First Advisor

B. John Hale

Date of Publication

1975

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Social Welfare (MSW)

Department

Social Work

Language

English

Subjects

Children with disabilities -- Family relationships, Gestalt therapy

DOI

10.15760/etd.1817

Physical Description

59 Pages

Abstract

The goal of this paper will be to further explore the use of Gestalt therapy in the Parent-Education Program and to find a way in which its effectiveness in freeing parents of emotional barriers to growth can be evaluated. Our specific objectives will, therefore be to (1) review the literature and present our own assumptions on parental responses to having a handicapped child, (2) explore the basis of Gestalt therapy and relate it to the needs of parents who have handicapped children. (3) describe the setting in which the Parent-Education Program and its Gestalt component takes place, and (4) suggest the use of the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) as an appropriate tool for future use in evaluating the effectiveness of the Gestalt component of this program.

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Comments

A practicum submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work, Portland State University.

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http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/12105

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