PARENTS` EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DURING THE INTEGRATION PROCESS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
PARENTS` EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DURING THE INTEGRATION PROCESS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

Summary/Abstract: Parents of children with disabilities may be in a great deadlock and the way they react is very different from one person to another. Thus, various emotional states and reactions may occur, such as shock, confusion, anxiety, uncertainty, frustration, distrust of diagnosis, denial, anger, fury, despair, negotiation, fear, self-blame, accusation of destiny and / or the others, isolation, rejection, depression, acceptance, resignation, and struggle. Often these emotions are not recognized and expressed, which creates multiple difficulties that can be overcome by improving human relationships in a supportive psychotherapeutic intervention. This research aims at identifying their needs and emotional states. The results obtained highlight the need to implement support groups for these parents, groups that focus on the development of emotional abilities and on the most effective strategies for maintaining constructive interpersonal relationships in the process of integration of children with special educational needs.

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