A Holistic Approach to Cope with Depression and Hopelessness for Parents of Special Needs Children

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 suc...

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Main Author:	Ramazan Akdoğan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education 2016-12-01
Series:	International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
Subjects:	parents of handicapped children depression hopelessness
Online Access:	https://www.int-jecse.net/index.php/ijecse/article/view/118

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spelling	doaj-c79448f4e50240b3a91c40d2ae494c4a2020-11-25T02:37:02ZengInternational Journal of Early Childhood Special EducationInternational Journal of Early Childhood Special Education1308-55812016-12-018213415010.20489/intjecse.284594118A Holistic Approach to Cope with Depression and Hopelessness for Parents of Special Needs ChildrenRamazan Akdoğan0Anadolu UniversityThis 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 2x2. Findings of the study showed that the program had a significant effect on decreasing depression and hopelessness levels of the parents.https://www.int-jecse.net/index.php/ijecse/article/view/118parents of handicapped childrendepressionhopelessness
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title	A Holistic Approach to Cope with Depression and Hopelessness for Parents of Special Needs Children
title_short	A Holistic Approach to Cope with Depression and Hopelessness for Parents of Special Needs Children
title_full	A Holistic Approach to Cope with Depression and Hopelessness for Parents of Special Needs Children
title_fullStr	A Holistic Approach to Cope with Depression and Hopelessness for Parents of Special Needs Children
title_full_unstemmed	A Holistic Approach to Cope with Depression and Hopelessness for Parents of Special Needs Children
title_sort	holistic approach to cope with depression and hopelessness for parents of special needs children
publisher	International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
series	International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
issn	1308-5581
publishDate	2016-12-01
description	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 2x2. Findings of the study showed that the program had a significant effect on decreasing depression and hopelessness levels of the parents.
topic	parents of handicapped children depression hopelessness
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A Holistic Approach to Cope with Depression and Hopelessness for Parents of Special Needs Children

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