Study to Explore the Role of Narratives and Bibliotherapy for Social and Emotional Skill Enhancement in Children with ADHD

The study was undertaken in three co-educational schools in Delhi with a purpose to suggest ways and means to promote social and emotional competence of children in the age group 6-10 years. The children with behavioural and learning challenges were selected for the study . A sample of 84 children was identified using Purposive Sampling Method. The children who were displaying disruptive and aggressive behaviour in the classroom and were being referred to the school counsellor were chosen to be part of the study . Standardized tests were used to assess children's intellectual and cognitive abilities, home environments to understand the parent child interactions patterns. ADHD symptom checklist-4, and Child Behaviour Check list were administered at the onset of the study . Interventions were developed to enhance skills in the following domains: self-management, social - interpersonal skills and emotional regulation. Activities were developed in the form of narratives and stories, role play, dominos, puzzles, group activities and puppet shows. The data were subject to statistical analysis using was done using SPSS 17.0. Post interventions significant positive improvement were found in children with reference to different dimensions of ADHD behaviours. P value less than 0.05 was taken to indicate a significant difference.