| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺北教育大學 === 心理與諮商學系碩士班 === 98 === The purpose of this research is for the discussion of Solution-focused group therapy to aid the children of high-risk families, providing recommendations for teachers of elementary schools and the workers in counseling programs utilizing the results of this study.
This study, taking the form of action research, focusing on three children of high-risk families in the Happy Elementary School in the city of Taipei, which involves the implementation of solution-focused group counseling; the counseling sessions were divided into two phases; at the end of the first phase, the researchers reflect and discuss the execution of the program. After amendments and adjustments were made, follows the second phase of the group counseling program.The group activities timeframe and frequency were twice a week, and forty minutes per session, twelve sessions per phase of solution-based counseling group.
This study not only aimed at the analysis of the qualitative data gathered from the group sessions, but at the same time gathered the change in self-concept prior and after the second phase of group sessions, in addition to the self-evaluation feedback forms and overall checklists; furthermore, the interviews of the attending members and their teachers, providing the evidence and supporting information for the research.
According to the information gathered, the following conclusion can be drawn:
I. Design of the Group Program
a. To stimulate children of high-risk families in discovering meaningful solutions to
problems while enhancing their self-esteem.
b. Using techniques of solution-focused counseling, the children of high-risk families
can be motivated to participate in the group sessions and enhance their willingness
to change their actions. The methods are as follows:
i. Group discussions and the signing of a group agreement, in addition, the
implementation of an honor system, encouraging the members to put efforts into changing their actions.
ii. Provide guidance to members in discovering their objective of growth; then
through the methods of tasks and challenges, finding the solutions to their
problems.
iii. Utilizing a scare score to see whether they have reached their intended objective,
and to clearly observe their own growth and changes.
iv. Diverse activities, fun-filled, learning through playing, triggering each member to
actively participate.
II. Major groundwork in implementation of solution-focused group counseling
program objectives for each stages of the solution-focused group counseling for
children of high-risk families:
a. In the initial phase of the solution-focused group, the group aimed at “action orientation” and “goal orientation,” establishing positive goals of the group, and guide the children of high-risk families in promoting their self-confidence through admiring and discovering their own strengths and potential.
b. The conversion phase of the activities aimed at guiding the children of high-risk families in the exploration of experiences in success and exceptions, leading to the willingness to change and searching for solutions to problems.
c. The phase of group work aims at aiding the children of high-risk families in developing their own problem-solving strategy and plans of implementation.
d. Termination phase of group activities aimed at helping the children high-risk families to see the results of their own changes, and advocating the maintenances of these changes while considering how to make further improvements.
III. Changes in the children of high-risk families during the group process
a. Members have a positive self-assurance, and enhanced self-confidence.
b. Members can utilize the successful experiences and problem-solving strategies that they’ve learned within the group in managing the problems in their own behavior.
c. Using the spirit and technique of solution-focused counseling, members learned various approaches to problem-solving.
d. Through positive feedbacks between group members, the researchers are able to promote members in discovering appropriate and effective solutions.
In conclusion, the researcher made analysis and discussion based on above findings and propose concrete suggestions for future researches.
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