CHILD STUDY REPORT
I. Identification Information
Name : Michael
Age : 15
Date of birth (given) : April 3, 2003
Place found : Bolton Extenion, Davao city
Category/legal status : Judicially declared as abandoned child
Date declared abandoned in court : April 28, 2010
Present address : Zone-9, Bilusa, Bolton Isla, Davao City
Source of referral : Alden B. Delvo
Police Chief Inspector
San Pedro, Davao City
II. Problem Presented
Michael is feeling worthless because of being abandoned by his biological
parents and by those people who looked at him as not good enough and cannot be
trusted due to his past experienced by being involved in theft.
III. Background Information
A. Client
Michael was only five (5) years old when left by his parents and was found
loitering along Bolton Extension, Davao City by the Police Authorities on April 3,
2003 at around 7:53 in the evening the child was referred and admitted to the DSWD
reception and study center for children or (RSCC). On the same date the Police
Chief Inspector of San Pedro Police Station Mr. Alden B. Delvo made proper
disposition and management of the case and on August 10, 2012 Michael was
placed to a licensed foster Patrocinio and Eleuteria Benetiz for him to experience
individualize care and attention.
Michael is now living with his foster parents Mr and Mrs Barahan, Presently
he is already 15 years old stands 5 feet and 4 inches tall, and weights 52 kilogram,
he has a dark complexion, black hair and brown eyes. He is currently enrolled at San
Isidro High School, Kilate Toril Davao City, as grade VII (7) student. According to the
client, during his vacant time he prefers to have a part time job, such as harvesting
fruits and doing some labor in construction site instead of doing nothing at home.
Furthermore, the money that he gets from work is being shared to his foster parents.
In addition, Michael is trying to please people, that surrounds him, to make them
realize that he is worthy to be trusted.
B. Family
There is an unknown information about the biological parents of the
child. He could not remember anything about his family aside his name.
The foster parents of Michael provided him love, attention and care as their
own child. They accepted Michael whole heartedly and treated him as part of the
family. His foster father workings as a Security Guard and the family has a small
farm which serves as their secondary source of income.
C. Environment
The family is living in the rural area at Toril, Davao City. The house is concrete
with spacious bedrooms. The place is serene and peaceful since there are lot of
trees. The residents there have the same socio- economic background, since most
of them are farmers.
IV. Assessment
Michael is having difficulties on how to cope with from his feeling of
worthlessness from being abandoned and doing things just to make people believed
that he is worthy to be trusted. According to the past of the child, he was involved in
stealing money theft with his friends because no one is taking good care of him and
teach him good character, despite his past Michael is doing his best to prove others
that he had already changed in he is making ways to have a small income through
his part-time jobs, such as helping in harvesting, raising their animals and plants and
in construction site.
Michael shows a strong personality and is eager to study hard, in order to
finish his studies, The child is also active in school by, engaging himself in
basketball, which he can gain friends, who will believe and accept him. His foster
parent, also motivates him to do better in school, for him to have a better future even
if, he cannot find his real parents.
V. Intervention Plan
Goal: At the end of March, 2019 the client would be able to lessen his feeling
of worthless.
Objectives Activities Time frame Responsible Resources Expected Outcome
person needed
To be able to -Additional data January 26- -Client -Paper Gathered additional
get additional gathering February 2, information to the
information to 2019 -Social -Ball pen client’s current
the client’s -Small talk Work Intern situation that will
current help to assist him.
situation by
observing the -home and -Foster
child. school visitation parent
February Social work -paper The client shared
To be able “Sharing of 9,2018 student his happy past
express the happy -ballpen experiences and
client’s memories” Client able to express his
thoughts and emotions.
emotions
February
To be able to “how do you see 16, 2018 -Social -different The client would be
know client’s yourself 10 Work inter pictures/ able become
dreams years from now” scratch books, motivated through
-Client magazine, his dreams.
Collage and news paper
writing
-pencil
-ball pen
-card board
and papers
To be able The client would be
the client to Short Film March 3, -Client able to reflect and
feel his self Viewing title 2018 -SW intern learned from the
worth “Selfie” Film and somehow
feel his worth.
