SOCIAL CASE STUDY REPORT

I. Identifying Data:

Name: JAMES A. YOBALL

Age: 1 year old
Address: Citio Mendez, Baesa. Quezon City
Birthplace: Naga City
Birthdate: November 1, 201
Civil Status: Minor
Education: N/A

II. Synthesis of Background Information

A. Client
James is the only child of his parents. He will turn 2 this November 1, 2018. He is suffering from
Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis, making his stomach abnormally enormous and makes his eyes
yellowish in color and his face seems dark. which is why he spends the entire day on the bed he
cannot even rotate his body by himself he can only turn sideways and sit in the bed and can only
just sit for a couple of minutes and will cry after a few minutes when he gets tired so that his
mother can change his position for him. His mother assists him in eating. He can utter simple
words like “mama” and “papa” because his mother talks to him every day and he only listens. He
also likes to play by himself with things he finds around his bed. His hobby consists of watching
videos intended for kids and playing. Sarah believes that her child just got sick naturally with
birth because aside from being sick with UTI in her fourth month and in taking an antibiotic
amoxicillin she has no other problems because she gave birth normally at 39 weeks. She says
that it is needed to bathe him with lukewarm water which she has to borrow the tub first to the
nurses and usually at 9am. She says she cannot leave James for long because he will cry, even if
he gets left with his father he still cries because she is not familiar with him for he was always
out for work. He cannot even go out of his ward just outside the room near the door because he
easily gets infected with virus from other patients in the hospital.

A normal day in the Yoball goes like this James usually wakes up in the middle of the night
because he needs to get some antibiotic through IV and when he gets hungry usually around 2
am and he usually eats some lugaw before he can finally go back to sleep around 10 am in the in
the morning and wake up for lunch time which is when he eats rice and soft vegetables with
some soup around 12 pm and fall back asleep around 5pm during siesta time, Sarah can only
have some few time in her hands where she can scroll down in her phone and talk to other
parents of the patients who are just new with their child’s illness and share some information and
experiences with them and advise them with what they can do, for dinner same as their lunch
rice and some soup as well. According to his mom, though the hospital serves them with some
meat she does not feed him some meat as it is tougher to chew and harder to digest. He also
cannot eat salty, oily, and sweet food. It is better for him to eat blended vegetables. As what he
eats will be what he excretes after.
B. Family Composition

Name Age Relation Education Occupation/Inc

ome

Sarah Alde 29 Mother Vocational Housewife

Fabio Yoball 32 Father HS Grad. Tailor/ Php 5600

monthly

Sarah Alde, 29 years old, is the mother of James and is the primary source of information and a
vital part of the client system. She is the one responsible of taking care of the patient while the
father is busy with earning money for their needs. She was born and reared in Bicol where she
also finished high school and took first year in Vocational. She pursued Peace Operation course
because she wanted to apply in the government when she graduates but was unable to financial
due to financial reasons. She used to study in the night and work in the morning. In 2008, she
went here in Manila to look for better job opportunities for her and her family because she knows
that the salary she would earn in the province is much lower. A year after, she got accepted in the
job on the pharmacy and then worked there for 5 years until getting pregnant and stopped
working.

On the same year she met her partner, they lived in together and rented a house in DNR and 7
months of her pregnancy, she went home to Bicol because her partner cannot take care of her by
the time she gives birth. Currently, they live in her sister’s house.

Fabio Yoball, Sarah’s partner is a tailor in a company in Sto. Domingo, he is stay-in and works
for 8 am in the morning until 8 in the evening. Sometimes, he even works during Saturdays. His
work has a little breaks in-between for an hour in the morning 10 am, lunch break and 4pm in the
afternoon. Since it is peak time during the “ber” months, when December comes he works
everyday, even half day on a Sunday. He sews sando and earns P5600 a month. His monthly
income obviously cannot suffice for the needs of the family. His income is usually allocated in
buying milk and diaper supplies of their patient.
The same way normal couples do, Sarah and Fabio had their fair share of arguments but
nonetheless, she describes him to be a kind, hardworking, and does what she told him. She said
despite of being tired from word, he is still sweet to his child. When they argue, she said that he
does not mind the arguments at all, she just ignores it and let her head cool off and just
understand her partner as the fight would only prolong if she didn’t because her partner can get
immature at times. Minutes after, they would make up and just don’t mind the problem at all.

C. Environment
James’s environment is limited to their home and hospital. James, his mother, his tita, cousins,
lives in a house which has an elevated setting which requires going up and down. It is located in
what she calls as “squatter area”. In front of their house is just another house same as theirs, few
houses away, there is a sari-sari store, and also a nearby market. Upon entering their home, one
can see scattered items which they would soon arrange after to be able to lay their bed in the sala
and sleep there in the evening as there are no rooms available, just an open space. They would
sleep beside his cousins. They have a washing machine but they dry their clothes in the room
upstairs. Their house is made up of light materials.

They don’t receive any form of financial assistance from their baranggay and family members
because they already have their own families and since his grandparents do not have a job
anymore and also Sarah only gets funds from processing requirements to get a Guarantee Letter
from the Congress. The income of her partner then goes to the milk and diaper of James.

Fortunately, they gain strength from support groups who share information where they could
have a cheaper transplant operation and on how much it would cost them. She also has not
mentioned anything bad experience in relation to their neighborhood. They also seek help online
by promoting for a cause in Sarah’s facebook, like clothes and tumbler and sometimes get help
in selling these items from those concerned people.

III. Definition of the Problem/ Assessment

James is in need of a medical assistance so that they could avail discount within their stay as his
mother is jobless and his father who is a tailor only earns P5600 monthly which is only enough
to suffice the milk and diaper needs of the patient; however, not enough to cater the medical
needs (check-up, medicine, procedures) of the patient.

James is blessed with a mother who is very hands-on in taking care of him, giving up her job just
to be able to be with him all the way, and a father who works Monday to Saturday and dedicates
his day-off in alternating duties of taking care of him.
As for their environment, although they get emotional support from concerned individuals and
neighbours, resources like financial and or medical assistance from the organizations here in the
Philippines do not cater those operations that would happen overseas.

According to the human rights-based perspective, it is just a universal right to provide every
child accessible health services and he should be given efficient treatment and care to serve his
best interest. On the UN Convention on the Rights of the child says that, government has
responsibility on making sure that their rights be fulfilled which includes healthcare, that they
survive and develop and healthily. Lastly, they should be given good quality health care.

Despite this, James’ illness only made their family stronger, Sarah is hopeful that their child will
get well. His parents does all that they can so that this will come true. They get strength from
James himself and believes that because he is doing the best that he can in fighting his sickness
then they have to support him all the way out and believe that he can make it. Now, they are
raising funds through online media, they are selling shirts and tumblers to finance the operation
that will be done if they can reach the target amount for transplant and other expenses abroad
which is P2M if it happens in India and P5.5M if in the Philippines. They are hopeful that if
James gets better, they would celebrate and thank God in helping them get through this hardship.

Looking at systems theory, James is sick and is in need of a transplant operation as soon as
possible, his situation would most probably worsen if this prolongs, coming from Sarah they say
that if patients with his sickness reach 2 years of age, it would lower his chance of survival,
because they cannot digest their food properly because their liver is damaged, and that there a lot
of medicines he needs to take, also the family fears that he would vomit and excrete blood. The
family is financially unstable and cannot provide the medical needs of James, there are is no
other source of income other than the father’s job, but the relationship of the family is good and
they get emotional strength from each other. The community is supportive and sometimes help
them online in advocating the cause, there are support groups that help them in selling and
promoting the shirt and tumblers sold online.

If their problem is not attended to immediately, then this would result to prolonged wait of
accumulating money on their own and could possibly worsen the situation of James. As this kind
of illness, worsen as they age, and the only possible reason now is just the transplant operation.
This would lead to a poorer health condition for James and possibly lowering his chance of
survival.
IV. Helping Plan
Goal: At the end of two months, James would enjoy a better quality of life through interventions
aimed at his mother, Sarah as the effects of these efforts are seen to have direct effects to him.

Objective Activities Time Person/s in charge Expected

Frame Outcome

To reach Referrals to The family

their target organizations 1 month Rexenne, Sarah, would be
amount for and organizations/foundations linked to
the operation foundations organization
which could
help them in
achieving the
amount
needed.
To widen her Rexenne, Sarah, Doctor/s The mother
knowledge Seminar on 1 day would know
on James’ Gastro illness more on how
current to handle
condition James’
situation so
that they
could know
more of a
better quality
healthcare.
To extend Groupwork 2 weeks Rexenne, Sarah, Support The mother
her support 3 sessions Group could express
group, which her sentiments
will in turn, and release
serve as her some of her
outlet of stress building
stress up.

V. Recommendation
The above mentioned helping plan is recommended for the social worker to follow.
 SOCIAL CASE STUDY REPORT
I. Identifying Data:
Name: TANYA M. AVELLERA
Address: Purok 4, Brgy. Cabugao, Coron, Palawan
Birthplace: Pampanga Birthdate: August 9, 2004
Age: 14 Religion: Catholic
Civil Status: Minor Occupation: N/A
Education: Grade 7 Income: N/A
II. Background Information
A. Client
Tanya is a 14 year old girl with a slender figure. She is currently in Grade 7. On June 8, 2018 she
was admitted in Philippine Children Medical Center and was diagnosed with Intracranial Mass.
She is the second born among three children. According to her father, she started to complain
about her deteriorating vision during the December break, come March her vision started to
worsen, not being able to see anymore. As of now, they have two options either to cure it using
medication or through operation. They are first trying out their option of medicating it for 2
months and see if it has a significant effect.

B. Family
Name Age Relation Education Occupation/Inco
me

Lando Avellera 42 Father Elementary Grad. Fisherman/ Php

6000 monthly

Magda Avellera 44 Mother 2nd year HS Housewife

Angelica 21 Sister College Graduate

Avellera

Aldrin Avellera 19 Brother College

Undergraduate

Anjeanette 10 Sister Grade 5 Student

Avellera
Fabio and Rowena had 3 children, Aira is the second born and she is the only one with that
condition. Although, Fabio has mentioned that he also has eye problems, he has a blurry vision.
Fabio is the main provider in the family, he is a fisherman and earns P200 a day, however he has
to quit for a time because no one could look after Aira in the hospital.

Aira’s siblings are presently residing in Pampanga, in her maternal grandparent’s house where
they are currently studying college. According to his father, after getting in this situation, their
family’s bond only got stronger. Even their relatives and neighbors tried to pitch in money for
her medications.

Aside from financial problems, as of the moment they cannot cite another main problem which is
urgent as they are clouded with a lot of thoughts and couldn’t identify another.

C. Environment
Aira’s environment in is far from where services are offered, they are 3 hours away from the
center, you have to travel for at least 6 hours to get to the nearest hospital, and fortunately
enough there is a nearby school. There are also some neighbours who have vices, specifically
smoking tobacco. But nonetheless, the environment can described as clean and tidy and kind
neighbourhood.

There is a Non-Government Organization(NGO) helping them, which main beneficiaries target

those of the Indigenous People (IPs). They were able to offer them a temporary place to stay
after discharge before finally going back to Pampanga.

III. Assessment
Aira needs to get help in getting enough money, which includes their fare going from Pampanga
and to Quezon City. This is because she needs to follow-up her check-up once a week then if her
condition improves it will be once a month. Since her parents are unemployed they do not have a
stable source of income they can use whenever there is an emergency and also to purchase the
medications needed and if ever an operation is necessary, and another medications for recovery.

Her father possesses strengths like going out of his way just to care for Aira. He is forced to give
up his work for a while just to be able to come with Aira, and is the one responsible for other
options to seek for financial help and also is determined to give his children good quality of life
and hoping that all of them would finish their studies. He believes in the strength of his child that
she could make it and has strong hold with his faith in God that they will surpass this struggle.
IV. Helping Plan
I. Identifying Data:

Name: OCEANA XIE PEREZ

Address: #7 San Isidro, Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City
Birthplace: Tacloban City
Birthdate: Nov 24, 2016
Age: 1
Religion: Catholic
Civil Status: Minor
II. Background Information
A. Client
Oceana, 1 year old, who is turning 2 this November, is diagnosed with cerebral palsy. She cannot
even sit on the bed on her own, she cannot turn, no do things on her own yet. She cannot utter
and comprehend even simple words. She is usually asleep the whole day and only wakes up
midnight. She is completely dependent on her mother. She cannot eat solid food because of the
tube connected in her mouth. She only drinks milk. Her mother can only identify discomfort
whenever she cries. She is usually blank and just looks at her surroundings. According to the
mother, one of the possible reasons of her sickness is that she was delivered prematurely at 33
weeks, or simply put 7 months.

She usually wakes up at 11pm and then could finally fall asleep back at 7am. She showed signs
of being sick, when she was always irritable and always cries discomfort. She cannot get out of
the room, even the door because she could easily get infection and she is in active seizure and
cannot survive without the oxygen tank.
B. Family Composition
Name Age Relation Education Occupation/Inco
me

Ailyn Perez 35 Mother College Graduate Housewife

Vicente Perez 41 Father College Grad *Technician/P7K

monthly

Hendrich John 10 Brother

Allen Lo

Vicente, works as a technician and stays in their home in Bicol. He works depends on his time,
whenever he finishes his works he can go home on whim. He cannot care for the patient as he
has work.
The target of the groupwork is Ailyn Perez, who is a source of information and a vital part of the
client system, she is born in Mindanao and pursued a course in Education, which was a choice of
her parent. 2001, she then decided to get here in Manila because of her relatives’ influence; she
believed that she could have more opportunities here in the city. Sometimes, she would sell
perfume if she gets the chance to.

Presently, she is feeling sad and expressed that she really wanted them to go home now
and rest. She says she pities her child because of all the procedures she undergoes, the patient
will still undergo laboratory and esophageal tests, takes a lot of maintenance medicines, and
cannot survive without the oxygen tank. She can only rest when the sister of her hipag comes by,
but cannot stay for long as she has high blood pressure. She believes that prayer is the number 1
medicine. She does not mind all the financial expenses, because what important for her is child
and nothing else matters. When Oceana gets better, they will go to the mass together and bond,
they cannot go to other place because of Oceana’s situation but they could go visit the church
and offer words of thanks.

C. Environment
III. Assessment
IV. Helping Plan
I. Identifying Data:

Name: JANEL ANN S. ESPANOLA

Address: Citio Udiohan, Montalban, Rizal
Birthplace: Montalban
Birthdate: July 19, 2014
Age: 3
Religion: Catholic
Civil Status: Minor
A. Client
Janela, who just turned 3 this July, is diagnosed with brain tumor, will undergo an operation this
July 9. She just recently lost her vision, just 2 weeks after she went through her first operation
and also had some infections on May 23 to remove the mass which contained lots of water.

She loves to write, sing, and listen to music. She used to walk in the past, but now she can no
longer walk now but could sit on her own. There is no specific food which they should avoid, but
she loves to eat fish and rarely eats meat. She has an irregular sleeping and eating schedule and
wakes up at 3 or 4 am in the morning.

She showed symptoms of complains of her head aching, irritability, and her feet getting weak.
She gets five shots daily. She then used to take 4 antibiotics but now just two and intakes another
4 capsules. She also gets fever often.

B. Family Composition
Name Age Relation Education Occupation/Inco
me

Marissa Espanola 31 Mother HS Graduate Housewife

Danilo Perez 33 Father HS *Maintenance/

Undergraduate P1900 per week

James Lawrence 9 Brother Grade 3

Perez

Eloisa Perez 7 Sister Grade 2

Marissa, the mother of the patient and target of this groupwork, used to question to question
God, “Bakit yung anak ko?” But, after seeing other children with the same situation, she tells
herself “Kaya ko, may ibang higit na problema”.

Presently, she has many things in mind but she knows she can depend on God. For her, it is hard
and painful. As a mother, she feels pain twice as much. She fears the operation that would soon
happen but she does not want to think about it that much. She usually reads the newspaper and
finishes Janela’s coloring book so that she can avoid overthinking. Because, she fears that she
would lose her child. She prays whenever she cannot sleep. Fortunately, some of her friends and
relatives donate some money to ease some burden off their shoulders. She wishes that they could
already go home so that she could also take care of her other children. When Janela gets better,
they would thank God and other people who helped her in making this possible.

C. Environment
III. Assessment
IV. Helping Plan
 SOCIAL CASE STUDY REPORT
I. Identifying Data:

Name: LOREEN MAE TAGOBASE

Address: Julugan Otso, Tanza, Cavite
Birthplace: Tagbilaran, Bohol Birthdate: November 24, 2015
Age: 2 Religion: Catholic
Civil Status: Minor Occupation: N/A
Education: N/A Income: N/A
II. Background Information
A. Client
B. Family Composition

Name Age Relation Education Occupation/Inc

ome

Lorna Tagobase 32 Mother Elementary Housewife

Grad.

Matilde 61 Grandmother None Farmer//Php

Tagobase 15,000 monthly

Lorenzo 67 Grandfather None Farmer/Php

Tagobase 15,000 mothly

C. Environment
III. Assessment
IV. Helping Plan
 SOCIAL CASE STUDY REPORT
I. Identifying Data:

Name: JAMES ANDRELEE V. JIMENEZ

Address: 103 San Juan, Sto. Nino, Apalit Pampanga
Birthplace: Apalit, Pampanga Birthdate: September 19, 2008
Age: 9 Religion: Catholic
Civil Status: Minor Occupation: N/A
Education: Grade 4 Income: N/A
II. Background Information
A. Client
B. Family Composition

Name Age Relation Education Occupation/Income

Emely Jimenez 46 Mother

Jaime Jimenez Father Driver/ Php 2000
monthly
Jamie Angela 23 Sister College Grad
Jimenez
Jessa Alison 22 Sister 2nd year college
Jimenez
Justin Arvy 18 Brother Grade 12
Jimenez
C. Environment
III. Assessment
IV. Helping Plan