The effectiveness of a family counseling program in improving the meaning of life among deaf blind children | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Social Work | ||
| Article 2, Volume 12, Issue 1, June 2021, Pages 39-59 PDF (134.37 K) | ||
| Document Type: Empirical Articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejsw.2021.61627.1126 | ||
| Author | ||
| eman mohamed ahmed* | ||
| social case work in the Higher Institute of Social work in Alexandria- | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: The present study aims to examine the effectiveness of a family counseling program in improving the meaning of life for deaf-blind children. The sample of the study consisted of the families of 10 deaf-blind children in the age groups from 9 to 12 years. The study employed a measure of improving the meaning of life for deaf-blind children, and the results confirmed the existence of highly statistically significant differences between the measurements of the pre and post means on the scale of the meaning of life, for the experimental group. Deaf-blind children scored highest in all the three aspects; purpose of life, life satisfaction, adaptability, and; there fore, an indication of the effectiveness of the family counseling program in improving the meaning of life for deaf-blind children. The study also indicated that there are differences between the means of pre and post measurement for deaf blind children, males and females, on the meaning of life scale, in favor of female children, in terms of satisfaction with life alone. The study was concluded with recommendations for deaf-blind children.. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Key words: a family counseling program; the meaning of life; deaf blind children | ||
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