Prenatal and Postnatal Psychological Counselling The conscious assumption of the maternal role
Journal Title: Journal of Experiential Psychotherapy - Year 2017, Vol 20, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: The present thesis is a journey into prenatal and postnatal counselling areas, following through a series of psychological intervention sessions, progressively taking up the maternal role through mother-child interactions using the core concept of attachment. Currently, there is a keen interest in analysing the relationship between mother and child, with this proving to be an essential element in the emotional, behavioural and social development of the child. The current theme is important in psychology and the adjacent areas, because it highlights a component in the process of human development, namely the connection between mother and child while still in the womb. Objectives: Regarding the psychological evaluation objectives, these were as follows: assessing the health factors during pregnancy, such as physical activity, sleep, substance abuse, food consumption, household characteristics, evaluation of the anxiety related to pregnancy, attitudes related to raising a child, identified as positive, and those considered less positive about pregnancy, prenatal attachment assessment and dynamics of relations between the client and family members. Methods: Among the strategies and methods of intervention, there were: ways to relax and connect with your body, expressive and creative techniques, observation of the relationship between mother and baby, methods of enriching relational experiences between mother and child, methods of encouraging the mother to focus on the emotional relationship with the child and the reflection of your own thoughts, emotions and desires arising from consciously assuming the mothering role. Results: Based on the results of the prenatal and postnatal counselling we can conclude that the intervention was an effective one for the mother, the modalities of interaction between the mother and her child and the techniques she used to express her own thoughts and emotions generated an unconditional availability towards the child and helped her engage in a healthy relationship based on safety, love and actual needs, both basic child care and filling up her baby’s emotional reservoir as well as on the fulfillment of C.’s mothering role. Conclusion: The relationship between C. and her child is currently a healthy, affective relationship, predominated by relational experiences that show a very good quality of postnatal attachment.
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Corina I. Paica
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