TY - JOUR ID - 16608 TI - The effect of drama therapy base on social skill adjusting behavior of mental retarded girls (IQ=55-70 , 14-30 years old) JO - Journal of Research in Rehabilitation Sciences JA - JRRS LA - en SN - 1735-7519 AU - Foadodini, Mansooreh AU - Beydokhti, Hossein AD - MSc, Occupational Therapy, Southern Khorasan Welfare Organization, Birjand, Iran AD - MSc, Medical Library and Information Sciences, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 VL - 8 IS - 5 SP - 913 EP - 918 DO - 10.22122/jrrs.v8i5.558 N2 - Introduction: The rate of mild mental retardation is about 2 percent among school children. These children are able to satisfy their needs and meet the community expectations. Therefore, educational programs must be designed in such a way that they help this population develop suitable and effective social relations. The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of drama therapy on adjusting the behaviors of mild mentally retarded girls with age range of 14 to 30 years.Introduction: The rate of mild mental retardation is about 2 percent among school children. These children are able to satisfy their needs and meet the community expectations. Therefore, educational programs must be designed in such a way that they help this population develop suitable and effective social relations. The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of drama therapy on adjusting the behaviors of mild mentally retarded girls with age range of 14 to 30 years.Results: Data analysis indicated that the scores of adjusting behavior were significantly different comparing pre- and post-test condition and this difference was positive (P = 0.002).Conclusion: In the studied sample, drama therapy improved adjusting behavior.Keywords: Social skills, Vineland scale, Drama therapy, Mild mental retardation, Adjusting behavior UR - https://jrrs.mui.ac.ir/article_16608.html L1 - https://jrrs.mui.ac.ir/article_16608_12ce4311eca39b57b9a3c937c1221d0d.pdf ER -