Thesis (D.Psych.) - University of Queensland, 2007. / Includes bibliography.

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The aim of the qualitative study was to explore and describe the utilisation of Gestalt Play Therapy in Occupational Therapy intervention with traumatised children. An applied study was conducted and the case study strategy was used with a flexible design. Objectives for the study included conducting literature reviews regarding the profile of the traumatised child and Occupational Therapy and Gestalt Play Therapy intervention with the traumatised child. The empirical study included data collection and analysis, with data gathered through semi-structured interviews. The gathered data was analysed with the use of Creswell's Data Analysis Spiral. The empirical data showed that Occupational Therapists do utilise Gestalt Play Therapy in their intervention with traumatised children by drawing on their combined knowledge base of Gestalt Play Therapy and Occupational Therapy. Occupational Therapists then conduct a holistic assessment and treatment aims are set according to the assessment with a focus on providing holistic intervention. / Social Work / M.Diac. (Play Therapy)

Divorce is part of every society, it is a world-wide phenomena. Divorce touches the lives of many people by breaking up families, causing personal individual trauma and affecting our children – the next generation. Consequences of this phenomenon are important, as what we do today will affect negatively or positively, the youth of tomorrow. Taken this fact into consideration one would think it logical to minimise the impact of this phenomenon on all those involved. Firstly, this study will attempt to identify the most prominent emotional indicators of a child’s drawing in order to focus therapy in those areas in an attempt to minimise or lessen the negative impact the child experiences. Secondly, the intervention strategies/guidelines researched, will be made available to parents, professionals and lay helpers alike in order to understand, support and positively facilitate the healing process within the child who is experiencing a family divorce. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (with Specialisation in Guidance and Counselling)

The aim of the research was to determine the extent by wt)ich the home, school and community can provide emotional support to secondary school children. A literature survey focused on these variables. This was followed by the empirical investigation and it was found that there was a significant and positive correlation in the scores of males and females and for all age groups in relation to emotional problems experienced by secondary school children in their homes, schools and communities as a result of external forces (such as their experiences with family members, teachers at school, peer group members and other community members) and internal forces (such as their own physical, social, intellectual, moral and emotional development). This was followed by findings and recommendations for family, teachers at school, community members and the government. / Psychology of Education / Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of South Africa, 1998.

This study outlines and evaluates a school-based group intervention programme, offering support and teaching problem-solving skills, for children of divorce. The effect of the programme on children's beliefs about divorce and their self-concept is empirically investigated. A sample of 17 latency age children was divided into an experimental group and a wait-list condition control group. The results indicate that a group intervention programme can contribute towards positive changes in children's beliefs about divorce and improvements in their self-concept. Treatment effects for children of divorce are not only associated with the fonnal group intervention programme. Children in both groups improved on several measures from first to second testing and several explanations are offered for these findings. This study suggests that group interventions can contribute to improved adjustment outcomes for children of divorce, by helping children develop more realistic beliefs about divorce and by improving their self-concept / Social Work / M.A. (Social Science) in Mental Health

This qualitative study examined whether a connection exists between children with emotional disorders consumption of traditional entertainment media and their subsequent vegative/anti-social classroom behavior. Research participants included six first-grade children diagnosed with an emotional disorder and their teacher. They were interviewed using a semi-structured approach. The students were observed in the natural setting of their classroom for a total of twenty-four hours, over a four-day period. Transcripts and classroom observations were analyzed, looking for connections between behavior and consumption of traditional entertainment media. Findings from this study concluded that these students used traditional entertainment media as a method of temporally escaping from the environment of their respective households.

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This study was designed to investigate the relationship between 15 emotional indicators on the Bender-Gestalt Test and acting-out behavior in young children. The subjects were 93 children ranging in age from 5 to 12 years. Each was administered the Bender. A measure of each subject's overt acting-out behavior was then obtained by having teachers rate each student on a Behavioral Rating Scale. Subjects' records were then divided into groups on the basis of both sex and age. Results indicated that neither the total number of Bender indicators nor any of the individual Bender indicators were significantly correlated with total scores on the rating scale. Use of the Bender as a projective device to measure acting-out behavior was seriously questioned.

La finalidad de este trabajo es analizar la participación de los jóvenes con problemas de salud en comunidades digitales que les brindan soporte. Se analizarán las comunidades digitales de dos influencers en Instagram: Anahí De Cárdenas y Belén Canalejo. Dichas influencers han sido elegidas porque han presentado de manera pública el cáncer de mama que padecen y ahora usan sus redes para brindar soporte a usuarios a través de la transmisión de sus tratamientos, en el caso de Anahí, y mensajes positivos sobre la salud mental, en el caso de Belén. Se utilizará un análisis cualitativo que nos permitirá recopilar información de dichos seguidores. Para ello se propone un estudio etnográfico que aplicará la técnica de entrevista a profundidad en usuarios que pertenecen a dichas comunidades a fin de conocer sus preferencias de contenido, su comportamiento en las redes y los insights que guían su comportamiento. Asimismo, con el fin de triangular esa información se aplicará la técnica de análisis de contenido en videos y podcasts publicados por las influencers con una alta interacción de usuarios, así como en los comentarios y reacciones de los seguidores que evidencian mayor compromiso. / The purpose of this work is to analyze the participation of young people with health problems in digital communities that support them. The digital communities of two influencers on Instagram will be analyzed: Anahí De Cárdenas and Belén Canalejo. These influencers have been chosen because they have publicly presented the breast cancer they suffer from and now they use their networks to provide support to users through the transmission of their treatments, in the case of Anahí, and positive messages on mental health, in the case of Bethlehem. A qualitative analysis will be used that will allow us to collect information from these followers. For this, an ethnographic study is proposed that will apply the in-depth interview technique to users who belong to these communities in order to know their content preferences, their behavior on the networks and the insights that guide their behavior. Likewise, in order to triangulate this information, the content analysis technique will be applied in videos and podcasts published by influencers with high user interaction, as well as in the comments and reactions of followers that show greater commitment. / Trabajo de investigación