effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on social adjustment and internalized shame mothers of children with mental retardation

Abstract

The aim of Present study was study the effectiveness of therapy based on acceptance and commitment on social adjustment and internalized shame mothers of children with mental retardation. Study type was semi experimental, pre-posttest design with control group. Population include all mothers of children with mental retardation of Andimeshk city in 2016. 30 students were chosen with cluster sampling method and assigned into tow experimental and control groups (each group n=15).experimental group received 10 sessions group therapy based on acceptance and commitment weekly (each session 90 minute duration). Instruments were bell social adjustment Inventory and Cook internalized shame scale. data analyzed with multiple analyze of covariance. Findings showed that there is significant differences between experimental and control groups in social adjustment and internalized shame (p>0/001). In whole findings indicated the role and importance group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on increasing social adjustment and decreasing internalized shame mothers of children with mental retardation.

Keywords

• key words: group therapy based on acceptance and commitment
• social adjustment
• internalized shame
• mothers
• children with mental retardation