Soheila Shahshahanipour

Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - An Approach towards Promoting Iranian Caregivers’ Knowledge on Early Childhood Development

Background: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), parents need to be informed about Early Childhood Development (ECD). Different methods of parents’ education include group-based, face-to-face, book, booklet, web-based, technology-based, and mobile learning using laptops, tablets, and cell phones. Paying attention to caregivers' attitudes is the first step to their education. The ob...

[ 2 ] - تدوین پروتکل مداخلات به هنگام در تأخیر تکامل گفتار و زبان کودکان خردسال: یک تجربه منحصربه فرد در کشور

Objective Speech and language disorders, when happening during childhood will ultimately lead to important negative outcomes in the life of the child. The farther we move from this critical period, that is, the first 3 years of life, the less will be the positive effects of environmental stimuli on the development of speech and language. Early detection of children at risk for or...

[ 3 ] - غربالگری تکامل حیطه فردی – اجتماعی کودکان 4 تا 60 ماهه با استفاده از آزمون غربالگری تکاملی دنور2 وپرسشنامه سنین و مراحل

Objective: This research was made to personal- social developmental screening of 4-60 months old children in Tehran city by DDST-II and ASQ and determining the agreement coefficient of two tests. Materials & Methods: In this study, the personal-social developmental status of 197 children 4-60 months old were screened by using ASQ and PDQ (93 girls and 104 boys). Convenient sampling was used....

[ 4 ] - Validity and Reliability Determination of Parents Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) in 4-60 Months old Children in Tehran

Objectives: There are various developmental screening tools that are different in terms of psychometric characteristics and choosing the best one is challenging for the pediatrician. This research was designed to identify the validity and reliability of Parents Evaluation of Developmental Status, a developmental screening questionnaire, in 4-60 months-old children in the city of Tehran. Meth...

[ 5 ] - Graduate Students’ Satisfaction with Supervisory Performance in Thesis Process in University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation (USWR) in 2011-2012

Introduction: This research was designed to determine the satisfaction level of postgraduate students of USWR with supervisory performance of supervisor and advisor in Thesis process in 1390-1391. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on postgraduate students of USWR who were preparing for thesis defense between 2011 October to 2012 June. Samples were selected through c...

[ 6 ] - The Effectiveness of Assertiveness Training on Anxiety Symptoms in School-Age Children With Specific Learning Disorder

Objective: Specific learning disorder is a type of neurodevelopmental disorder, in which children with disabilities have difficulty understanding, or using spoken and written language. The disorder diagnoses when children have significant reading, writing, and math skills lower than expected. One of the characteristics of children with a learning disorder is the presence of anxiety symptoms, wh...