The study of effectiveness of group counseling based on reality therapy on increasing of self esteem in mothers of children with cerebral palsy

Aim and The present study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of group counseling based on the reality therapy on increasing of self esteem in mothers of children with cerebral palsy. Methods and Materials: This research was an experimental research with pre and posttest and control group. The sample included 30 mothers that have children with cerebral palsy problem and we assigned them in experimental and control groups randomly. For gathering data we used the cooper smith self esteem questionnaire (1967) in two stages of pre and post test. Moreover, in order to analyzing data we used covariance analysis. The findings, based on the analysis of covariance, revealed that there are significant differences between mothers of children with cerebral palsy in self esteem degree in post test and pretest. The final conclusion is that the groups counseling on the base of realty therapy increased self esteem in mothers of children with cerebral palsy.