This study aims to apply a bibliotherapy program combined with parent consultation and to identify its effect on emotion control, emotional stability, and concentration in multiple handicapped children. The subjects of this study include 1 male student who is a third grader at an elementary school in Y city and 1 female student who is a second grader at the same school. Both of them are multiple handicapped children who suffer from more than two disorders. Bibliotherapy was conducted in multiple handicapped children with 18 sessions from Jun. 24, 2014 to Sept. 2, 2014 (9 weeks) and parent consultation was conducted in their parents with 9 sessions. To verify the effects of bibliotherapy combined with parent consultation, projective tests such as HTP, KFD, KSD, and SCT were conducted as pre- and post-test. This study can be concluded as follows:
First, as a result of applying the bibliotherapy program to multiple handicapped children, there was an effect on the improvement of concentration. At the beginning of the program, they would speak nonsense, keep moving their hands, and ruin group spirit, but as it came near the end of the program, they gradually concentrated on a book although it was longer than before. This was also found in pictorial test. They showed a difference in configuration of contents before test vs. after test. They also showed a reduction in testing time.
Second, as a result of applying the bibliotherapy program to multiple handicapped children, both the two children showed an improvement in emotion control. The mothers of the two children would show conflicts in relationship because they had difficulty in communicating with their children. But, after the program, they could communicate with their children well, conflicts were reduced, and violence was also reduced. This suggests that when multiple handicapped children can have an insight on their or others' feeling, it may have an impact on emotion control.
Third, it was found through parent consultation that the emotional stability of parents had an impact on emotional stability of multiple handicapped children. This was also found in KFD and SCT. Emotional relatedness among families is depicted in family paintings, whereas avoidance reaction against their future is manifested as an act to focus on the reality that they concentrate on what they are good at and what they like in SCT. This suggests that their concentration was improved, and abuse and violent behavior were reduced when they were emotionally stable, supported emotionally by their parents through parent consultation.
In conclusion, the bibliotherapy combined with parent consultation had an effect on emotional stability, emotion control, and concentration in multiple handicapped children.