Evaluating the effectiveness of " I Can Problem Solve Program (ICPS) on interpersonal problem solving skills of preschool children in need of protection

This research aims to evelatuatıng the effectiveness of "I Can Solve Problem" (ICPC) with integrated Turtle Technique Program on the interpersonal problem solving skills, problematic behaviors and social skills of preschool children in need of care in the institutions of Sosyal Hizmetler ve Çocuk Esirgeme Kurumu (SHÇEK). The research was conducted between December 2009 and May 2010. The sample of the study consists of 43 children aged 5-6 years in İzmir Karşıyaka Çocuk Yuvası (22 children), Manisa Sevgi Evleri Çocuk Yuvası (10 children) and Bursa Kaplıkaya Çocuk Yuvası (11 children). The experimental group consisted of 22 children and the control group consisted of 21 children. In this semi-experimental study, which was conducted in three stages in the pre-intervention-post-test order, the interpersonal problem solving skills of the children were evaluated by the PIPS, and the problematic and social skills behaviors were evaluated by the DECB Rating Scale and PKPS-2. Findings show that the intervention has a positive effect on interpersonal social problem solving skills of preschool children in need of protection. When the results obtained from the aspect of behavior were evaluated; In the findings obtained with DECB Rating Scale was observed that intervention education had a positive effect on aggressive / destructive and prosocial behaviors of children. However, In the findings obtained with PKPS-2 was observed that intervention education did not have the expected positive effect on providing positive change towards problematic / destructive and social skills behaviors of children. Key Words:problem solving, interpersonal problem solving, institutionalized children