Sandtray for Children of Divorced Parents
Journal Title: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 4
Abstract
This study aims to explore the use of sandtray therapy as therapeutic modality in counseling session to help children of divorce expressing their emotion, cognitive and behavior. This case study was done at primary schools in Malaysia. A total of 3 participants aged 11 years old were involved in the individual counseling sessions. The data collection and analysis information collected from counseling, interview sessions with the parents and teachers before and after the counseling session and the participants’ sandtray products. This research aims to observe and explore the emotion and behavior in children of divorced parents during sandtray therapy counseling session. The interviews were audio taped and transcribed for the purpose of data analysis. The coding procedures are mainly open, axial and selective to extract and organize developing themes and therapeutic model in counseling. Results of this in-depth interview were then organized and analyzed by using NVivo version 7.0 in order to construct themes and therapeutic model for counseling session. Significant themes regarding the participant’s responses to sandtray therapy were reported and discussed. The findings show that through the therapeutic of sandtray therapy, the participants were able to explore and express numerous emotions, face their problems, communicated better themselves and make a meaningful process in counseling session.
Authors and Affiliations
Gooh Mo Lee, Ku Suhaila Ku Johari, Zuria Mahmud, Mohd Nasri Abdullah
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- EP ID EP560746
- DOI 10.6007/IJARBSS/v8-i4/4155
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