فصلنامه مددکاری اجتماعی
سال هشتم شماره 30 (زمستان 1398)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment group therapy in the social anxiety of adolescent orphan girls. 

The research method was semi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design and unequal control. The statistical population of the study was all ten to twenty-year-old orphan and foster adolescent girls in the two centers of Ali’s Golestan and Sofraye Sakhavat welfare in Mashhadin year 2017. Sixteen girls who acquired high grades on the pretest of the questionnaire of social anxiety Kanver2000 were selected as the sample population by convenience sampling, and eight girls in each center assigned into the experimental and control groups systematically. Then, ten sessions of the acceptance and commitment therapy were presented for the experimental group. The control group received non. Finally, the posttest was taken from both the experimental and control groups. To analyze the data multivariate analysis of variance and analysis of differential scores were used by the help of SPSS-21 software. 

Findings show that acceptance and commitment group therapy has been effective in reducing the social anxiety of the experimental group in comparison to the control group. [P<0/05] 

According to the research findings, it appears that this approach can be used to reduce the social anxiety of adolescent orphan girls.

In the recent two decades, a special kind of homelessness and rooflessness which is named rough sleepers has been appeared in our country, especially in the big city Tehran. The sleeping rough is a sign and resultant of other social issues in society and it also can lead to many more. Different governmental and non-governmental organizations have executed many interventional projects through different approaches. These interventions gradually inclined to support and empower rough sleepers. The research aim was offering an empowerment model for rough sleepers, based on the social work approach. 

This study was a qualitative type and conducted through the thematic analysis method. Data were collected by semi-structured in-depth interviews with eleven experts in sleeping rough and social pathology fields, in summer 2018. Sampling was initiated with a purposeful method and data was saturated with theoretical sampling. Data were analyzed through the “Wolcott” manner. 

Nine themes or categories emerged from the viewpoint of the experts about the issue and solutions, and shaped the network of empowerment themes. Then, by using a social work-based approach the empowerment model of rough sleepers was planed.

A variety of social factors are affecting the empowerment of rough sleepers and using the contributive method with social work values, principles, and theories strengthens and facilitate this process.

Curriculum of Ph.D. of social work in Iran was first approved in 2003 and in 2006 the University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences admitted first Ph.D. students. This curriculum has not revised since its approval. Due to the widespread social changes over these years in Iran, especially in the social health and social policy area, the Ph.D. program is not sufficiently responsive to the needs of the society and students. In this regard, it is essential to analyze the stakeholders’ feedback on the necessary revision of the curriculum.

A directed content analysis was used in this study. Twelve participants who were teachers, Ph.D. graduates and Ph.D. students of social work at the time of this study were recruited and interviewed through purposive sampling.

Participants recommended several objectives and responsibilities for social work Ph.D. graduates such as policy-making, leadership, and programming, critical theory and theory developing, practicing theoretical and field education and supervision, research, and clinical interventions. The most important inclusion criteria for admission in the Ph.D. of social work were having and a bachelor's and master's degree in social work and have a background career experience. Participants also emphasized on practical and internship courses. 

It is recommended to consider policy-making, leadership, and programming, critical theory and theory developing, practicing theoretical and field education and supervision, research, and clinical interventions as key responsibilities of a social work Ph.D. student. Accordingly, persons with appropriate academic and career background should be admitted to this program. Appropriate teaching methods and practices and internship courses are essential for the Ph.D. curriculum of social work.

A successful society depends on coherent and successful families and it comes true when the choice of couples is made on knowledge to fulfill intimacy. Establishing intimate relationships is hinged upon a variety of factors including the ability to recognize and regulate emotions. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of training of Enneagram typology on emotional self-regulation of couples in the premarital stage.  

This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design and control group. The sample of this study was all couples in the premarital stage were referred to the counseling centers of Isfahan city, among them forty couples were selected by purposive sampling method based on entry and exit criteria and randomly divided into control and experimental groups. The data were collected by the cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire-CERQ. The experimental group received ten sessions of ninety-minute enneagram typology training once a week while the control group received none. After completing the interventions and after forty-five days, both groups responded to the posttest. Analysis of covariance was run to analyze the data.

According to the results, the Enneagram personality types training was effective on emotional self- regulation of couples and there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of emotional self-regulation criteria. [P<0.05]

This study shows that training Enneagram typology by providing insights on the different characteristics of the personality in couples leads them to perceive precise knowledge of the emotional states of themselves and their partner will be effective in preventing future problems in marital life to achieve a successful marriage.

Resilient individuals and groups are equipped with a set of common features that prepare them to overcome the highs and lows of life. The present study was conducted to determine the role of early maladaptive schemas and cognitive emotion regulation strategies in predicting resilience. 

This was a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population of this study included all master's degree students in family counseling at the faculty of psychology and educational sciences of the Islamic Azad University of Tehran's south branch. Two-hundred students were selected through a convenience sampling method. The tools of this research include Young schema questionnaire-short form1996, cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire: Garnovski, Kriaj, and Spinhoven2001; Connor-Davidson’s resilience scale2003. Inferential statistics correlation coefficient and regression were used to analyze the data. 

The findings showed that early maladaptive schemas and the cognitive emotion regulation strategies could predict the resilience and quality of life. The results showed thirty-six percent of the resilience changes are related to early maladaptive schemas and the cognitive emotion regulation strategies.

Considering the predictability of the resilience through early maladaptive schemas and the cognitive emotion regulation strategies, the implementation of workshops with the theoretical basis of early maladaptive schemas and cognitive-emotion regulation strategies seems necessary among counseling students. Also, providing psychological services and counseling available to the general public is another necessity in promoting people's health.