Mother Green Therapeutic Communication Patterns in the Case of Gawai Overcoming Addiction

Abstract

At present the use of electronic devices is not limited to adults but children Also. Many children have used the device until they can decide on the social context. Children's behavior in use is known as addiction. This study aims to determine the Therapeutic communication patterns of mothers in child Overcoming Addictions. It uses the theory of Coordinated Management of Meaning, therapeutic communication, and Green Therapy. This research is using constructivists paradigm with case study method. The researcher conducted observations and in-depth interviews with six informants, five mothers who were dealing with children that addicted to devices and one psychiatrist. The results Showed that the addiction of devices in children occurred from the mother's intention to introduce the device to the child, Green therapy is one of many therapy that is used to overcome this addiction. It is a combination of Ecopsychology items, namely the relationship between humans and nature, and psychotherapy that focuses on helping individuals to understand and create meaning from the emotional and psychological Difficulties. From the five informants, there were three therapeutic communication patterns are applied by mothers to children. The first one is animal assistance interventions, which is spending time with animals with the participation of mothers in them. Secondly is therapy with physical activities. The media used are swimming pools and playgrounds. And the last pattern is increasing social involvement in the education sector, for example like school.