The Effect of Narrative Couple Therapy on Couples Family Functioning in Isfahan

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of narrative couple therapy on couple’s family fun-ctionning. Research procedure was qu-asi experimental with pre-test and pos-t-test and control groups. Sample inc-ludred 30 couples who were referred to Kashani hospital in Isfahan pro-vince in 2007.They were placed randomly in the ex-perimental (15 couples), and control (15 couples) groups Family functioning as dependent var-iable was assessed by Bloom’s Fam-ily Function questionnaire. The experimental group were exposed to narrative couple therapy for nine se-ssions. It was hypothesized that narr-ative couple therapy would improve couple family functioning and it’s di-mesions and out come will differ based on. Results showed that narr-ative couple therapy had improved couple’s Family Functioning (P<0/01) and influenced all dimensions except enmeshment and religious commitme-nt (p<0/05).There was no gender difference (P<0/05).