Study: NCT05693662

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Session 1
Description: * Ensuring group interaction, allowing parents to meet each other,~* Providing information in line with the Awareness-Based Self-Compassion Training Booklet for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder prepared as training material,

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Session 2
Description: * Making explanations about the contents of the training sessions to be held with parents,~* Teaching proper breathing techniques,~* Visual demonstration and application of relaxation techniques

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Session 3
Description: * Breathing break with kindness application,~* Thinking and evaluating how threat, impulse and soothing systems develop in individuals' own lives,~* Safe place application,~* Applying kindness meditation,

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Session 4
Description: * Breathing break with kindness application,~* The practice of establishing a compassionate relationship with resistance,~* Kindness meditation: a do-gooder application,~* A hand on the heart application,~* A compassionate companion application,

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Session 5
Description: * Breathing break with kindness application,~* The practice of establishing a compassionate relationship with desire,~* Guided meditation to discover the inner pattern practice,~* Kindness meditation: a good friend application,

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Session 6
Description: * Pretending practice regarding parents' awareness,~* An expanded version of the practices carried out in previous sessions to raise awareness, the internalizing compassion practice,~* Kindness meditation: a neutral person, kindness towards your body and walking with kindness practices, which are based on mindfulness practices and increase body awareness and mindful movement,

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Session 7
Description: * A compassionate letter application, which is carried out by asking parents to think about a situation they have encountered recently or some time ago that still causes distress,~* Kindness meditation: the 'difficult' person, compassion and breathing: yourself and compassionate breathing: others practices,~* Researching how parents can cope with difficulties and implementing a compassionate breath break without words,

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Session 8
Description: * Revisiting the good application to enable parents to experience the five senses in a pleasant way,~* Practices of self-forgiveness, asking for forgiveness, forgiving others, gratitude, which can be a way of mending the cracks in parents' relationships with themselves and others,~* Expanding the practice into kindness meditation: groups and all beings,

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Session 9
Description: * The practice of allowing parents to choose a day in their lives for a few minutes to pause mindfully,~* A breather for wise and compassionate action practice,~* Calmness meditation application,~* Sharing the joy meditation application,

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Session 10
Description: * Evaluating the entire education by telling parents about the practices they can use where help is needed to develop compassion towards self-healing skills,~* River of Life application, which evaluates awareness in depth,~* Saying goodbye.