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The Influence of Brief Therapy Program on Self-esteem of College Students with Disabilities.

  • Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
  • Abbr : JSPED
  • 2019, 20(2), pp.211-241
  • DOI : 10.19049/JSPED.2019.20.2.09
  • Publisher : Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education
  • Received : May 9, 2019
  • Accepted : June 13, 2019
  • Published : June 30, 2019

Shin Jong Woo 1

1계명문화대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of on self-esteem and problem-solving capacity of junior college students with disabilities. The subjects of this study were 18 students selected for this study were divided into two groups: 8 for experimental group and 10 for control group. To the students of experimental group, six sessions of the solution-focused brief group therapy were administered, a session for 100 minutes per week, the instruments used in this study were Self-esteem inventory, Problem solving inventory and session evaluation questionnaire. The conclusion of this study were as follows: First, results of this study showed significant increase in the experimental group’s self-esteem was compared with that of the control group. Second, there was a significant increase in the solution-focused brief therapy group’s average scores of problem solution compared with that of the control group’s. Third, according to the therapy session assessment the subjects of the experimental group showed increased positive attitudes on smoothness, depth and positivity execept arousal. Fourth, there was significant increase in the score of experimental group’s in the Session Evaluation Questionnaire compared with of the control group. Finally, there was positive effect on the problems-solving, understanding and acceptance of ones self and others. Research of responses of the experimental group members surveyed at each session showed that the solution-focused brief group therapy program had a positive effect on the sincerity in problem-solving, understanding and acceptance of others.

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