Examination of the Affect of Group Counselling on The Level of Depression and Problem Solving Skills of The Mothers Whose Children Are Autism

Volume: 25 Number: 25 October 28, 2013
  • Müge Yukay Yüksel
  • Serap Bostancı Eren
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Examination of the Affect of Group Counselling on The Level of Depression and Problem Solving Skills of The Mothers Whose Children Are Autism

Abstract

This research has examined how the group counseling has affected the level of depression
and problem solving skills of the mothers whose children are autism. All the members of
the research were volunteer and be appropriate to some criterions. The experimental and the
control group were formed from twenty four mothers whose children are autistic.
The treatment lasted for ten weeks. In order to investigate the group counseling affects
the level of depression and problem solving skills; each mother, regardless of what group
they belong to is applied “Beck Depression Inventory” (BDI) and “Problem Solving
Inventory” (PSI) at the beginning and at the end of the process assistance.
During the period, the mothers of the experimental group have joined psychological
group counseling process once a week. Within this period, the mothers expressing themselves
in front of the group members have realized that they were not the only ones who were
having these problems and they felt that they were not alone. As they had an interaction
with the other family members, they experienced the ways of effective communication with
their children and families around them. During this period control group did not receive
group counseling.
At the end of the treatment of group counseling, the scores of experimental and control
groups got from BDI and PSI compared. The results showed that; there was significant
difference between the pre and post measures of the experiment group. There was no
significant difference between the pre and post measurements of control group.
Key words: Group counselling, otism, depression, problem solving skills

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Müge Yukay Yüksel This is me

Serap Bostancı Eren This is me

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October 28, 2013

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October 28, 2013

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Year 2007 Volume: 25 Number: 25

APA
Yukay Yüksel, M., & Bostancı Eren, S. (2013). OTİSTİK ÇOCUĞA SAHİP AİLELERLE YAPILAN GRUPLA PSİKOLOJİK DANIŞMA ÇALIŞMASININ AİLELERİN DEPRESYON VE PROBLEM ÇÖZME BECERİLERİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ. Marmara Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 25(25), 197-210. https://izlik.org/JA52XM23PS
AMA
1.Yukay Yüksel M, Bostancı Eren S. OTİSTİK ÇOCUĞA SAHİP AİLELERLE YAPILAN GRUPLA PSİKOLOJİK DANIŞMA ÇALIŞMASININ AİLELERİN DEPRESYON VE PROBLEM ÇÖZME BECERİLERİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ. Marmara Education Journal. 2013;25(25):197-210. https://izlik.org/JA52XM23PS
Chicago
Yukay Yüksel, Müge, and Serap Bostancı Eren. 2013. “OTİSTİK ÇOCUĞA SAHİP AİLELERLE YAPILAN GRUPLA PSİKOLOJİK DANIŞMA ÇALIŞMASININ AİLELERİN DEPRESYON VE PROBLEM ÇÖZME BECERİLERİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ”. Marmara Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 25 (25): 197-210. https://izlik.org/JA52XM23PS.
EndNote
Yukay Yüksel M, Bostancı Eren S (December 1, 2013) OTİSTİK ÇOCUĞA SAHİP AİLELERLE YAPILAN GRUPLA PSİKOLOJİK DANIŞMA ÇALIŞMASININ AİLELERİN DEPRESYON VE PROBLEM ÇÖZME BECERİLERİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ. Marmara Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 25 25 197–210.
IEEE
[1]M. Yukay Yüksel and S. Bostancı Eren, “OTİSTİK ÇOCUĞA SAHİP AİLELERLE YAPILAN GRUPLA PSİKOLOJİK DANIŞMA ÇALIŞMASININ AİLELERİN DEPRESYON VE PROBLEM ÇÖZME BECERİLERİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ”, Marmara Education Journal, vol. 25, no. 25, pp. 197–210, Dec. 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA52XM23PS
ISNAD
Yukay Yüksel, Müge - Bostancı Eren, Serap. “OTİSTİK ÇOCUĞA SAHİP AİLELERLE YAPILAN GRUPLA PSİKOLOJİK DANIŞMA ÇALIŞMASININ AİLELERİN DEPRESYON VE PROBLEM ÇÖZME BECERİLERİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ”. Marmara Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 25/25 (December 1, 2013): 197-210. https://izlik.org/JA52XM23PS.
JAMA
1.Yukay Yüksel M, Bostancı Eren S. OTİSTİK ÇOCUĞA SAHİP AİLELERLE YAPILAN GRUPLA PSİKOLOJİK DANIŞMA ÇALIŞMASININ AİLELERİN DEPRESYON VE PROBLEM ÇÖZME BECERİLERİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ. Marmara Education Journal. 2013;25:197–210.
MLA
Yukay Yüksel, Müge, and Serap Bostancı Eren. “OTİSTİK ÇOCUĞA SAHİP AİLELERLE YAPILAN GRUPLA PSİKOLOJİK DANIŞMA ÇALIŞMASININ AİLELERİN DEPRESYON VE PROBLEM ÇÖZME BECERİLERİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ”. Marmara Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 25, no. 25, Dec. 2013, pp. 197-10, https://izlik.org/JA52XM23PS.
Vancouver
1.Müge Yukay Yüksel, Serap Bostancı Eren. OTİSTİK ÇOCUĞA SAHİP AİLELERLE YAPILAN GRUPLA PSİKOLOJİK DANIŞMA ÇALIŞMASININ AİLELERİN DEPRESYON VE PROBLEM ÇÖZME BECERİLERİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ. Marmara Education Journal [Internet]. 2013 Dec. 1;25(25):197-210. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA52XM23PS