Management - This Paper Assessment Answer

This paper is divided into 3 parts: Case Study Analysis Case 1 (20 marks): Case 2 (15 marks): Case 3 (15 marks): Case 1 (20 marks): Michael, 10 year old, has been sent to you for counselling by his parents. You noticed that he is well groomed and his parents seem very loving towards him. He seems a little withdrawn from them as he plays his play station and ignores any questions from them. His father works for a bank and his mother is self-employed. The main caregiver for Michael is his maternal uncle who is unemployed for the last three years. His parents work long hours. Every weekend, they would bring him out to all his favourite places to make up for lost time. Generally Michael enjoys these outings and is cooperative. However, on weekdays, he displays a lot of challenging behaviours. His parents shared that Michael loves online games, play station and cars. Michael was recently suspended from his school for a period of one week. He has a history of bullying his fellow classmates and extorting money from them. Recently, he beat up a fellow classmate so badly that the classmate had to receive three stitches. Short Structured Questions 1a. State three (3) possible hypotheses and your justification for each. (10 marks) 1b. Assuming that Michael is not a resistant client, how would you engage Michael to build a relationship with him? State with SPECIFIC examples. (At least 2-3 SPECIFIC examples. 10 marks) Case 2 (15 marks): Timothy (9 years old) was brought up in a violent home environment. His father always told him that females were inferior and should not have the same rights as males. Short Structured Questions 2a. What could be some of Timothy’s believe systems? You MAY SPECULATE or MAKE ASSUMPTIONS based on the above information. (5 marks) 2b. How would you help to change his believe system? (10 marks) Case 3 (15 marks): Susan, 7 years old, draws her painful experience of having been molested by her father. She shares that she loves her father but she does not like him touching her. She told her mother about her father touching her. This led to a big fight and her father disappearing from her life. Susan feels responsible for her father leaving them. She seems withdrawn and upset. She shares that she misses her father and nowadays her mother seldom plays with her. Short Structured Questions 3a. What types of AGE-APPROPRIATE media and activities might be suitable for working with Susan? (5marks) 3b. What are some of the causes, effects and symptoms for Susan? You MAY add some of YOUR OWN OPINIONS based on YOUR best judgment. (10 marks)