Home⇛Journal of Education, Management, and Development Studies⇛vol. 2 no. 4 (2022)

Implementation of the BUMABANGON Posttraumatic Growth Intervention Program among the Grieving Parents by Traumatic Loss in Bataan, Philippines

Jayvie Villazor | Rosalito G. De Guzman

Discipline: Psychology

 

Abstract:

Significant research demonstrates that positive transformation from a traumatic loss is possible. Furthermore, a declining growth trend is conceivable over time (Collier, 2016). The authors devised an intervention program based on an intensive review of related literature, interviews, focus group discussion, expert evaluation, and pilot testing. The BUMABANGON Posttraumatic Growth Intervention Program (BPTGIP) is an integrative modality with ten sessions crafted to elicit and nurture the posttraumatic growth of its participants who have lost a loved one through a traumatic loss. Twenty grieving parents who lost a child from suicide, homicide, and vehicular accidents in different municipalities of Bataan, Philippines, underwent two treatments: one-time psychoeducation and a posttraumatic growth intervention program. The Explanatory Sequential Design, notably the follow-up explanations model, was used to obtain a more detailed and accurate result. The quantitative phase demonstrated that the BPTGIP helped grieving parents (z = -2.40, p = 0.17) moderately (effect size of 0.54). Five themes were developed throughout the qualitative phase: skill acquisition, spiritual growth, interpersonal enhancement, social support, and change in perspective. This pilot study provides evidence that further studies to explore the effectiveness of BPTGIP on a larger and broader scale will increase the level of posttraumatic growth among grieving parents globally.



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