Problem Solving Skills Training Using Illustrated Stories and Social Skills of Young Girls with Intellectual Disability in the City of Shahre Ray

Background and Aim : Individuals with intellectual disability have problems in their social skills.Methods : A life skills program based on illustrated stories was designed to help these children in practicing their everyday life skills. Effectiveness of this intervention was evaluated by a semi-experimental with pretest-posttest and a control group. 15 students (17-22 years old) in the experimental group participated in this program, and the control group did not receive any treatment. Parents’ form of the Social Skills Rating Scale (Gresham and Elliott, 1990) was used to measure their social skills. The obtained data were analyzed using Analysis of the Covariance (MANCOVA).Results : The findings showed significant differences (p<0/05) between the experimental and the control group in all subscales of social skills including cooperation, assertiveness, and self-control.Conclusion : At the end, using illustrated stories for improving social skills was discussed. Further discussions as well as suggestions for future research are presented.

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Social skills ، problem solving skills ، young Girls with intellectual disability