Overview
The primary aim of this clinical trial is to enhance open and secure communication within the family, strengthen the parent-child bond, and reinforce feelings of safety and stability, and strengthen family resilience.
In addition,the investigators want to assess the effectiveness of a short-term therapeutic workshop in enhancing reflective functioning, beliefs about the malleability of emotions, the reported use of effective emotional regulation strategies, and the perceived parental self-efficacy and child behavior.
Description
The participants will:
Complete questionnaires and participate in clinical interviews regarding their relationship with their children and their mental functioning prior to the workshop.
The intervention group will engage in a 4-session workshop (held once a week) facilitated practitioners from various therapeutic disciplines, including clinical, educational, and developmental psychologists, as well as group facilitators.
During each session, observers document the quality of the interaction between the parent and child, focusing on aspects such as emotion, responsiveness, encouragement, and instruction.
After the workshop, participants will again complete questionnaires.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
A parent who have been evacuated from war zones in the northern and southern regions of the country, and has a child of ages 3-6.
Exclusion Criteria:
- A parent under the age of 18.
- A parent who have not been evacuated from war zones.
- A parent who has a child under 3 years of age, or above 6 years of age.