
         Mother-   My client child experience punishment for every wrong work that he made and didn't praise his works most of the time that's why Joshua built a broken line with his mother. He wants his mother attention but then he can't get it because his mother is busy at her job and and tired when she got home.
         Father- My client child and Joshua has a good relationship as well as his sister.
D.6 ACTION
             His good in academics,he got award when he was in kinder 1. He is good in drawing and really attract to the colorful pictures and drawings.


SECTION E:
                          Theoretical Framework

Flow Chart

                 The problem of my client child is aggressiveness (physical aggressiveness) and for my theoretical framework the theory that is related to the problem is the theory of ALBERT BANDURA the "Social Learning Theory ". Where the child imitating and absorbing what the adults are doing even if its bad or good. And because his mother is keep on hurting my client child every time he did wrong and every time his work is not timing on the mood of his mother.

• Aside from Albert Bandura Social Learning Theory I also relate my case into one known theory of LAWRENCE KOLHBERG (Moral Development) - The Preconventional stage 1 punishment/obidience where in my client child is following or obeying his mother's will and instruction to get his attention and to avoid punishment from his mother.
• ERICK ERIKSON -  Psychosocial Theory The trust vs mistrust. as what stated in this level or stage the parent should build trust inside the home so that he can also build trust outside their house. In my case, my client child build mistrust inside the home because of his mother that hurting him. As his defense mechanism he tend to hurt other thinking that he will be aggressive first before anyone hurt him. He develop mistrust towards other people by thinking that everyone will hurt him anytime.

SECTION F: 

                    PROGNOSIS

                   The child might experiencing trauma psychologically and physically when his hurting by his mother so as his response to be able to protect his self, his defense mechanism is " AGGRESSIVENESS". The factors that worsen the situation is the less attention that is given to him, the comparison of my client child to his cousins which is living at the same house and the rejection that he receive from his grandmother at the father side. Therefore, the real problem is not coming from the child,it is from the adults surrounds him and the adults that supposedly taking care of him with love and affection is the person that make him feel "aggressiveness is much better than nothing".

SECTION G:

                      Therapeutic Plan

G.1

                At the end of case study my client child is expected to build

• Thinking what is the advantage and disadvantage of hurting people.
• Psychological thinking that aggressiveness will only hurt others and hurting is a bad/ wrong thing to do.

G.2

               At the end of case study my client child is expected to build

• Good communication skills in expressing his thoughts and feelings without any aggressiveness.

G.3

              At the end of case study my client child is expected to build

• Respect his self
• respect the feelings of other people
• Give importance to one's rights.

SECTION H:
                     Therapeutic Intervention
           Tabular Column

Objective	Activity	Schedule
Knowledge building ·         Thinking what are the advantage and disadvantage of hurting other. ·         Thinking that aggressiveness is not good on the eyes of God and other people surround us.	1.    Presenting pictures that shows the effect of being hurt.        2.    Story telling	March 7,2011
Skills building                             ·         Good communication skills ·         Cooling down/ controlling his self. ·         Stop hurting other little by little	1.      Writing down all of his                 thoughts and feelings for other.       2.    Make a drawing/sketch (someone who hurt him and someone his being hurt)       3.    Tell who (Put the color in each shape with the name of his family member according to its category.  4.  Role Playing	March 12, 2011
Attitude Building ·         Respect the feelings of others. ·         Give importance to their rights.	1.    Empty chair	March 19,2011

SECTION I:

                   Therapeutic Progress

ACTIVITY	SCHEDULE	RESULTS
Knowledge Building ·         Presenting picture that shows the effect of being hurt. ·         Story Telling about aggressiveness and abuse.	March 07,2011	When I did the activity my client child lend empathy to the people in the pictures that I present to him. Because some of them shows cut body part and some can’t recognize the face and other is dead.  I saw in his eyes the fear and empathy to the victims of being abuse.
1.       1.     Writing down all of his    thoughts and feelings for other.       2.    Make a drawing/sketch (someone who hurt him and someone his being hurt)       3.    Tell who (Put the color in each shape with the name of his family member according to its category.  4.  Role Playing	March 12,2011	He doesn’t have patience in writing. He just draws lines, shapes and stop for a while before he begin writing down his feelings. My client child find it hard writing down all of his thoughts and feelings for the he love (his crush Andrea). It takes 2 hours and 13 minutes before his done writing it. He’s fun of drawing skeletal person. After he draw I put shapes at the bottom of each drawing and ask him to color the shape according to its category. (Red- Love, Blue- Friend, Black- Enemy/ he are angry with). After drawing we back in writing about his thoughts and feeling but this time to the one his hated to. He just write “ I’m Sad” I’ve been adjusted the next activity that supposedly done at same day. So the other day I come with my brother and my nephew to accompany me at the role playing. Joshua is very excited and do the play very well. He follow the instruction and do his part.
Attitude Building   Empty chair	March 19, 2011

  

SECTION J: 

                    Therapeutic Results

                Some of the activities thai I prepared gives difficulties to him most especially in writing his feelings and thoughts, because he usually verbalized what he feel and think. But most of the activities is appreciated by him most especially the role playing, Because it gives a lot of work that he really enjoy. During the activity my client child is active in participating although sometimes he shows laziness that delay our activity. Through those activities I've seen that it is not that hard for him to control his emotions and stop his self from hurting other people surrounds him, because during our activity his sister called him but he didn't come so his little sister get mad and yelled at him. He just look and say " Wag ka nga makulit may ginagawa ako!" and continue his work.

               When we are making our Role playing my client child is very natural in delivering his lines and making his gestures. If you were going to look at him he really doesn't look appropriate at his age. The way he think often times and the way he do his part can be seen maturity . He just really need attention to lessen his mistaken behavior. 

                The result of my Intervention Plan on my part is successful, because he really appreciated the things  that I prepared for him. And he really participated on each and every activity we perform even though sometimes he doesn't feel to do it again and again. 

SECTION K:

                    Summary/Conclusions and Recommendation

                  My Client child named Joshua shows some mistaken behavior which is the aggressiveness ( physical and verbal) when he feels irritated or mad. He is good in academics but then being good intellectual skill is not enough, we should also build good values for him. In this case study I've found out that my client child is acting in such manner because it was his mother doing to him. He was yelled and hurt by his mother physically and verbally every time he did something wrong. I therefor conclude, that as a parent we must model the behavior we expected from our children. We should guide our children with caring, affection, satisfactory, respect and feel of importance for them to be comfortable enough in the circle of life and to learn in a positive way of living. We should give equal attention, love and even material things that they need to grow up and specially their primary needs. To help them grow with trust rather than mistrust, Inferiority rather than doubt and those category under Eric Erickson Psychosocial Theory. Of course we should provide activities that is appropriate at their age, interest, hobbies and likes so that he will appreciate the things that you are preparing for him. We should consider it not only for him but also in all children. As parent, teacher,therapist and any adult that is concern,we should provide a friendly, safe and conducive environment with harmonious relationship to build their self-esteem, self-confidence, discipline and other aspects of their development that contribute great effect on their development. We should motivate them from continuing their good works and do much better to put weakness to be  their strength rather than pulling them down their strength and add to their weaknesses.  We can motivate them through encouragement and praises at their works and failures,. 

               Early childhood children can be seen as one of the most critical part of development, because in this stage children is developing their MIND,HEART and BODY. If these three doesn't  develop it will give implications at their adulthood.

              In this case we should take a look on our children's development, let them do things on their own, let them feel our love, affection and security. Let them discover their strength and weaknesses,let them grow with the guidance of their parents, family, friends, teacher and other adults that gives great contribution at the development and betterment of the child in the community and the society.

SECTION L:

                 Implications to Education and Assessment of Young Children

           In making our case study I've felt difficulties most especially when I'm starting to find my client, starting get involved with his family and make interview to know them better. Their family background as well as their relationship to each other. But sooner or later I've realized that this case study was opened that gate to the deeper understanding of child's action that really help me when I enter the fields of teaching.

Children are very innocent and fragile.  It is in us adults that they depend their lives. They cannot choose whom to be with just to make sure all the things that they will be needed are met or provided.

 We should be responsible enough to those little children.  This case study of mine gives me better understanding about my responsibilities as mother and teacher in the near future.

A teacher without his pupils is nothing because how can he be called a teacher without the pupils. Whom he will be teaching with? It is our privileged to teach and mold the minds, heart and soul or the totality of these human beings. 

Since we will be handling early childhood, a teacher should be equipped not only with the different theories about early childhood but for me most especially be prepared enough to have a heart to handle different kinds of children with different upbringings.  An understanding mind, that they have strength and so the weaknesses.  Most importantly, we should possess this virtue, PATIENCE since sometime in our lives, we became children too.

A teacher should remember that children’s foundation lies in our hand and that should be build properly to resist the struggles and changes in life..  That a teacher is the model of these children.