Influence of Narrative therapy on adjustment rate of mentally retarded boys and girls living Esfarayen City
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 8, Issue 12
Abstract
The aim of the present study is to survey effectiveness of Narrative therapy on consistency rate of mentally retarded children. Based on pilot project framework, 20 first-grade students (10 boys and 10 girls) with mental deficiency constituted the experiment and control groups. Study population included 36 individuals. The research design was pretest - posttest with control group. To measure consistency rate, children adjustment inventory was used. The participants of the experiment groups received 18 sessions (15-30min) narrative therapy within 6 weeks. Data analyses were carried out using covariance analyses. The results showed that narrative therapy improves adjustment of the subjects. It can be concluded, then, that narrative therapy reduces symptoms of inconsistency among mentally retarded children. Thus, narrative therapy can be used as an efficient technique to treat inconsistency among mentally retarded children.
Authors and Affiliations
Hassan Bagheri nia ph. D| PhD in education, assistant professor, Hakim Sabzevari University Hakim Sabzevari University, Tuhid Shahr, Sabzevar, Khorasan Razavi, Iran, email: hbaghrinia@gmail.com, Zeinab Mehri| MSc of rehabilitation counseling, consultant in Shahid Dastgheib School Shahid Dastgheib Education Center, Farmandari Sq, Esfarayen, North Khorasan, Iran., Zahra Davoodi| MSc of rehabilitation counseling, consultant in Shahid Dastgheib School Shahid Dastgheib Education Center, Farmandari Sq, Esfarayen, North Khorasan, Iran., Farzaneh Sadat Dehghani| MSc of rehabilitation counseling, consultant in Shahid Dastgheib School Shahid Dastgheib Education Center, Farmandari Sq, Esfarayen, North Khorasan, Iran.
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