文章基本信息
- 标题：A Holistic Approach to Cope with Depression and Hopelessness for Parents of Special Needs Children Ramazan Akdoğan [1]
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- 作者：Ramazan Akdoğan
- 期刊名称：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
- 电子版ISSN：1308-5581
- 出版年度：2016
- 卷号：8
- 期号：2
- 页码：134-150
- 出版社：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
- 摘要：This study aims to identify psychological difficulties the parents ( n =24) of children with various handicaps from their opinions through a holistic perspective ; and reveal the effectiveness of group counseling based on eclectic approach to cope with these difficulties . Study was conducted in two successive steps . During the first step , the data related to the experiences of parents based on having a handicapped child were collected through a structured interview form . As for the second step , a group counseling program which formed within the light of qualitative data gathered in first step was applied , and the effect of the program on depression and hopelessness levels of parents was examined through an experimental design of 2 x 2. Findings of the study showed that the program had a significant effect on decreasing depression and hopelessness levels of the parents .
- 关键词：Parents of handicapped children ; depression ; hopelessness
