Republic of the Philippines

Leyte Normal University

College of Arts and Sciences
SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT
P. Paterno St., Tacloban, City 6500

SW 122 FIELD INSTRUCTION II

SW 3-4 Wednesday: 9-4

COMORA, PAULA ROSE V.

BSSW AS3-4

CASE STUDY REPORT

I. IDENTIFYING DATA

Name: Gilberto Raga

Age: 61

Address: San Roque Street Burauen, Leyte

Date of Birth: June 15, 1960

Educational Attainment: High School Graduate

Name Age Sex Relationship Educational

Attainment
Dina Raga 50 Female Wife High School Graduate

Jeremy Raga 21 Male Eldest Son 2nd year College

Joana Raga 17 Female Eldest Daughter Grade 11 – Senior

High School
Jorella Mae Raga 12 Female Youngest Grade 7
daughter
A. Family Composition
B. Social History
1. Client

Gilberto Raga is a 61 years old man, currently he is residing at San Roque

Street Burauen, Leyte. He was born on June 15, 1960 at Poblacion District 1,
Burauen, Leyte. He is a High School graduate and finished High School
education at Burauen National High School.

He has a low productive work and earns just enough to feed himself and his
children. He worked as a factory worker before and currently selling “balot” and
earns more or less ₱200 a day. Mr. Raga is self-employed but frequently
experience problems in urinating that affect his work. He has problem with his
kidney for 3 years from now. He needs medical assistance for the examination
and treatment of his kidney problem for his money is just enough to feed his
family. He is the only one who supports his children in studying, and the only one
who help him in earning is his eldest son who earns a few pesos occasionally,
working as a laborer.

Mr. Raga is a smiling person, he has respect to others, a responsible

father, also he is an accommodating man and he has an optimistic attitude
towards life though he and his family faces a lot of problems. Even though, he
and his wife have been separated, he is trying to have good terms with her for
their children.

2. Family

They are 5 in the family, including him, his wife and their 3 children. He and
his wife have been separated for about 2 years. His wife is living currently at
Dagami, Leyte living with a new family. Occasionally, she visits their children and
her mother in Burauen, Leyte.

His son is working as a laborer as classes are held online, and the younger
children stay at home and oftentimes go to nearby relatives during the day to
play with their cousins. The eldest son is currently a 2 nd year college student at
EVSU Burauen taking up Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education. The
 second child/eldest daughter is a Grade 11 student and the youngest daughter is
a Grade 7 student.

II. PRESENTING PROBLEM

His presented problem is his illness on his kidney. He has been experiencing
this for already about 3 years. He had only sought help from the Rural Health Unit
for his medicines, and at times he uses herbal techniques when he cannot afford to
buy for his medicines. Time after time he has difficulty in urinating.

III. DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT

Mr. Raga has only used limited internal resources for solving his problem, he has
not used resources available to him. If he has sought help, his problem with his
kidney would already be solved. He tried to solve his kidney problem by using herbal
techniques for his earnings are only enough for food expenses and would not suffice
if he will buy for his medicines.

At this time of request for help, Mr. Raga’s family functioning is at low level of
socio-economic adequacy, and his problem really needs immediate and outside
help.

This analysis is supported by Abraham Maslow’s theory on the Hierarchy of

Needs in which he gave emphasis on the five levels of needs that every human
being should meet to be able to function well, grow fully as a person and realize
his/her innate potentials – the Physiological Needs, Love and Belongingness,
Security and Safety Needs, Esteem Needs and Self-Actualization Needs.
Essentially, when one level is not satisfied, the others would be greatly affected and
so is the individual himself. This would ultimately lead him to be dysfunctional and
unable to effectively perform his roles in the society.

Given Mr. Raga’s situation, though some of his physiological needs like food,
clothing, and shelter are provided by him as this was his first priority, his health has
been compromised for the reason that he is not able provide for his medical needs.
Though he asks assistance from the local government through RHU, still it is not
fully compensated, and that is the reason why he is suffering from severe kidney
disease at present.

IV. TREATMENT PLAN

Goal: To help the client restore his social functioning by referring him for medical
examination and treatment of the client’s kidney problem.

Specific Objectives:

1. To refer Mr. Raga in the Internal Medicine Doctor/Nephrologist at Eastern

Visayas Regional Medical Center.
2. To refer Mr. Raga to the Department of Social Welfare and Development for
livelihood assistance to ensure better employment.
3. To undergo family counseling to improve family relationship.

Activities Time Agencies Person’s Involved Success

Frame Involved Indicator

1. Medical June 7, EVRMC Internal Medicine Mr. Raga’s

Examination 2021 Doctor/Nephrologis problem with
and treatment t his kidney
for Mr. Raga’s would be
kidney already
disease. solved
2. Seek June 7, DSWD Social worker, Mr. Raga’s
Livelihood 2021 DSWD’s personnel family
assistance for and staffs functioning
better will be
employment restored and
opportunities. their low level
socio-
economic
status will be
 improved.
3. Counseling June DSWD Social Worker, Mr. Mr. Raga’s
7,2021 Raga’s family family will be
counseled
and improve
their family
relationship.

V. RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that Mr. Raga be referred for the treatment of his kidney disease
immediately. Also, it is needed that he receives livelihood assistance for better
employment to uplift the economic status of their family.

Furthermore, he and his family undergo in family counseling to improve the family
relationship.