Awareness-based self-compassion training will be provided to parents of children with cerebral palsy.

A control group of parents of children with cerebral palsy who were not given mindfulness-based self-compassion training

Self-compassion training is a program that aims to help individuals develop a kind, understanding and tolerant approach towards themselves. In this training, individuals learn to be more compassionate towards themselves and to share. This training can help manage negative emotional states such as stress, anxiety and stress and can lead to a healthier internal balance. When combined with mindfulness techniques, self-compassion training allows individuals to accept the moment and develop a more compassionate approach towards themselves. It is thought that this training will be applied to the experimental group to develop parents' feelings of self-compassion and positively affect the parameters of caregiver burden, self-efficacy and emotion regulation designed in the study.

The diagnostic form to be used in collecting research data was created by the researcher in line with the relevant literature. The Personal Information Form includes questions to determine the socio-demographic status of the parents.

This scale, developed by Guimond et al. and adapted to Turkish by Diken, is an assessment tool for measuring mothers' and fathers' perceptions of self-efficacy in parenting. The scale consists of 17 items in total and is based on a seven-point Likert-type rating system. Parents respond to statements indicating their perceptions of self-efficacy by marking the appropriate option from the following: (1) "Strongly Disagree", (2) "Disagree", (3) "Partially Disagree", (4) "Undecided", (5) "Partially Agree", (6) "Agree", (7) "Strongly Agree". The lowest and highest scores that can be obtained from this scale are 17 and 119, respectively. As the score increases, the positive increase in parents' perceptions of self-efficacy becomes more apparent.

The Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale was initially developed in 1980 to assess the difficulties faced by caregivers of patients with dementia. Later, the scale was also used to evaluate the challenges faced by caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia. The Turkish version of the scale was translated by Özlü and colleagues, and a validity and reliability study was conducted with the relatives of patients with schizophrenia.

The Turkish version consists of 19 items and is structured around five sub-dimensions: psychological distress, disruption of personal life, irritability and restriction, social relationship deterioration, financial burden, and dependency. These sub-dimensions help to assess the various difficulties experienced by caregivers in more detail. The scale is rated on a Likert-type scale with responses ranging from "never," "rarely," "sometimes," "often," to "almost always," with scores ranging from 1 to 5.

The Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale is very useful in determining th