Abstract

Objectives In this study, it is a field study that explores the process of change in maternal and child emotional communication through the acceptance of empathy by counselors.
 Methods This study conducted a narrative inquiry to understand in-depth the life experience of empathy acceptance on mother-child relationship emotional communication. Eight and 10 sessions of counseling and mock counseling were conducted for youth siblings in Chungcheongnam-do, respectively, and additional counseling was conducted to verify their effectiveness in the future. Focusing on the experience of maternal and child relations, the experience of the research participants formed in the continuity of time, interaction, and experience in the social context were analyzed and interpreted.
 Results Studies have shown that ‘kindness and warmth found in the sparkling eyes’, ‘recognition of stability and self-value through mirroring’, ‘promoting stability and internalization of self-regulation through empathy’, ‘expanding self-understanding through empathy’, ‘understanding and acceptance of new family concepts through empathy’, ‘recovery of family’ and ‘restoration’. In addition, the family relationship of the mother-child relationship, which changed positively in future counseling, continued to be maintained, and positive emotional communication was being carried out with a hopeful plan for the future.
 Conclusions In this study, positive emotional changes and healing processes were found in changes in emotional communication between mother and child relations by the counselor's acceptance of empathy. Based on the relationship between the counselor's acceptance of empathy and the participant's emotions, the need for relationship-based counseling and programs was presented.

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