Implementación de estrategias de orientación y contención socioemocional para madres de niños con discapacidad física.

Abstract

This research project was developed due to the emotional needs reflected by the caring mothers of children with physical disabilities of the "Ariel Gavilanes" Foundation for Life in the face of the picture suffered by their children in 2022, based on the diagnosis of interviews with these mothers of the foundation. This hypothesis was corroborated according to the survey applied to the caring mothers, allowing to collect information about their knowledge of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy suffered by their children and about the emotions they have. In view of the above, it is necessary to implement emotional containment strategies for mothers caring for children with physical disabilities of the "Ariel Gavilanes" Foundation for Life, from the perspective of emotional intelligence. To continue with the project, workshops were held relating them to the knowledge that caring mothers have of their emotions and to reduce the level of stress and socio-emotional guidance and containment strategies were provided. This allowed them to identify stress, anguish and fear and teach them to manage these emotions in a better way, resulting in acceptance and a new opportunity for their living conditions. In conclusion, it can be indicated the need to constantly work on the emotions and socio-emotional containment of caring mothers, as well as children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.