This thesis aims at developing an internet use control group counseling program for adolescents faith development. In surveying the literature, the adolescents characteristics and developmental tasks, Fowlers faith and faith developmental stages, the ...
This thesis aims at developing an internet use control group counseling program for adolescents faith development. In surveying the literature, the adolescents characteristics and developmental tasks, Fowlers faith and faith developmental stages, the disturbing factors and facilitative factors of the internet use on faith development.
In the program they can contact their dominant present needs, their current environments, and their self in their environments, and by owning or their own knowing their control over, choosing, and taking a responsibility for their own behaviors and feelings. They can achieve greater awareness in sensations, actions, emotional and physical feelings, desires, and values, and greater capacity to bring their habits into awareness as needed. They can be aware of their perceptual field with clarity and good form. They can adjust to their environments creatively by managing the balance between self and surroundings.
Through the program they are in contact with their feelings and expectations on their peer relationships and express theirs. They are encouraged to understand and accept other group members.
The program is composed of the five stages; the rapport building stage, the emotion awareness and expression stage, the self and others understanding stage, the faith growth stage, and the conclusion. The rapport building stage contains the first session of orientation and administering the K-test. The emotion awareness and expression stage includes the second session of sharing favorites and the third session of the internets positivities and negativities. The self and others understanding stage includes the fourth session of autonomy and the fifth session of memories and emotions on interpersonal relationships. The faith growth stage contains the sixth session of value auction and the seventh session of a hidden self. And the conclusion is involved in Gods vision and plan.
In a session, it takes 60 minutes, once a week. Each session includes remembering, contacting, activities, and sharing.
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