Case Study Lena is a young mother aged 25 years old. She got…

Question Answered step-by-step Case Study Lena is a young mother aged 25 years old. She got… Case Study Lena is a young mother aged 25 years old. She got married when she was 18 years old to her husband Don, also aged 25 years old. She gave birth to her son Dennis when she was 19 years old. Her son is now 6 years old. Lena and Don also have a daughter Dez aged 5 years old. Lena and Don met each other in Secondary School and both have ‘N’ level certificates. Lena is currently a stay-at-home mother. Don works as delivery man and earns about $1200 a month which is just enough money for each month’s expenses. They are financially stretched as Don is the sole breadwinner and they have two young children. Lena is stressed about money as she has to manage the household with the money that Don gives her monthly. Don is a good husband and loving father but as both Lena and Don are very young, they do quarrel over the different ways to bring up their children. They have differing parenting styles. Don is more relaxed and permissive in his parenting style, while Lena is stricter and will sometimes discipline the children by caning them when they are naughty. Don thinks Lena is too strict while Lena thinks Don is spoiling the children. They have quarrelled over the way their children should be brought up, and Lena gets very upset by their quarrels. She will cry and also shout at Don and the children during the quarrels. Lena does love her children, and she believes bringing them up strictly is the best way as this was the way she was brought up. Lena sometimes feels very exhausted physically, mentally and emotionally as she is the main person looking after the children daily. She is also worried if Don’s salary is enough to provide for the family financially as the cost of living in Singapore is very high. Dennis is currently in Kindergarten 2 while Dez is in Kindergarten 1. Both receive subsidies for their education. Lena is considering if she should go back to work to supplement the family’s income and if she should place the children in Student Care during her working hours. Lena has worked in the Food and Beverage Industry in the past as a waitress and in a coffee chain as a barista. She is also interested in cooking and baking. She had hopes and dreams of becoming a chef or baker in the past before she got married. She is open to taking up upgrading courses in the Food and Beverage industry. Don is a Malaysian and his family are all living in Malaysia. Lena has a mother aged 50 years old who works full-time as a hawker assistant. Her father has passed away. Lena is an only child. She admires her mother for her resilience and hardworking nature. Lena has also heard about the Home Ownership Plus Education (HOPE) Scheme from her friend. The HOPE Scheme helps young, low-income parents who choose to keep their family small so that they can focus their resources on giving their children a headstart, and improve their financial and social situations. It is offered by the Social Service Office and the officer there will also provide mentoring for Lena and Don if they are accepted for the programme. Lena is interested, open, teachable and willing to learn. Lena feels that she needs help to work on her marital relationship, parenting skills, stress over the family’s financial situation and her emotional issues. She wants to go back to work and is hoping to be enrolled on the HOPE programme. She has sought help from the Family Service Centre near her home. You are the counsellor at the Family Service Centre assigned to her case.  Question:Delineate the sub-stage in Stage 2 which you would help Lena to increase her level of commitment in working towards her goals. Discuss the guidelines and demonstrate by providing examples of how you could help Lena to commit to her goals. (10 marks) Reference: Egan, G. (2014). The skilled helper: A problem-management and opportunity-development approach to helping. Australia: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning.  Psychology Social Science Social Psychology COU 108 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)