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KMID : 1037320180110010109
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Korean Journal of Infant Mental Health
2018 Volume.11 No. 1 p.109 ~ p.150
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Effects of DIR/Floortime® Parent Coaching Therapy on a Child with a High-Functioning Aut Spectrum Disorder
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Jung Hee-Seung
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Abstract
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This study applied DIR/Floortime® parent coaching therapy to a 7-year-old boy with an autism spectrum disorder who exhibited depression, withdrawal, and social immaturity. The mother's main complaint was that she had no interest in
understanding the child’s repetitive play patterns, and wanted to improve her social interaction and communication with child. In addition, she wanted to change her child’s internalized emotional behaviors. Therefore, the researcher conceptualized that the cause of the main problem was the mother’s lack of social interaction and communication with her child. The DIR/Floortime® parent coaching therapy, a developmental intervention for children with an autism
spectrum disorder, consisted of 10 sessions. The content of the therapy was to give training on the DIR/Floortime® treatment principle through video feedback and to consult after interactive coaching to analyze the child's and mother’s
functional emotional developmental stages and individual differences profiles to ensure optimal interaction. As a result of applying the therapy, the social interaction and communication between the mother and child changed positively;
the level of parenting stress decreased; and the child's social immaturity, withdrawal and depression symptoms improved. This study implies that the DIR/Floortime® parent coaching therapy has clinical therapeutic effects on the
improvement of social interaction and communication function between a mother and her child with a high-functioning autism spectrum disorder.
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KEYWORD
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autism spectrum disorder, DIR/Floortime® parent coaching therapy
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