The Effect of the Solution-Focused Approach on Social Participation Skills and Hope in Children Living in Residential Care Objective: This Study Aimed to Evaluate the Effect of a Solution-focused Approach Program on the Hope Levels and Social Participation Skills of Children Living in Institutional

Muş Alparslan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hope; Social Acceptance; Nursing

Treatments: Behavioral: solution-oriented approach

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07135908

128676

Details and patient eligibility

About

his study examined whether a solution-focused approach program could improve hope and social participation skills in children living in institutional care. A total of 57 children were included and randomly divided into intervention and control groups. The intervention group attended a 6-week program with weekly 60-minute sessions focusing on communication, social skills, hope-building, and problem-solving.

The aim was to explore the potential applicability of solution-focused interventions in supporting the psychosocial development of institutionalized children within psychiatric nursing and caregiving practices.

Full description

What Was the Purpose of This Study? To evaluate whether a solution-focused approach program could improve hope levels and social participation skills in children living in institutional care.

Who Participated? A total of 57 children living in a government care institution took part in the study. They were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups.

What Was Done?

The intervention group received a 6-week program based on solution-focused therapy. Each session lasted 60 minutes and included:

Communication skills

Social participation

Identifying sources of hope

Problem-solving techniques

What Were the Results? The study aimed to assess potential changes in hope and social skills among children participating in the program compared to those who did not.

Why Is This Important? Solution-focused methods may offer a structured framework for supporting the mental health and social development of children in institutional care. Such approaches could be adapted by nurses, social workers, and care staff in similar settings.

Enrollment: 57 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• To be residing in child care homes,
• To be continuing their education,
• To have no problems with hearing or visual abilities.

Exclusion criteria

those who did not meet the inclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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57 participants in 2 patient groups

experimental group (Solution-Focused Approach Program)

Experimental group

Description:

After the data collection tools were administered to the students, the Solution-Focused Approach Program was implemented with the experimental group students by the researcher for six weeks, one day per week for 60 minutes per day. The content of the Solution-Focused Approach Program was prepared in accordance with literature and reviewed by experts. The program content is as follows. Week: Introduction and informing the group Week: Understanding the importance of communication, being able to use active listening skills as an element of communication skills, establishing empathetic communication Week: Understanding the importance of social participation and identifying realistic hopes for the future Week: Becoming aware of sources of social participation and hope, creating mental maps for coping techniques and solutions Week: Drawing attention to change, gaining awareness, focusing on solutions, acquiring problem-solving skills Week: Ending the process, evaluating the process,

Treatment:

Behavioral: solution-oriented approach

control group (No Intervention (Usual Care at Residential Institution)

No Intervention group

Description:

No specific intervention was implemented in this group.