Vatankhah M, Hafezi F, Johari fard R. (2024). Comparison effectiveness solution focused kids' skill method and psychodrama on social skill, of educable mentally disabled male students.
Early Childhood Health And Education.
5(1),
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1- Mozhgan Vatankhah, PhD Student in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
2- Fariba Hafezi (Corresponding Author), Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
3- Reza Johari fard, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
Abstract: (305 Views)
Introduction: This research aims to compare the effects of solution focused kids' skill method and psychodrama on the social skills of mentally retarded male students.
Research Method: This research is a semi-experimental type with pre-test-post-test-follow-up and control group, and the target statistical population was selected through targeted sampling available among children aged 9-12 years who referred to Omid exceptional school in the period of 1401-02 located in the city of Sari. The sample of the present study was 45 mentally retarded children who were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The first experimental group underwent solution focused kids' skill method in 8 sessions of 60 minutes, two sessions a week with a solution focused kids' skill method protocol, and the second experimental group underwent psychodrama training in 10 sessions of 90 minutes twice a week, while the group was not given a training certificate in that period of time. The tools used in this research are Gresham and Elliott's social skills questionnaire. The data has been analyzed using covariance using spss-26 software.
Findings: The results showed that the solution focused kids' skill method and psychodrama have a significant effect on the social skills of mentally retarded male students, and the solution focused kids' skill method is more effective compared to the psychodrama approach.
Discussion: The solution focused kids' skill method and psychodrama is a practical and effective method for increasing social skills, and the solution focused kids' skill method is more effective compared to psychodrama.
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Special Received: 2023/12/12 | Accepted: 2024/01/13 | Published: 2024/04/20