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.
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Social Emotional Learning, Occupational Therapy, Group Therapy, Intervention, Trust (Psychology), Preschool Children, Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Questionnaires, Screening Tests, Resilience (Psychology), At Risk Persons, Trauma, Prosocial Behavior, Behavior Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Head Start
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
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