objective: the purpose of the current research is to determine the impact of play therapy on academic achievement of students with mental deficiency of khorramabad exceptional elementary school. method: it was a pre-test, post-test study design. 60 students were selected and according to their mental deficiency characteristics were assigned to either experimental or control group. each group co...

The development of the Person-Centered Approach was divided into phases that presents attitudes are part therapeutic relationship, regardless public served. However, in specificity child psychotherapy, theoretical and practical approach points to existence peculiarities. This study aims present, through narrative literature review, based on Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics, possible charact...

objective: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) in preschoolers usually decreases their academic performance and disrupts parent-child interactions. the present study aimed at evaluating the effect of localized play therapy on preschoolers with adhd. methods: the research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design and control group. using a multi-stage random sampli...

introduction: marital burnout can be considered both an underlying factor for serious martial problems and a consequence of these problems. the present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the emotionally-focused couple therapy (efct) and the problem-centered systems therapy of the family (pcstf) on marital burnout in spouses of recovering addicts. methods: the present quasi-ex...

objective: to compare the effectiveness of rational, behavioral and emotive therapy (rebt) and person-centered therapy (pct) on self-differentiation and intimacy among divorce clients. methods: in quasi-experimental study, 42 divorce clients (both males and females) who presented to the counsling center of sanandaj, iran were sampled. they were categorized into three groups of pct, rebt, and co...

Child sexual abuse (CSA) has long been recognized as a complex and global threat to young children. When it comes mental health, CSA can leave victims with long-term problems that persist into adolescence adulthood, like anxiety depression. Child-centered Play Therapy (CCPT) is an evidence-based approach health treatment CCPT based on the belief play child’s natural language so therapist requir...