Department of Psychology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, National Taiwan Normal University, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2023 Dec;18(1):2196822. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2023.2196822.
Providing effective support to parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an important part of clinical work. This study used outsider witnesses in group counselling for parents of children with ASD and explored the mechanism through which the therapeutic effects occurred.
Parents of children diagnosed with ASD participated in an eight-session group activity. Two outsider witnesses were introduced into some of the sessions. The participants were interviewed to collect their experiences of and reflections on the outsider-witness practice. Texts were analysed using the categorical content approach.
The intervention was effective because the participants shifted their subjective experiences to an objective position, leading them to reflect on their previous limited perspectives, thus resulting in self-redefinition. These therapeutic effects may arise due to physical displacement, experience resonance, and externalization of subjective experiences. The results of this study have important implications for parents and practitioners.
为自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)儿童的家长提供有效支持是临床工作的重要组成部分。本研究在外人见证者的参与下,对 ASD 儿童家长进行了小组咨询,并探讨了治疗效果产生的机制。
患有 ASD 的儿童的父母参加了八次小组活动。在一些会议中引入了两位外部证人。通过访谈收集参与者对外部证人实践的经验和反思。使用分类内容分析法对文本进行分析。
干预是有效的,因为参与者将他们的主观体验转移到客观位置,促使他们反思以前的有限观点,从而实现自我重新定义。这些治疗效果可能是由于身体上的移位、体验共鸣和主观体验的外化引起的。本研究结果对家长和从业者具有重要意义。