Investigate the effectiveness and comparisons of Adler's Individual counseling with Ellis rational-emotional behavioral therapy on conduct disorder in the students

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness and comparisons of Adler's Individual counseling with Ellis rational-emotional behavioral therapy on conduct disorder in the sixth grade elementary students of Maragheh city. In order to do this research, we selected 30 students, who’s scores were more than 35, according to the available sampling in the Conduct Disorder Questionnaire (RSDCD) and they were placed randomly in three Adler, Ellis, and control groups which each group had 10 participants. The independent variable for Adler and Ellis groups was conducted in eight 35-minutes sessions during three consecutive weeks. But the control group continued their normal course of study. The research method to Control group was semi-experimental, and pre or post-test type. The results of covariance analysis showed that in both Adler and Ellis groups in comparison with the control group, the severity of symptoms Conduct Disorder has been decreased, and the results of post hoc test (LSD), showed that the rate of conduct disorder in the Ellis group was less than the Adler and cotrolgroup, and the rate of conduct disorder in the Adler’s counseling group is lower than the control group. So, we can conclude that both Adler and Elise's methods are beneficial to reduce the symptoms of conduct disorder, but the effectiveness of Ellis's rational-emotional behavioral therapy is more than Adler's Individual counseling.