فعالية برنامج إرشادي نفسي جمعي في تغيير اتجاهات أسر الأطفال مرضى القلب نحو الحماية الزائدة: دراسة شبه تجريبية بمركز السودان للقلب في ولاية الخرطوم

Abstract EN

The study aimed at investigating an effectiveness of collective counseling program among families of children with heart diseases in changing their attitudes towards over-protection.

to achieve that aim, the researchers adopted the descriptive methodology, to identify those who adopt over-protection scale, through case study and administration scale for measuring over- protection.

the sample comprised (49) parents (14) out of them tended to be over protective.

the researchers also used semi-experimental method on (12) parents with (2) excluded.

data collection included overprotection questionnaire which was designed by the researchers in addition to case study.

the counseling program consisted of (8) sessions, and the selected data was analyzed by (SPSS).

the result revealed that: collective psychological counseling program was a positive impact in changing family attitudes towards overprotection, there was a significant difference in effectiveness of psychological counseling in changing attitudes towards overprotection for children according to gender attributed to males, but there was no difference in effectiveness of collective counseling in changing attitudes towards over-protection according to parents, age after the program.

the study was concluded by same recommendations regarding the recruitment of qualified psychologists at hospitals taking care for children with heart diseases.