فصلنامه فرهنگ مشاوره و روان درمانی
پیاپی 39 (پاییز 1398)

The importance of the structure of aptitude as a determining element in choosing life paths in general and educational and professional careers in particular has always been acknowledged by the researchers of the field. Amongst miscellaneous majors sub-classified under the educative and behavioral sciences, it seems that despite having a prominent and influential position in different areas especially educational and professional ones, and also enjoying a high level of scientific richness and meaningful content in terms of theorizing and producing new knowledge, Counseling has not explicitly addressed the subject matter of aptitude at sufficient length. The present qualitative research has made an attempt to delve into identification of aptitude by using two qualitative methods, i.e. synthetic analysis and theme analysis. To accomplish this goal, the technical texts in counselling were referred to so as to collect and record their views about the ways in which aptitude can be identified. The obtained data was then analyzed by seven-level Colaizzi’s method and drawing a network of themes was made possible. By drawing a network of themes, 29 counseling methods and techniques which could be used in aptitude identification precess were specified. The results of this research, which is regarded as basic research and a prerequisite, can be used effectively to take the next step towards devising a model and a domestic method for identification of aptitude in Iran. Keywords: identification of aptitude, talent, counseling methods

The purpose of study was to investigate the process of new academic guidance in ninth grade from the perspective of counselors in secondary schools.

The present study was conducted using a qualitative method based on thematic analysis. The study population were all counselors of the schools in the academic year of 97-96 and a targeted sampling method. As a result, among counselors, 10 counselors were selected. Sample selection and interview continued until data saturation. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. All interviews were recorded with the permission of the participants, then, for further analysis, the text of the interviews was carefully placed on the paper and after modifying the themes, they are were thoroughly analyzed and the categories are classified.

Analysis of the findings from the semi-structured interview resulted in identifying four main categories: 1) Failure of the educational guidance process; 2) Testing problems; 3)Awareness; 4) The necessity of facilities for optimal implementation.

Based on the findings of the research, it can be concluded that there is a long gap between the ministry's notification guidelines and the correct implementation of it, and the student's academic guidance failed to implement what was enacted in the regulation. Therefore, for the pathology of the process, the corrective opinions of the counselors and experts in this field should be received and the current process of academic guidance should reviewed and revised expertly in order to reach for the desired balancing in the document of fundamental transformation.

The purpose of present study was to investigate the effectiveness of holographic reprocessing therapy on the meaning in life, fear of negative evaluation and rumination of depressed women. This was a multiple baseline single-case study design. Tow depressed women who referred to social emergency center of Badroud city participated to the study and received 12 sessions holographic reprocessing therapy. Two weeks before the intervention, both of participants answer to meaning in life questionnaire (Steger & et al, 2006), fear of negative evaluation scale (Leary, 1983) and Ruminative response scale (Nolen-Hoeksema & Morrow, 1991). Also, the participants answered to thes questionnaire one day before the first session, as well as in the fourth, eighth and and twelfth intervention sessions and finally one month after the end of the sessions as follow up. The data were analyzed using graph analysis, improvement percentile rank and reliable change index. The findings showed that there were significant clinically and statistically improvement in The findings showed that there were significant clinically and statistically decrease in rumination of the participants after treatment. After two months of follow-up, differences were also maintained, indicating the sustainability of the therapeutic effects. According to the results, it can be concluded that holographic reprocessing therapy has significant effect on the meaning in life, fear of negative evaluation and rumination of depressed women was.

Sexual abuse is among the psychological trauma that seriously threatens the health of adolescents and requires them professional help. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of ACT-CBT therapy and parent management training (PMT) on the affective capital of adolescent boy with sexual abuse. The research method was semi-experimental, and research design was three groups with three stages include pre-test, post-test and two months of follow-up. Among fifty 14-17 years old adolescent boys with sexual abuse in Isfahan, in the summer 2018, 45 adolescent were selected based on criteria of entry and exit and then randomly assigned in three groups, each group with 15 adolescent. Golparvar (2017) affective capital questionnaire was used to measure the dependent variable in the pretest, post-test and two months of follow-up. The ACT-CBT therapy and parent management training (PMT) received treatment in 10 sessions and the control group did not receive any treatment. The data were analyzed by repeated measure analysis of variance and post-hoc Bonferroni test. The results of multivariate analysis of covariance and post-hoc Bonferroni test showed that, only there is a significant difference between ACT-CBT therapy with parent management training (PMT) and the control group in affective capital (P <0.01), but there was no significant difference between parent management training (PMT) and the control group (P->0.05).

Infancy period is very important in life. This is a time of fundamental formation of character. In this investigation, effectiveness of instructional plan of child-rearing with emphasis on choice theory on improvement of parent-child relationship and life-satisfaction of mothers is studied. In this research, the assumption was that instruction of instructional plan of child-rearing with emphasis on choice theory is influential on parent-child relationship and life-satisfaction of mothers. This research was quasi-experimental with pre-post test and control group. The statistical population of this research consisted of all mothers living in Tehran. The sample consisted of 30 mothers. parent-child relationship Measure and Satisfaction with Life Scale are used in this study. Covariance test has been used for the analysis. The results showed that instructional plan of child-rearing has a meaningful influence on the parent-child relationship and life-satisfaction of mothers. Therefore this instructional plan can be effective on increase of parent-child relationship and life-satisfaction of mothers.

Forgiveness brings mental, social, mental and physical benefits to the elderly, and also reduces anxiety, depression, mental illness, heart disease, and blood pressure. The purpose of this study was to explain the forgiveness of the elderly through gratitude, happiness and acceptance with the mediating role of self-empowerment. The research method was descriptive correlations and structural equations. The statistical population of the study consisted of all the elderly members of the municipality centers of Tehran municipality in 1396, of which 950 were selected by cluster sampling. Data was collected by Fordes Happiness Questionnaire, the unconditional acceptance of James and colleagues, Megaculov's appreciation, the psychological power of Ego Strom and colleagues, and the forgiveness of Ehshamzadeh et al. Then, using Pearson correlation and structural equation, the results were analyzed. The results of Pearson correlation test showed that the dependent variable of the research, forgiveness with all the variables of research has a significant relationship (p <0.05). For all these positive relationships, this means that increasing each of the independent variables (appreciation, acceptance, happiness and self-empowerment) leads to an increase in forgiveness. The study of intensity of correlations shows that the strongest relationship with forgiveness is related to their ability and happiness, respectively. By enlisting the elderly of his abilities and strengthening the sense of appreciation, happiness and acceptance in him, one can raise the positive attitude of the elderly towards himself and the surrounding world, the amount of forgiveness and mental health of them.

The Present study aimed to Design model cognitive flexibility based on Trend Analysis of Changes of Life Cycle in divorcing couples. Methodology was descriptive- correlation. Statistical population was demanding couples of divorce referring to family court in 2018 in East Azerbaijan, Iran. Using a purposeful sampling method, 200 couples (400 participants) who met the inclusion criteria were selected. Research tools were questionnaire of Dennis & Vander Wal’s (1978) cognitive flexibility. Collected data were analysed using Structural Equation Modeling and path analysis. Finding showed that Changes of cognitive flexibility in Life Cycle of demanding couples of divorce is significant. The most cognitive flexibility related to stages of getting engagement and no child. cognitive flexibility decrease after entrancing first child and the least cognitive flexibility related to adolescence and again increase in empty nest (P<0.01). The results of research provide some evidence to suggest that there is a curvilinear relationship between cognitive flexibility of spouses and family Life Cycle. Therefore, was suggested that couples pay attention to social skills training for adolescents and after that reconstruct their relationships with others. Keywords: Life Cycle, Divorce, Cognitive flexibility.