Effectiveness of Life Skills Education by Empowerment Approach to Social Work on Physically and Motor Handicapped Girls

authors:

avatar Asma BANIASAD 1 , * , avatar Ghonche Raheb 1 , avatar Adibeh Barshan 2 , avatar Mostafa Eghlima 1 , avatar Abbas Davarmanesh 3 , avatar Marjan Farzi 4

Department of Social Work, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Student of PhD of educational assessment,university of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Department of Psychometric, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences: Vol.14, issue 10; e93199
published online: October 24, 2012
article type: Research Article
received: November 14, 2011
accepted: January 18, 2012

How To Cite BANIASAD A, Raheb G, Barshan A, Eghlima M, Davarmanesh A, et al. Effectiveness of Life Skills Education by Empowerment Approach to Social Work on Physically and Motor Handicapped Girls. Zahedan J Res Med Sci. 2012;14(10):e93199. 

Abstract

Background : This study determined the effectiveness of life skills training by empowerment approach to social work on personal and social adjustment of physically motor handicapped girls.
Materials and Methods : The study was semi-experimental design and used pretest-posttest plan with a control group. The intervention group participated in 8 session's life skills training by empowerment approach to social work, and a control group received no teaching. To gathering information from California questionnaire were used. To examine significances, independent t-test was used.
Results : There is significant difference in posttest scores between the intervention and control groups (p<0.05) but neurological syndrome is not only significant change (p>0.05)
Conclusion : Life skills education by empowerment approach to Social work is effective way to promote a level’s adjustment of physical motor disabilities girls.

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