Short Communication
Year: 2022 | Month: April-June | Volume: 7 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 96-100
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20220415
Psychological Dynamics of Mother Acceptance Phase of the Presence of Children with Special Needs
Jamillah1, Herdian2
1,2Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Indonesia.
Corresponding Author: Herdian
ABSTRACT
This study examines the psychological dynamics of the mother's acceptance phase of children with special needs. This study uses a qualitative research method with a phenomenological study approach. Data was collected through interviews with tools to 4 informants who have children with special needs-data analysis using interactive data analysis. The results showed that the four informants of this study were generally described in several phases. The shock phase is the feeling experienced by the four informants feeling disappointed and sad, the attitude of rejection shown to the presence of children with special needs and informants, husbands, extended families, or the environment. The reaction phase, the mother's acceptance phase, is shown when dealing with children with special needs, some accept, and some do not, but among them, three informants tried to explain the conditions experienced by their children so that others would not guess. In the adaptation phase, the four informants did not know their talents and asked children with special needs, but the tendency to like something had been shown, but they were still not sure whether it was their interest or not. After receiving information on how to teach children with special needs, the four informants can already be introduced to their children and continue to seek to develop their children's abilities. In the orientation phase, the four informants tried to find schools and places of therapy for their children and hoped that the informants' children could develop better.
Keywords: Psychological Dynamics, Mother's Acceptance Phase, Children with Special Needs.