Effectiveness of Group Play Therapy in Improving Social Competence among Orphan Children
Aim: To determine the effectiveness of group play therapy in improving social competence among orphan children. Objective: To evaluate the level of social competence among orphan children. To evaluate the effectiveness of group play therapy in improving social competence in orphan children. Methodology: Totally 30 subjects were selected, 15 in control group and 15 in experimental group. Experimental group underwent Occupational therapywith group play therapy for 20 sessions, weekly 5 sessions, 1 hour per day, for 1 month duration and control group underwent observation only alone for same period of time. The Walker mc Connell scale of social competence and school adjustment is used to measure the social competence. Result: Statistical analysis showed significant changes in experimental after receiving group play therapy activities. Conclusion: This study is to determine the better result of improving the effectiveness of occupational therapy group play therapy in improving social competence among orphan children