Brief report: effects of solution-focused brief therapy group-work on promoting post-traumatic growth of mothers who have a child with ASD.
The study evaluated the impact of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) group-work on the post-traumatic growth (PTG) of mothers who have a child with ASD. A quasi-experimental design was used in which 43 mothers participated. 18 mothers in 2 SFBT groups (n = 9 in each group) received a 6-session SFBT group therapy while 25 mothers in a control group received no treatment. The Post-traumatic Growth Inventory was used to measure the PTG levels of the participants at baseline, post-treatment and 6-month follow-up assessments. Mothers who attended SFBT group-work reported higher PTG scores both at post-treatment (t = 4.065, p = .001) and 6-month follow-up (t = 2.980, p = .006) assessments. Further investigations to prove whether SFBT in groups can increase the positivity of clients would promote the use of SFBT.
Nursing School of Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Wei
W
Zhang
Ting-ting
TT
Yan
Ya-song
YS
Du
Xiao-hong
XH
Liu
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group