Group CounselingWe had a meeting with a few mothers to discuss what form the group meetings may have. Eventually, it was felt that any interaction with a group of parents needed to be handled with care as the initiative may be misunderstood if not really wanted and subsequently owned by them. Following the discussion, two mothers, Meenaben and Muraliben, whose children are attending the centre volunteered to spearhead the activity under the guidance of the counselor.
Following the initial meeting, a group of parents were invited to Muraliben’s house to find out what inputs they were looking for. They came up with essentially one major issue which was the future development and opportunities for their children. They wanted to interact with parents of grown up children with disabilities to find out;
- What was it like to raise a child with disabilities?
- What problems did they face and more importantly, how did they overcome/ resolved them?
- How did they plan their child’s education and vocational development?
- How did they deal with behaviour problems?
- How will our child look 10- 15 years from today? What do we expect?
It is decided to have the meetings once in 3 months on a Sunday. Setu premises are to be used for the purpose as it it a familiar place for everyone concerned
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