Date of Award
Fall 12-6-2019
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
PHD - Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Expressive Therapies
First Advisor
Robyn Flaum Cruz, PhD
Second Advisor
Michaela Kirby PsyD
Third Advisor
Barbara Fish, PhD
Abstract
This study evaluated the impact of the Creative Arts-based Parents’ Training (CAPT) program. The 6-week long, creative arts therapy-based program and its impact on parental stress and sense of competence for parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) was examined. Korean Parenting Stress Index Short-Form (K-PSI-SF) and Korean-Parenting Efficacy Test (K-PET) were used as quantitative measurements. Qualitative data were also collected for the experimental group (n = 17) using questionnaires, art journaling, and a 30 min focus group interview. The control group (n = 15) only participated in quantitative measurements. There was no difference in age between the experimental and control groups, t(25)=1.38, p=.19 and there was no difference in gender breakdown between groups, p=.86. There was a significant difference in the change in K-PSI-SF scores favoring the experimental group, and, t(17)=-2.72, p=.014 after controlling for inequality of variances; yet, there was no statistical significance found between groups t(30)=.912, p=.369 in K-PET scores. The experimental group reported positive experiences of both psychoeducational and creative arts-based parts of the program. Participants highlighted the CAPT program as helping them (1) improve social connection; (2) create new opportunities to be child-focused; (3) understand play for communication and connection; (4) understand the importance of emotion for child development; and (5) improve access to individualized information. The CAPT program seems a promising supplementary parent-training program.
Creative Commons License
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Language
English
Number of Pages
141
Recommended Citation
Park, Jung Eun, "Creative Arts-Based Parents Training Program for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder" (2019). Expressive Therapies Dissertations. 92.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_dissertations/92
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Comments
Parent training for Parents with Children with Autism