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Study aim
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The Effect of Cognitive Therapy on Anxiety, Self-esteem, Social Behavioral Skills and Academic Self-Efficacy in Children with Learning Disorder
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Design
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This study was conducted as a pre-test and post-test clinical trial in two groups of control and experiment. A cognitive therapy game using the "Cat Cat" method will be performed in a 16-session program, 3 days a week, for 45 minutes. Test evaluation tools consist of Colorado Wilkat learning difficulties questionnaires, Jink & Morgan's self-efficacy questionnaire, Rater's Teacher's Inventory, Spence Anxiety Inventory, Cooper Smith's Self-Esteem Questionnaire, Gersham and Elliott Social Proficiency Questionnaire.
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Settings and conduct
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After receiving the ethics code from Semnan University of Medical Sciences and obtaining a referral letter for Rehabilitation Centers and Semnan Learning Disorders School, following the ethical point of view, the purpose of the study, the methods and conditions of the test, for all participants fully explained will be given. Questions and answers will be given to participants in order to resolve any ambiguity. Also, all written consent will be received from all participants. Two occupational therapists are participating in this study. One of them is a tester and a blind therapist and the other is a therapist and familiar with the treatment. Before the commencement of group cognitive therapy games sessions, participants attend a single session in a quiet room, away from any stimulus by the examiner using the study tools. Then therapeutic interventions "are conducted in a 16-session program of 3 days a week for 45 minutes for participants in a group, each with a total of 10-8 children. After completing the therapeutic sessions, the function of each The participants will be tested by the test, at all stages of the test, the same conditions will be followed for all samples. The therapist participated in the group meetings in equal shares in the treatment interventions and the principles of the treatment group for all subjects The participants in the school will be grouped together
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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The criteria for entering the study include: ages 12-8, children with reading disorder with psychiatrist's diagnosis, and exclusion criteria including other psychiatric disorders, lack of cooperation between the child and parents in treatment sessions, and evaluations before and after intervention will be.
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Intervention groups
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After receiving the ethics code from Semnan University of Medical Sciences and obtaining a referral letter for Rehabilitation Centers and Semnan Learning Disorders School, following the ethical point of view, the purpose of the study, the methods and conditions of the test, for all participants fully explained will be given. Questions and answers will be given to participants in order to resolve any ambiguity. All participants will also receive written informed consent. Before the commencement of group cognitive therapy games sessions, participants attend a single session in a quiet room, away from any stimulus by the examiner using the study tools. Then therapeutic interventions "are conducted in a 16-session program of 3 days a week for 45 minutes for participants in a group, each with a total of 10-8 children. The control group also received common therapeutic treatment After completing the attending sessions, the performance of each participant will be re-evaluated by the test, and at all stages of the test, the same conditions will be met for all samples. The therapist will also treat all samples equally in group meetings. Therapeutic interventions and the principles of group therapy will be respected for all.
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Main outcome variables
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1. Anxiety
2. Self-esteem
3. Social skills
4. Learning difficulties
5. Academic self-efficacy
6. Behavior