Assessment of Basic Benefits of Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy in Working with a Group of Multicultural Students

Abstract

This research was done with a group of multicultural students who were pursuing their studies in Turkey. The aim of the research is to evaluate the benefits of Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy in working with groups of multicultural students. The research data are based on the therapeutic process, which was used in ten psychotherapeutic sessions by applying Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy, with the methods and techniques, such as: the concept of positum, the principle of hope, the balance model, stories and the psychotherapeutic process, all made within the five phases of therapy. The participants in the group therapy were six females from different national backgrounds. All participants expressed complaints about the adaptation process in the new environment. The research results are based on oral data from participants’ feedback at the end of each session and at the end of the therapeutic process.

Keywords

• student group
• multicultural
• adaptation
• positive psychotherapy
• therapeutic process