The objectives of this study are to develop the group counseling program based on Olson´s Circumplex Model and to examine the effectiveness of the program in improving psychological separation and family functioning of college students.
The research...
The objectives of this study are to develop the group counseling program based on Olson´s Circumplex Model and to examine the effectiveness of the program in improving psychological separation and family functioning of college students.
The research questions set up for the study are as follow;
First, will the group counseling program based on Olson´s Circumplex Model improve psychological separation of college students?
Second, will the group counseling program based on Olson´s Circumplex Model improve family cohesion which clients perceive?
Third, will the group counseling program based on Olson´s Circumplex Model improve family adaptability which clients perceive?
Fifth, will the group counseling program based on Olson´s Circumplex Model improve family system types which clients perceive?
To perform this study, 10 sessions of time-limited(two hours and half) group counseling were carried out twice a week for one month. There were 10 participants in this group, but only 9 members were analyzed.
The instruments used for this study are Psychological Separation Inventory, Family Function Assessment Scale and Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale.
The conclusions of the study are as follow;
First, The group counseling program based on Olson´s Circumplex Model has partially meaningful consequences for improvement of psychological separation.
Second, the group counseling program based on Olson´s Circumples Model has partially meaningful consequences for improvement of family cohesion which clients perceive.
Third, the group counseling program based on Olson´s Circumples Model has meaningful consequences for improvement of family adaptability which clients perceive.
Fourth, the group counseling program based on Olson´s Circumples Model has meaningful consequences for improvement of communication with parent.
Fifth, the group counseling program based on Olson´s Circumples Model has meaningful consequences for improvement of family system types which clients perceive.