COUNS-EDU: The International Journal of Counseling and Education
Vol 3, No 1 (2018)

Psychoeducation group for parents who raise a child with autism spectrum disorder

Desvi Yanti Mukhtar (Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia)
T Dicky Hastjarjo (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia)
Amitya Kumara (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia)
M G Adiyanti (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 May 2018

Abstract

The aim of the research is to know how the impact of psychoeducation group to the level of parenting stress of parents who raise a child with autism spectrum disorder. This research used quasi experimental method with the design of the untreated control group with dependent pretest and posttest samples. This research involved 25 parents  (20 mothers and 5 fathers) who raise a child with autism spectrum disorder divided into two groups, experimental group and  the control group. The experimental group has received psychoeducation treatment with ecological approach for two months (8 meetings, conducted once a week). This research used Scale of Parenting Stress, observation, test of knowledge about parenting of children with autism spectrum disorder, and sheet of evaluation of psychoeducationactivities  in collecting the data. The result of the analysis with mixed anovahave shown that psychoeducation group has no effect to the level  of parenting stress (F = 0,697 p > 0,05). The result of check manipulation have shown that the knowledge of subject on parenting of children with autism increase after join in the psychoeducation group.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

counsedu

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

COUNS-EDU: The International Journal of Counseling and Education ISSN: 2548-348X , e-ISSN: 2548-3498 is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal published by Indonesian Counselor Association (IKI). The aim of this journal is to publish high-quality articles dedicated to all aspects of the latest ...