CAREER COUNSELING REPORT

I. IDENTIFYING DATA
Client's Name:
Gender: FEMALE
Age: 17
Date of Birth: OCTOBE !" 1##7
Ci$il %tat&s: %'NGLE
Nationalit(: F'L')'NO
Address: The resear*her +as not ,ermitted to in*l&de the address
Ed&*ation: F'%T-.EA COLLEGE %T/DENT
O**&,ation: %T/DENT
II. REASON FOR REFERRAL
This Career Co&nseling e,ort aimed to assess the e0e*ts of egina's famil(
,ro1lem to her life in general 2et3al3 %t&dies" relationshi, +ith the father and
si1lings43 't dis*&ssed 214 *hallenges and ,ro1lems she has 1een e5,erien*ing 1eing
the eldest *hild in the famil(" li$ing +itho&t a mother" ha$ing an al*oholi* father and
a re1elling (o&nger 1rother ,l&s she still has to *ontin&e her st&dies for the sa6e of
her famil(7 284 to identif( ste,s to *o,e and s&r,ass the ,ossi1le emotional and
,h(si*al e0e*ts of these re$ol$ing ,ro1lems7 and 294 s&ggested hel,f&l a*tions she
*an ta6e so she *an ma6e her life sta1le and a1reast in all as,e*ts and 1e to&gh in
res,onding to these o**&rring ,ro1lems3
III. PRESENTING PROBLEM
Asis is *&rrentl( on her se*ond semester as a :rst (ear st&dent at %T'3 Being the
eldest *hild in the famil( +ith all these s&rro&nding ,ro1lems" she still needs to
*ontin&e her st&dies 1e*a&se it is her father's +ish for her3 ;a$ing fo&r terms in one
semester in the said s*hool" she had to deal +ith *ontin&o&s and $ario&s
re<&irements as6ed 1( the tea*hers3 This ,ainsta6ing sit&ation ga$e her an idea to
less ,rioriti=e her st&dies 1( sto,,ing in the middle of the semester so she *o&ld
attend to the needs of her famil(3 'n addition" 1e*a&se her father sto,,ed +or6ing
and >&st onl( rel(ing to l&m, s&m +hi*h her father re*ei$ed 21&t of *o&rse" this is
*ons&med e$er( da(4" she +anted to sa$e the mone( and 1e &sed for her famil('s
dail( e5,enses instead3
The ,redi*aments are: she +anted to sto, 1e*a&se of all the gi$en sit&ations" 1&t
+hene$er her dad +as so1er" he +o&ld *r( and tell her that he +anted her to :nish
her ed&*ation7 she felt s*ared at times to+ards her father" 1&t she had to ta6e *are
of him 1e*a&se she reall( lo$es him3
IV. BACKGROUND
A3 ;istor( of the )resenting )ro1lem
%e$en (ears ago +hen her mother died" her father fo&nd a ,artner again3 %adl(" she
too ,assed a+a( last (ear3 D&e to de,ression" her father lost his strength th&s"
later resorted to drin6ing al*ohol3 /ltimatel(" her father 1e*ame al*oholi*3 This
aggra$ated the sit&ation 1e*a&se her father is 1e*oming $iolent and doing strange
things li6e thro+ing o1>e*ts" destro(ing their ,ro>e*ts" assignments and more3
Es*alating to the ,oint that she felt s*ared at times to o,en her room door" thin6ing
that she +o&ld 1e ra,ed" or to lea$e the ho&se and sta( +ith her relati$es3 And as
to her 1rother" he did not +ant to attend *lasses an(more and 6e,t on re1elling
against them3
?ith all of these" she felt that she +anted to see6 hel, from ,eo,le she tr&sts"
as6ed ,rofessional hel, from do*tors" and +ent to their ,ro$in*e together +ith her
1rother to as6 assistan*e of their relati$es3 B&t +ith no one to g&ide" ad$ise" and not
to mention her (o&ng age" she is *onf&sed on ho+ to o$er*ome and resol$e these
iss&es3
B&t for a se$enteen (ear old to stand and sta( strong for the :$e lo$ed ones of her"
she is >&st too (o&ng to ,ro*ess the +a( o&t for ea*h iss&e3
B3 FAM'L. BAC@GO/ND
;er famil(" *om,osed of a father and a mother +ith fo&r *hildren" +as on*e $er(
ha,,( not &ntil her mother died3 Not too6 so long" she got a ste,mother to ass&me
the ,osition of her late mother3 ;o+e$er" +hen her ste,mother died as +ell" her
t+o other 1rothers +ere 1ro&ght to Tarla* 1e*a&se her father *o&ld not ,la( d&al
roles3
;er father :led for an earl( retirement a month after the se*ond +ife died7 the t+o
(o&nger 1rother" one 19 and one 11 mo$ed to Tarla* to *ontin&e their st&dies7 and
she together +ith her father and 1rother sta(ed in Mala1on to *ontin&e their
st&dies3
egina +as a *onsistent ,erforming st&dent +hen she +as in high s*hool that is
+h( she *onsidered dro,,ing her s&1>e*ts 1e*a&se as a diligent and intelligent
*ollege st&dent" she *annot *om,l( +ith the re<&irements and this made her grades
lo+3
V. COUNSELING PHILOSOPHY
Co&nseling Theor(: Gestalt Theor(
Theorist: Frit= )erls
There is onl( one thing that *o&ld *ontrol: the sit&ation 'f (o& &nderstand the
sit&ation (o& are in and let the sit&ation (o& are in *ontrol a*tions" then (o& learn to
*o,e +ith life3- Frit= )erls
This a,,roa*h aims e5,ansion of *ons*io&sness a**e,tan*e of ,ersonal
res,onsi1ilit(" ,ersonal &nit( and e5,erien*e in +a(s that hinders *ons*io&sness3
Also" the thera,( is not dire*ted at the anal(st" 1&t the integration that goes stre,
1( ste, &ntil the *lient 1e*omes strong eno&gh to s&,,ort her o+n ,ersonal gro+th3
Man is $ie+ed as the ,erson in *harge of the moral *hoi*e he ma6es3 A ,erson
sho+ing *reati$e intera*tion is res,onsi1le for the nat&ral 1alan*e 1et+een self and
s&rro&nding +orld3
Man has the a1ilit( to ta6e ,ersonal res,onsi1ilit( and ,ersonal life as f&ll(
integrated3 A h&man 1eing *an dis*o$er his essential str&*t&res of li$ing3 Con*rete
e$ents are ,er*ei$ed as +hat ha,,en in the +orld +hi*h is *onstit&ted 1( his
,er*e,tion of *on*rete e$ents3 The e5isten*e of the ,erson is a**om,anied +ith
di0erentiating self from other +ith *onne*ting self and other3 To esta1lish a good
*onta*t +ith the +orld of the other ,erson" the man is re<&ired to rea*h o&t and
dis*o$er o+n 1o&ndaries +hi*h *an 1e assimilated or ref&sed3
D&e to *ertain ,ro1lems" the man ma( tend to a$oid ,ro1lems and this ma( a0e*t
the manAs ,ersonal gro+th and 1e a deadlo*6 in his ,ersonal gro+th3 The &nhealth(
man sho&ld s&r,ass or meet the re<&irements to 1e*ome a health( man3
The ,ersonhood of the *o&nselor is $ital 1e*a&se he needs to 1e 1alan*ed
,h(si*all(" mentall( and emotionall( 1efore a thera,e&ti* en*o&nter in order to 1e
fair to the *lient3
The *o&nselor sho&ld 1e gen&ine B an 'CTho& relationshi,3 ;e sho&ld 1e a ,erson-
*entered *o&nselor as +ell" not >&dgmental" dialogi* and s&,,orti$e3 The *o&nselor
assists the *lient so the *lient *an ,arti*i,ate a*ti$el(3 The *lient m&st ma6e
dis*o$er( a1o&t himself as the *o&nselor fo*&ses on his nat&re3 The *lient sho&ld 1e
a1le to inter,ret too the ,atterns em,hasi=ed 1( the *o&nselor d&ring the thera,(3
And the *lient sho&ld re*ogni=e *hoi*es3 Choi*es that e$en there is a sit&ation in his
en$ironment" he has to ma6e a *hoi*e +hi*h the *o&nselor *onfronts these to him
then the *lient sho&ld 1e a1le to inD&en*e the en$ironment and not him are
inD&en*ed3 The *lient m&st reali=e the res,onse-a1ilit( +ithin him3
The thera,e&ti* e5,erien*e re$ol$es to inter*onne*ted fa*tors s&*h as Conta*t"
?ithdra+al" %ensation" A+areness" Mo1ili=ation of energ(" and A*tion3
The e5,erien*e starts +ith as6ing ?; <&estions to 1ring o&t +hat ta6es ,la*e here
and no+ B ,ast is of limited im,ortan*e here B ma6ing interferen*e to e0e*ti$e
*onta*t in a $i$id and immediate manner rather than >&st tal6 a1o&t &n:nished
1&siness and &ne5,ressed emotions3 ?ith the aid of thera,e&ti* e5,eriments" the
*lient +ill ha$e an a$en&e to release the &ne5,ressed emotion and the &n:nished
1&siness3 %ome of these are %tones" ma6ing the ro&nds" art" em,t( *hair" Gestalt
e5,erien*e *(*le3
VI. CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE PROBLEM
Asis e5,erien*es *onf&sion and *annot de*ide as to +hat her de*isions +o&ld 1e on
gi$en sit&ations related to her famil( ,ro1lem3 %he is inde*isi$e as to +hether her
a*tions +o&ld hel, herself and her famil(3 %he is restrained as to ho+ she +o&ld
e5e*&te a*tions and ,ossi1le de*isions she ma6e3
/sing Gestalt theor(" Asis +o&ld &ndergo the main Gestalt thera,( ,rin*i,les to hel,
her reali=e the *on*e,t 1ehind this theor( +hi*h is for reiteration"There is onl( one
thing that *o&ld *ontrol: the sit&ation 'f (o& &nderstand the sit&ation (o& are in
and let the sit&ation (o& are in *ontrol a*tions" then (o& learn to *o,e +ith life3-
Frit= )erls
B( &nderstanding her o+n sit&ation" she +o&ld ho,ef&ll( 1e a 1etter and a to&gher
(o&ng ,erson that *an fa*e an( iss&es 1e*a&se she &nderstands the sit&ation +here
she is in3
VII. TREATMENT PLAN
First )hase: E5,loring the ,ro1lem
'n this session" *omforta1leness of the *lient +ill 1e esta1lished 1( and +ith the
*o&nselor3 The sit&ation +ill 1e e5,lored to identif( the root *a&se of the
*o&nselees ,ro1lem3 The *o&nselee +ill ,ro1e &sing ?; <&estions to disting&ish
,ossi1le inter$entions that *o&ld 1e &tili=ed3
%e*ond )hase: A*tion )lan
'n this session" the *o&nselor and the *o&nselee +ill address ea*h iss&e so the *lient
learn the s&r$i$al +a(s on ho+ to manage the gi$en sit&ation" or anti*i,ate ,ossi1le
related ,ro1lems that ma( arise d&e to the root *a&se3
Third )hase: Termination
'n this session" the res&lts +ill 1e re$ie+ed 1( the *o&nselor and the *o&nselee as to
+hether the sit&ations are addressed a,,ro,riatel( so she *o&ld ma6e a so&nd
>&dgment for her to arri$e to right and good de*isions on ea*h ,ro1lem3 eiterating
that the *lient has to &nderstand the sit&ation she is into" th&s to ,ro*ess the
hel,f&l ste,s to ta6e3
VIII. COUNSELING SESSIONS
First )hase: E5,loring the )ro1lem
O1>e*ti$es:
13 To 6no+ ,ertinent information of the *o&nselee3
83 To allo+ the *o&nselee e5,ress her &ne5,ressed emotions and ha$e her *on$e(
an( &n:nished tas6s she has to *om,lete3
93 To identif( the so&r*e ,ro1lem3
A*ti$it(: 'nter$ie+" A+areness *ontin&&m
DateCTime: Fe1r&ar( 8E" 8F1G7 9-E)M
'n this session" Asis dis*losed ,ersonal information a1o&t her famil( B ho+ the(
+ere" +hat *ir*&mstan*es and trials *hanged the on*e ha,,( famil(3
After the *o&nselor +as a1le to a*<&ire 1asi* and rele$ant information +hi*h *o&ld
li6el( emerged eginas de*ision to sto, s*hooling" the *o&nselor em,lo(
A+areness a*ti$it(3 Being in to&*h +ith ones e5isten*e" the *o&nselee e5,ressed
her ,rimar( *on*ern" +hi*h is her famil(" the relationshi, she had +ith her father
+hi*h is 1eginning to er&,t and her relationshi, and her +orries a1o&t her failing
grades3 %he *o&ld not tal6 to her tea*hers a1o&t her ,ro1lems 1e*a&se she had a
tra&mati* e5,erien*e +hen she *ons&lted one of her tea*hers 1efore3 Follo+ing the
aim of the a*ti$it(" the ,rimar( *on*erns +ere fa*ed to her f&ll( to ma6e her more
a+are" 1oth the *o&nselee and the *o&nselor +or6ed thro&gh the sit&ations" sorted
o&t the iss&es and eliminated those that +ere not *om,elling" aiming to la( o&t all
the *on*erns so the( *an 1e*ome foregro&nd to the ne5t a*ti$it(3
Second )hase: A*tion ,lan
O1>e*ti$es:
13 To list *hanges and shift in her ,lans
83 To integrate reali=ations to ,resent and &,*oming ,ro1lems
A*ti$it(: Loosening and 'ntegrating" G&ided fantas(
DateCTime: Mar*h E" 8F1G" 8-E)M
e*ogni=ing that her de*isions +o&ld >&st *reate another ,ro1lem" the *o&nselee
+rote on a *ard 1oard +hi*h she +o&ld ,ost on her 1edroom +all" a :ghting
,hiloso,h( to remind herself that she sho&ld &nderstand the sit&ations :rst3 %he
also has de*ided to +rite the ,ro1lem :rst then +rite ,ossi1le *orre*t sol&tions to
+eigh +hether her de*ision is g&ided 1( good thin6ing3 Then the *o&nselor as6ed
her to imagine the o,,osite of +hate$er is 1elie$ed to 1e tr&e" integrating the
sit&ation to 1ring together the ,ro*esses3 After s&*h" she +as en*o&raged to
$is&ali=e the ,ositi$e rather than ena*t it3
%he no+ $ie+s that +e *an 1e ,ositi$e still along +ith o&r distressf&l sit&ations3 %he
1e*ame more &nderstanding of her fathers de,ression7 she started to manage her
time 1&t still had to ,rioriti=e her famil( es,e*iall( in emergen*( *ases3 %he
regained her *heerf&lness and her tr&st to+ards her tea*hers3
Third )hase: Termination
O1>e*ti$es:
13 To e5,ress ,ositi$e feed1a*6
83 To anti*i,ate related ,ro1lems that *o&ld o**&r in the f&t&re3
A*ti$it(: ' am res,onsi1le for" Anti*i,ation and Clos&re
DateCTime: Mar*h !" 8F1G" 1-8)M
After re*a,it&lation of the ,ositi$e reali=ations and resol&tions" the last a*ti$it( to
reinfor*e that the *o&nselee remem1ers res,onse-a1ilit(" the *o&nselor e5e*&ted
' am res,onsi1le for a*ti$it( so to ma6e s&re that she does de*isions
a**ordingl(3 And &nless the al*oholism of her father is resol$ed" she has to read(
her emotion" ,h(si*al and mind that she ma( en*o&nter ,ro1lems related to her
fatherAs al*oholism +hi*h is the root of her *ons&lted ,ro1lems3 B&t do not 1lame
her father that is +h( she too ' am res,onsi1le for a*ti$it(3
IX. RECOMMENDATIONS:
13 To see6 a ,rofessional hel, a1o&t her fathers *ase3
83 To ,&rs&e her st&dies for the +elfare of her famil(3
93 To >oin s*hool a*ti$ities to 1e*ome a +ell-ro&nded ,erson3
%&1mitted 1(:
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