An evaluation of a school-based group treatment programme for children of divorce

Smith, Sheryl

dc.contributor.advisor	Du Toit, A. S. (Andries Stephanus)
dc.contributor.author	Smith, Sheryl
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-23T04:24:16Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-23T04:24:16Z
dc.date.issued	1996-11
dc.identifier.citation	Smith, Sheryl (1996) An evaluation of a school-based group treatment programme for children of divorce, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16072>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16072
dc.description.abstract	This study outlines and evaluates a school-based group intervention programme, offering support and teaching problem-solving skills, for children of divorce. The effect of the programme on children's beliefs about divorce and their self-concept is empirically investigated. A sample of 17 latency age children was divided into an experimental group and a wait-list condition control group. The results indicate that a group intervention programme can contribute towards positive changes in children's beliefs about divorce and improvements in their self-concept. Treatment effects for children of divorce are not only associated with the fonnal group intervention programme. Children in both groups improved on several measures from first to second testing and several explanations are offered for these findings. This study suggests that group interventions can contribute to improved adjustment outcomes for children of divorce, by helping children develop more realistic beliefs about divorce and by improving their self-concept	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (vii, 120 leaves) : illustrations
dc.language.iso	en
dc.subject.ddc	371.46
dc.subject.lcsh	Separation anxiety in children	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Emotional problems of children	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Educational counseling	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Children of divorced parents -- Counseling of	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Group counseling for children	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Children of divorced parents -- Attitudes	en
dc.title	An evaluation of a school-based group treatment programme for children of divorce	en
dc.type	Dissertation
dc.description.department	Social Work
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Social Science) in Mental Health