Self-Transcendence Facilitation Psychoeducational Program Applied to Mothers of Children With Special Needs

The Effect on Well-Being, Self-Transcendence, Self-Reflection and Insight of the Self-Transcendence Facilitation Psychoeducational Program Applied to Mothers of Children With Special Needs

This study aimed to determine the effect of the Facilitating Self-Transcendence Psychoeducation Program, which will be applied to mothers of children with special needs, on well-being, self-transcendence, self-reflection, and insight.

This study aimed to determine the effect of the Facilitating Self-Transcendence Psychoeducation Program, which will be applied to mothers of children with special needs, on well-being, self-transcendence, self-reflection and insight.

This study is a non-randomized experimental study with pre-test, post-test, follow-up and control groups. A 2x3 split-plot factorial design will be used as the research design. In this design, the first factor shows independent interventional procedure groups, and the second factor shows repeated measurements of the dependent variable (pre-test, post-test and follow-up). Considering the theoretical basis of psychoeducational programs, the follow-up period in this study was planned to be eight weeks after the last session.

The study will be carried out between February 2024 and July 2024. The sample of the study will consist of mothers of children with special needs between the ages of 0-11 who are registered in a special education and rehabilitation center in Kumluca. 30 mothers will be included in the intervention group and 30 mothers in the control group. The ST-Facilitation psychoeducation program is planned for mothers in the intervention group as an 80-minute session (40-minute session + 20-minute break + 40-minute session) once a week for six weeks, in groups of two to four people. Data will be collected using the Personal Information Form, Self-Transcendence Scale, Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale and Self-reflection and Insight Scale.

Inclusion Criteria:

Volunteering to participate in research No cognitive disabilities such as reading, writing, communication and understanding No possibility of leaving the region during the research. Being a mother of a child with special needs between the ages of 0-11

Exclusion Criteria:

Continuing psychiatric treatment during the period when the study was conducted Involvement in another psychosocial intervention that is likely to influence the research outcome.