Background: Parents of children with chronic health conditions can face many challenges. The Tree of Life narrative therapy group intervention aims to connect parents with their skills and resources before collectively exploring the ‘storms’ (challenges) they face. A narrative-informed evaluation aimed to story the parents’ experiences of attending the group. Methods: Seven parents attended a Tree of Life group intervention and then participated in a narrative-informed group interview to generate stories regarding their experience of the group. The interview was recorded with consent and later transcribed. Results: A thematic analysis was undertaken and highlighted that the group offered parents a ‘safe place to stand’ to talk about difficulties; a different perspective on their situation; connection with the skills of other parents; new ideas to introduce more independence to their child; and togetherness within the ‘storms’ (challenges). Conclusions: The narrative-informed evaluation offered opportunities to further thicken parents’ preferred identity stories whilst also contributing to the evidence base of narrative-informed group interventions for parents.

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对有身体健康状况儿童父母的生命之树的叙事知情评估

背景：患有慢性疾病的儿童的父母可能面临许多挑战。生命之树叙事治疗小组干预旨在将父母与他们的技能和资源联系起来，然后共同探索他们面临的“风暴”（挑战）。以叙述为依据的评估旨在讲述父母参加小组的经历。方法：七名家长参加了生命之树小组干预，然后参加了一个叙事知情的小组访谈，以产生有关他们在小组中的经历的故事。采访在同意的情况下被记录下来，后来被转录。结果：进行了主题分析，并强调该小组为父母提供了一个“安全的站立场所”来谈论困难；对他们的处境有不同的看法；与其他父母的技能联系；为孩子引入更多独立性的新想法；和“风暴”（挑战）中的团结。结论：叙事知情评估提供了进一步丰富父母偏好的身份故事的机会，同时也有助于为父母的叙事知情群体干预提供证据基础。