Case Study Health And Social Care

INTRODUCTION TO CASE STUDY OF LAYLA BROWN A nine year old girl, named Layla Brown, attends Lesterwood Primary School, in a small rural town approximately 100 km from the nearest city. Layla is a pleasant child who enjoys spending time with family, friends, peers and teachers. Unfortunately, Layla struggles academically and her challenges include not being able to write legibly, she struggles to keep up with her peers, she struggles to colour within the lines and misses many milestones at school. Layla is aware when comparing herself to her peers and this makes her self-conscious which results in withdrawing from her peers. Her father works for a car dealership, while her mother is a teacher. She has two older brothers and a younger ten-month-old
Layla’s teacher has also been trying to help her, but her methods are not effective in helping Layla reach her milestones. In Layla’s case, her mesosystem comprises of home and school. It is clear from (Bronfrenbrenner U, 1977) that if a child is able to effortlessly change between interacting with parents, teachers, church, sports clubs, sibling and peer groups without any conflict, then the child will have a stronger sense of belonging and safety across all the contexts in which they live. In Layla’s case, there is conflict with her father’s side of the family and she does not know any of her aunts, uncles or cousins, she feels like she doesn’t belong and the fact that she struggles at school while her brothers excel in everything has an effect on her self-esteem and confidence. Children need the influence and love of people that can teach, guide them and interact with (Brand A, 2024). When they interact with aunts and uncles, Layla would begin to understand more about where she comes from and who her parents are, which in turn influences her own identity. (Brand A, 2024) In Layla’s case study, I feel that Layla does not have enough support from her older brothers and dad. There is no-one else at home who is trying to help her, except her mom, whose time is limited. I am also of the opinion that Layla’s mom and her teacher, are not communicating effectively to get her the necessary help that she deserves. Both their methods, are not effective, thus it would be imperative to get Layla the professional help, which she needs. According to Segal J, 1997 learning disabilities are umbrella terms for a variety of learning problems. She also explains, that a learning disability is not a problem with intelligence or motivation and neither are they dumb or lazy. Their brains are wired differently and this affects how they process and receive information. (Segal J, 1997) (Segal J, 1997) further elaborates