The aim of this study was to use a Reality
Therapy approach to identify the psychological difficulties and the
psychological support requirements of the parents of disabled children and to
develop a group counseling program with a group to meet these requirements, and
then to experimentally assess the effect of the program on the hopelessness,
and state and trait anxiety levels of the parents and their perceptions of
social support. A total of 32 parents of disabled children voluntarily
participated in the study, comprising 27 females and 5 males. The study
consisted of 2 stages, the first of which was applied as semi-structured
interviews within the framework of qualitative research. On a theoretical basis
and the findings obtained from the interviews were developed into the Reality
Therapy-Based Group Counseling Program (RTGCP). In the second stage of the
study, the effect on dependent variables of the RTGCP was tested with a 2 x 2
design on 20 female volunteers from the 32 participants. The findings showed
that the RTGCP had a statistically significant effect on the increase in
multiple perceptions of social support (z= -2.67; p< 0.05) and the decrease
in state anxiety levels (U=16.00; p<0.05).
Parents of disabled children Reality Therapy Choice Theory Basic psychological needs
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 31 Aralık 2017 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2017 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2 |