ПРОГРАММА ОБУЧЕНИЯ РОДИТЕЛЕЙ НА ОСНОВЕ ТЕОРИИ РАЗВИТИЯ УМСТВЕННОЙ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ЧЕЛОВЕКА П.Я. ГАЛЬПЕРИНА: НОВЫЙ ЭФФЕКТИВНЫЙ ПОДХОД

Abstract

Introduction. Parent training programs developed in the late ‘60s of the last century are those recognized as an important component in work with children and adolescents in a psychiatric or social dysfunction context. Th e cases in which its application would be most necessary oft en have poor results, sometimes causing an insurmountable challenge for professionals. Th erefore, new methodologies are needed, which will allow for greater effi ciency. Methods. We started by reviewing the unsuccessful processes in classical methodologies parent training programs at our institute, considered “unsuccessful” when aft er nine months of the program, parents’ attitudes towards their children remained unchanged, continuing to show diffi culty in being aware of the guiding role that parents play in their child’s psychological ontogenesis. We designed an experimental methodology guided by Galperin’s Th eory of the Development of Human Mental Activity, which we tested in a series of 12 cases drawn randomly from those previously identifi ed. Results. Th e program’s main objective was achieved in 11 of 12 cases in a reduced number of sessions. Th ere was an average session count of 5.25, SD of 2.42, a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 8 sessions. Discussion and some concluding remarks. Th e excellent results observed in this fi rst study suggest that the used methodology can promote the quality of parental guidance carried out in psychiatric clinic processes and social cases. Th us, Galperin’s Th eory of the Development of Human Mental Activity can show in parent training as important results as those that over the years have already been shown in pedagogy.