TY  - JOUR
TT  - Investigation of Effects of Client–Centered Education On Social Eligibility of Children with
AU  - Akı, Esra
AU  - Sağ, Ruken
PY  - 2016
DA  - January
JF  - Ergoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi
PB  - Hacettepe Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2147-8945
SP  - 27
EP  - 34
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
KW  - Az gören
KW  - Ergoterapi
KW  - Sosyal Beceri
N2  - Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of individual-centered education to intra-group social competence in pediatric patients with low vision. Materials and Methods: Two child diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa and Rod Cone Dystrophy treated in, Hacettepe University Department of Ergotherapy, Low Vision Rehabilitation Unit were participated. Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation Scale was applied to measure the social skills of individuals within the group, Social Anxiety Scale for Children was applied to measure their anxieties in social relations and Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory was applied to evaluate their peer relations and performance in peer relations. Social skills training and creative drama were performed with the cognitive process approach in the study. Intervention was applied once a week during 8 weeks and as an hour session including six individual and two groups. Results: In both cases, after occupational therapy intervention program, an increase in social competence and decline in the anger-aggression and anxiety-introversion levels were seen. conclusion: Individual-centered occupational therapy intervention in children with low vision increases the social competence of individuals while it decreases their levels of angeraggression and anxiety. It is recommended to do further studies with more comprehensive participation on this subject
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ered/issue//369696
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/388712
ER  -