the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of basic swimming skills training on gross motor skills in male autistic children (7-11 years old). for this purpose, 20 autistic children (mean + sd age: 10.3±1.05 yr and bmi: 18.9±1.76 kg/m2) were randomly divided into two groups of experimental and control (each group 10 subjects). the training protocol of the experimental group was impleme...

introduction: in past decades, psychologists have emphasized the effects that family, cultural and social factors (specially, cognitive-behavioral approach and life skills) may have on mental health and on the treatment of mental disorders. the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of confrontation cognitive-behavioral skills through group training on reducing anxiety and enhancing a...

objectives: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group anger management skills training on reducing aggression of mothers with adhd children's. methods: the research method was quasi experimental with pre-test and post-test design with a control group. population of the study was all of the mothers of children's with adhd that referred to counseling and ps...

This article describes a study on the effects of a self-instruction training programme in communication skills for psychology students at the Open University of the Netherlands in comparison to a fully supervised training. We expected both training programmes to increase students’ knowledge and skills, as well as their self-efficacy and motivation concerning the use of skills. Furthermore we ex...

Junior medical staff provides a large proportion of undergraduate student education. However, despite increasing numbers of resident-as-teacher training programs, junior doctors may still not be sufficiently prepared to teach medical students. Hence, medical schools should consider implementing formal teaching skills training into undergraduate curricula.

ABSTRACTGlobally, lives of seven billion people lie in the hands of 59 million health workers for care throughout their lifespan. This study purposed to establish the influence of cognitive learning objective domain on clinical competence development among clinical officer interns in Meru and Tharaka-Nithi Counties. The study used a descriptive longitudinal research design, which was nece...

ABSTRACTGlobally, lives of seven billion people lie in the hands of 59 million health workers for care throughout their lifespan. This study purposed to establish the influence of cognitive learning objective domain on clinical competence development among clinical officer interns in Meru and Tharaka-Nithi Counties. The study used a descriptive longitudinal research design, which was nece...

Objectives: Schizophrenia is responsible for a significant proportion of burden of mental diseases in Iran. Lack of a follow-up system has resulted in the repeated hospitalizations. In this study it is hypothesized that standardized living skills training delivered to participants with schizophrenia in outpatient and inpatient centers can be effective compared to a  control group (with occ...