YOUNG FOCUS FOR EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC.
Block 2 Unit 10, Manila Jade Garden,
H. Lopez Boulevard corner Juan Luna,
Tondo, Manila
Tel. #: 225-4932
Case Study Report
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Date of Interview:
June 8, 2009
Source of Information: Lester and Mother
Place of Interview:
Tambayan Area- Building 2
I. Problem Presented:
According to High School Coordinator, Lester dropped from school before
January 2009.
II. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
Given Name:
Middle Name:
Surname:
Nickname
Age:
Birth date:
Birthplace:
Gender:
Present Year:
Name of School:
Civil Status:
Language Spoken:
Permanent Address:
Provincial Address:
Religion:
Contact Number/s:
Lester Jay
Gaddi
Isip
Lester
16
September 14, 1992
Tondo General Hospital
Male
Fourth Year High School
Timotheo Paez Integrated National High School
Single
Tagalog, little English
2111- A Bato St., corner Raxabago St. Tondo Manila
None
Catholic
None
III. Student Legal Status: ____Legitimate
______Illegitimate
____Adopted
____with Birth Certificate
______ without Birth Certificate
____ others
According to Lester he has NSO (National Statistics Office) copy of birth
certificate.
a. Committed Crime /Offense in the Community or School:
He added that he had no experience of going to the principal’s office or
teachers because he committed an offence even in the barangay.
IV. Biological /Physical Aspect of the Student
a. Type of Birth Delivery:
____Normal Delivery ____Cesarian Section
b. Present Physical Appearance: ____Dirty Looking
____With Skin Disease
____Pale Looking
____others____
____Neat
Lester has white and fair complexion. He has good grooming and
everytime the undersigned see him he has nice and neat dress. He said that his
father always gives him nice dress and shoes especially if he asked him .
c. Complexion:
____Light
____Dark
d. Body Built:
____Thin
____Medium ____Large
e. Weight:
____lbs ____kilograms
f. Height:
__5_feet
__7_ inches
g. Physical Deformity:
____With
___ With out/none
h. Impairments:
Visual
Motor
Hearing
Others
____with
____with
____with
____with
_____others__
Unknown
____without
____without
_____ without
____without
He shares that he has a little bit difficulty in hearing not because of “katoli”.
i. Mental Illness/Retardation: ____with
____without
____needs
further testing
j. Doing task appropriate to his/her age:
____yes
____no
k. Experience Substance Abuse:
____yes
l. Experience Alcohol Abuse: ____yes
____no
____no
He admitted that sometimes he drinks liquor with his peers. The
undersigned also saw him smoking with his peers and he admitted he did it. He
was easily been influenced by his peers because they teased him that he can’t do
it because he is still a child / baby. But if ever his life will be risk he will not do it.
m. Experience Abuse: ____yes
Type of Abuse: ____Physical
____Verbal
____Sexual
____no
n. Student experienced working:
____yes
Type of Work: “Namamakyaw”
Workplace: Malabon Fish Port
Inclusive Date/s of Working: March 2009
Reason for Working: He works with his aunt in getting
____no
fish. He wakes
up 9:00 in the evening to get to work. He shares that he usually works until 2:00
o’clock to 3:00 o’clock in the morning.
m. Present and Previous Health Condition of the Student:
He shares that he and his family have good health.
V. Personal Aspect of the Student
a. Interest / Hobbies:
Computer games, playing basketball with his cousins, watching television
and movies.
b. Dreams /Plans/Wants/Ambition:
He wants to finish his studies and take up Criminology.
c. Activities /Perceived Ways or means to achieve
dreams/plans/wants/ambition:
Lester shares that he will study hard and avoid peers especially those who
has bad influence.
d. How does student cope with problems?
____Crying
____Escape
____Praying
____Withdrawn
____Talking to a Friend
____Aggressive behavior
____Wants to be alone
____Others
He plays basketball with his cousins and watches television. The usual
problem or concern he encounters.
e .Problems/Concerns/Issues of the Student:
At present Lester is concerned if he could continue schooling. He is also
concerned about his mother who doesn’t have work or income.
f. Ideas how to solve his/her problems, issues, concerns:
Lester doesn’t know what to answer at first, and then suddenly he said he
will study hard. When the undersigned asked him about their financial situation he
doesn’t know what to answer.
g. Significant Person in Student Life. Why?
He considers his mother as significant person in his life who gave him life.
h. To Whom the Student Ask for help/opinion? What kind of help?
Lester usually asked help from his cousin Chino who is also living with
them. He is a sidecar driver.
i. Any involvement of the student in the community or organization?
None.
j. Who are the friends of the student in the community? What activities they
do when they are together? What activities do they participate or attended?
Chino, they usually play basketball or hang-out somewhere.
k. How is the relationship of student with the following?
Father
What he likes about his father is that if he asked dress and shoes he will
give it. He also receives advice to study very hard.
When the undersigned asked where is his father he did not hesitate to
answer the he is in Muntinlupa Jail for about about 20 years since he was a child.
He can’t think of anything he doesn’t like about his father.
Mother
He likes his mother for being kind and assisting him and his sister for their
needs. What he doesn’t like is that if she is angry she will just throw anything to
him.
Lester is very open when the undersigned asked about Elizabeth who is
the ex-partner / girlfriend of his mother. He disclosed that since he was a little
child Elizabeth whom he called “Tita” and his mother were living together.
Elizabeth knew about his father. They used to live in Temporary Housing and
Elizabeth’s income was “drug dealer / pusher”. She was been put in the jail once
but the evidence was not enough so she was out of the jail.
Accordingly it’s like that his mother and Elizabeth is not together anymore.
Elizabeth is staying in Cavite where she has a store. It is also the place where his
mother is staying for the past months.
Lester shared that he would rather choose Elizabeth than his real father
because she is kind and very supportive especially when he was studying.
Sibling/s
He described his sister as kind but lazy in doing household chores. He
usually does washing plates.
l. Role of the student in the family:
m. Student Strengths/Skills:
Lester considered his mother as the one giving him strength to continue
living especially in difficult times.
n. Student Weakness/Limitation:
No money to buy food and for allowances in school makes Lester easily
affected.
o. Spiritual Status of the Student:
He considered God as the one Who Creates everything in the world. He
admitted he doesn’t usually pray and go to church.
p. Other significant behavior of the student:
VI. School Performance
a. Performance and Experienced During Kinder/prep.
He did not study preparatory or kinder school.
b. Performance and Experienced During Elementary
He studied in Rizal Elementary School. He was 1st honor when he was in
Grade 1 and Top 10 in Grade 2.
c. Performance and Experienced During High School
He is studying in Timotheo Paez Integrated High School but according to
the high school coordinator he stopped schooling around January 2009 because
of peer pressure.
A present he and his mother are working with the High School coordinator
regarding his cards.
e. Issues/problems/concerns of the student in school?
He shared that he had this bad experience with Mrs. Reyes wherein he
accidentally dropped the ballpen while handing it to his classmate. Allegedly Mrs.
Reyes accused him of throwing the ballpen, since then the teacher started to tell
him that he has no worth and was scolded in front of the class that made him feel
embarrassed.
VII. Family Composition
NAME
Narciso Jr. Isip
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Estrelita G. Isip Mo.
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1. Joylyn
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Grad.
2. Lester Jay
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VIII. FAMILY HISTORY
1. Parents Background
a. Background of Father
Mr. Narciso was from the province of Masantol, Pampanga. According to
Mrs. Estrelita he was imprisoned for about 20 years now. She did not elaborate
much about his husband but the reason why he was put in jail was self defense.
According to Lester he is a “Peace Maker” inside their unit and receives a
salary from the police. He doesn’t know
b. Background of Mother
On the other hand Mrs. Estrelita was born and grew up in Tondo Manila.
Her father was from Bulacan and her mother was from Pampanga. She was born
in Fabella Hospital Manila. They were six children in the family she was the 4th
child. Her siblings were living in Malabon, Permanent Housing and Bulacan.
c. How do parents meet?
One time Mrs. Estrelita’s friend invited her to visit Muntinlupa Correctional.
There she met Mr. Narciso and fall in love with him. Since then she always visit
him. She admitted that their two children were made inside the jail.
Mrs. Estrelita’s family was so unfavor of their relationship because of Mr.
Narciso’s situation. She worked hard to support her children so that her family
could not say anything.
She also admitted that Lester looks like his father.
She did not admit that she has relationship with lesbian.
d. Marital Status of Parents
____ Married and living together
____ Living in
____1st Family
____ With marriage contract
_____ Married but separated
_____ Not married and not living
together
_____ 2nd Family
_____Others
e. How do they settle in their present place/house?
According to Mrs. Estrelita they stayed in Bato Street, Raxabago since she
was a child. The house was owned by her grandparents. The three of them
including her nephew and mother are staying in the house.
f. Describe the relationship of mother and father.
According to Mrs. Estrelita Mr. Narciso is an understanding man.
Everymonth she visits him but these past months she can’t make it because she
has no money.
g. Describe the relationship of parents to children.
Mrs. Estrelita was very proud in sharing to the undersigned that she did
everything to support her two children like working as laundry woman. She did not
expect her family to support them.
h. Strength and Weakness of Mother and Father.
Joylyn and Lester serve as her inspiration. She always tells her children to
continue living despite of their father’s situation. She is also hoping and waiting for
Mr. Narciso to finish his prison term and that could be two years from now.
She feels weak if they don’t have food to eat.
i. Plans/Dreams for the children.
She wants her children to finish their studies.
j. Problems/Issues/Concern with their children and how do they perceived
to solve it? Any steps/suggestion?
She is thinking how will she able to get Lester’s card in school because
they don’t have money. She is also sad about her daughter who did not pass the
college entrance exam in City College of Manila. She is wondering how she could
find a work because of her age. But she is still open for other job opportunities for
her.
IX. Economic Aspect of the family
a. Describe the house. (Inside of house)
The house is made of plywood and lumber. They don’t have room divider.
Lester, his male cousin and grandmother are sleeping together in the sala. Joylyn
is sleeping in a semi hanging room.
b. Is it
_____rented, ______owned ________unit awarded
_________others?
c. Properties of the family.
______ Television
______ Refrigerator
______ Component
Others:
______ Radio
______ Cell phone
______
Electric fan
d. Breadwinner in the family:
Mrs. Estrelita is the breadwinner in the family but now that she has no job
his nephew answers for their food and house needs.
e. Daily consumption of the family.
They usually buy rice every meal and his nephew buys viand. Along the
conversation she admitted that their electric line is illegal because they cannot
pay. Sometimes their water is paid by his nephew or his brother.
X. Community/Social Aspects of the Family
a. Describe the community where the family lives.
Mrs. Estrelita shared that they need to be kind to the neighborhood
because if you don’t they will summon them like using illegal lines of electricity.
According to Mr. Manuel Manarang a previous neighbor, Mrs. Estrelita is
also gambling. The undersigned and the High School Coordinator also saw her
smoking.
b. To whom the family seeks help. What kind of help do you seek?
They usually ask financial help from Jerome her nephew.
c. Members of the family who belong to any groups or organization in the
community.
None.
c.
What do/es neighborhood/s tell/s about the family?
According to her if you don’t have money people will not respect you.
XI. Medical/Health Aspects of the Family
a. History of Disease
___ Heart Disease
___ TB
___ Diabetes
___Cancer
___ other____none________________
b. Past and Present sickness/disease of the family? What are those?
None.
XII. Family Dynamics
a. Who is the decision maker in the family?
She admitted that raising her two children without a father is difficult. She
decides and disciplines for them.
Children usually ask their mother about their needs in schools and in the
house.
b. Any bonding/playing or get together moment of the family.
Mrs. Estrelita cannot answer directly if they have bonding. She recalls that
she always tells her children not to quarrel.
e. How do family members cope with problems, issues or concern?
Sometimes she cries.
XII. Assessment
This is a case of a student who grew up whose father is in jail and a mother
who had had a lesbian partner.
The mother engagement with a lesbian could not be much elaborated due
to lack of information on her background and psychological aspect. But being with
the lesbian for long years could be an economic dependence to support her
children. Also due to the norms and values in the Philippine setting, the mother
did not admit her relationship.
On the other hand, in the perspective of the student, his mother having a
relationship with a lesbian is not a big issue because he sees the importance of
the lesbian in providing economic needs of the family. On the contrary, there are
suspected tease “kantiyaw” with the student about the “lesbian relationship of his
mother” that’s why he was easily been influenced by peers. Lack of guidance from
parents is also an important factor here.
The student and her mother are wondering how he would be able to
continue his studies because they are lacking financially. The mother is not that
inflamed to send his son in school because she has no money to get his son’s
card. Alleged separation from the lesbian who she is dependent for money could
be a secondary reason.
At this point the student is hesitant and lack of motivation to continue
schooling because he might ended dropping again because of financial matters.
Identified Problems and Recommendation
Identified Problems
1. Schooling of Lester Jay
2. Hesitant and Lack of motivation
of Lester to study
3. Peer Influence
4. Lack of parental guidance
5. Father Figure for Lester
6. Mother has no job
Prepared by:
Cathlyn Ann S. Ragudo, RSW
Social Worker
Recommendation
For SMT presentation
Counseling and referral to Grace for
other intervention to motivate him to
study despite of the difficulties in life
Counseling and referral to Grace for
other intervention to motivate him to
study despite of the difficulties in life
Counseling with mother regarding
Lester peer pressure
Referral to Kuya Manuel and/or Sir
Ronnel for father figure counseling
Referral for job
Explore DSWD if they have job
assistance program.