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ERIC Number: EJ1345205
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1941-1243
EISSN: EISSN-1941-1251
Promoting Social-Emotional Development in Children Experiencing Economic Hardship Using TBRI® Nurture Group©
Cerny, Shana; Reishus, Jessica; Robinson, Wade; Beckman, Shelby; Buse, Erin; Sebastian, Reina; Smith, Jaimie
Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, v15 n1 p31-48 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of occupational therapy group intervention using Trust Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) Nurture Groups© on preschool children's social, emotional, and behavioral development in a Head Start program. This study used a retrospective mixed method, quasi-experimental design with non-equivalent groups and pretest-posttest measures. The intervention site teaching staff participated in 16 hours of TBRI® Caregiver training and the children participated in 12 weeks of Nurture Group© interventions. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and Teaching Strategies GOLD® (TSG) assessment measured child development in social, emotional, and behavioral domains. The intervention site teaching staff participated in a focus group to determine their perceptions of the intervention's effectiveness. This data was evaluated using grounded theory methodology. SDQ: The children experienced statistically significant changes in the emotional symptoms and prosocial behavior domains. TSG: Results indicated a statistically significant main effect of site on objectives of Forms Relationships with Adults, Responds to Emotional Cues, and Balances Needs & Rights of Self and Others. Themes identified from qualitative analysis illustrated how the teachers highly valued the TBRI® training and adapted their teaching strategies to incorporate the TBRI® principles of empowering, connecting, and correcting. Teaching staff reported increased perceived social-emotional skills in the children and detailed how the children's behavior changed to demonstrate these skills. Occupational therapy group intervention supports the social-emotional development of children attending Head Start. Occupational therapy practitioners need to engage in universal and targeted approaches to promote resiliency in this population of at-risk children.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Head Start
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A