SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISOLATION OF CHILDREN IN RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS A STUDY ON THE HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIES WITH A PROPOSED COUNSELING PROGRAM FOR REDUCING ISOLATION

The aim of this research is to identify the human and environmental characteristics of children who are placed in shelters, and to reduce their social and psychological isolation through a suggested extension program. The research used the descriptive analytical and experimental method, and its tools consisted of five tools prepared by researchers: Depositors in shelters, a measure of social isolation consisting of (5) dimensions (social relations - social withdrawal - social interaction - social integration - social support), and psychological isolation scale consisting of (6) dimensions (introverted - progress Negative self-esteem - negative perception of life - self-confidence - emotional state - depression), a proposed extension program to reduce isolation, and a form of evaluation of counseling program sessions, and the limits of research in the spatial area was determined by the application of the shelter centers of the village of hope in the governorate of Cairo, and represents the human field in A sample of children deprived of family care and placed in the sheltering institutions of Al-Amal Village Society. The sample consisted of (30) male children aged (9-12) years. The sample was divided into two groups (experimental group - control group). Whoever The main general results of the study were to prove the validity of the hypotheses in reducing the social and psychological isolation of the children placed in the sheltering institutions through a proposed extension program. The research recommends raising the capacities of those dealing with the deposited children and expanding the application of some guidance programs to improve the environment of the institutions children Accommodation