فصلنامه فرهنگ مشاوره و روان درمانی
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Awareness of the importance and benefits of applying ethical principles and criteria in a supportive relationship, increases the application of these principles and criteria in counseling. The main question is what are the benefits and effects of observing and applying ethical principles and rules in the counseling process? In the present study, descriptive-analytical and ijtihad methods have been used and Islamic and psychological teachings related to the importance and functions of principles and The ethical rules in counseling have been studied and analyzed. The findings of this study showed that the adherence and application of ethical principles and rules in the counseling process has many social, psychological and professional benefits and effects. Immunity to the helpful relationship, increase the mental health and safety of counselors and clients, promote human values, create security and immunity for colleagues and counseling experts and increase commitment, trust, efficiency, facilitate the counseling process and create acceptance in helpful relationships, The most important positive consequences are adherence to ethical principles and rules in counseling. The more the counselors' commitment to ethical principles increases, the more efficient and secure the counseling process will be..

Referral of single girls and boys to counseling centers on the eve of marriage, during the dating and courtship process, to expertly assess the appropriateness and correctness of their choice, is one of the needs of counseling day. The purpose of this study was to develop a local model of "premarital counseling" for single people on the verge of marriage (suitor couple) and to evaluate the effectiveness of this counseling model on awareness and acceptance, responsibility and marital adjustment, After marriage. For this purpose, the research was conducted in two descriptive and experimental stages. In the descriptive stage of the research, after studying theories related to marriage, studying religious teachings related to marriage and also studying the counseling methods used by counselors and internal experts in this field, this model was developed. In the experimental stage, the effectiveness of this consulting method was evaluated. The research plan of this stage is "applied" in terms of purpose and "quasi-experimental" based on the method of implementation and "pre-test, post-test, follow-up with evidence". For this purpose, 22 individuals (11 couples) who applied for premarital counseling who had referred to a counseling center in Tehran were examined.To evaluate the effectiveness of this counseling method, in the qualitative dimension, the structured interview method was used, and in the quantitative dimension, the statistical method of analysis of variance and independent t-test were used.

The goal of this study was identifying of existing and future opportunities and threats in various dimensions in relation with mental health in the face of coronavirus; to be able to draw positive perspectives and threatening issues. This qualitative research was conducted based on the Delphi research method by holding several sessions and three stages of strategic analysis. To collect of the data, theoretical and research background review and researcher-made questionnaire were used to obtain the opinions of experts. The statistical sample consisted of 17 experts in the fields of psychology, sociology, educational sciences and law who were purposefully selected. The findings show that experts believe that the basic available and forthcoming opportunities in the face of the crisis of coronavirus pandemic can be classified in the education, economic, personal, social, family, medical and legal fields and threats of coronavirus is observed in the psychological, sociological, economic, familial and cultural domains And these areas have the ability to affect the mental health of individuals. The results of this study showed that at first, the peoples, various societies, organizations and governments should not only pay attention to the basic dangers of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, also perceive the current crisis can create opportunities in which both individuals and various organizations by making radical adaptations in a fundamental transformation, prepare themselves for life in the current turbulent world, and this will only be achieved if the current crisis be conceived as an opportunity; Not a mere threat

The aim of present study was to examine the mediating role of hope in the relationship between self-efficacy and flourishing among counselors and psychologists. The research method was correlational using the structural equation modeling method. The sample consisted of 407 counselors and psychologists who were selected online through social media (Female :319, Male: 88). The instruments used were General Self-efficacy scale, Hope scale, and Flourishing scale. Data analysis was performed by statistical methods of Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling using SPSS-24 and AMOS-24 software. The result of structural equation modeling revealed that the model of relationship between self-efficacy, hope and flourishing, had a good fit. According results, high levels of self-efficacy and hope, predicted greater levels of flourishing. Also, hope emerged as a mediator in the link between self-efficacy with flourishing. This study showed that self-efficacy and hope play an important role in the rate of flourishing and targeting them can promote the well-being in counselors and psychologists.

The aim of this study was to study the concerns, attitudes and behavioral changes of married people during the corona crisis. This research was conducted with a qualitative approach and with a phenomenological method and based on the lived experiences of 19 married men and women. Purposeful method was used for sampling. The method of data collection was semi-structured interview and was conducted virtually in April 2016. From the coding of the information obtained in the field of concerns, 20 sub-themes were extracted and in 4 main themes, "pressures related to disease", "pressures related to quarantine period", "pressures related to medium-term consequences of disease" and "pressures related to long-term consequences of disease" »Classified. In the axis of attitudes, 16 sub-themes were extracted and in 5 main themes "attitude of short life and the necessity of seizing opportunities", "crisis, opportunity to learn from experiences", "attitude of necessity of appreciation of resources", "understanding the necessity of self-transcendence and social cohesion" "Humanity" and "Crisis, an opportunity to get out of everyday life." In the axis of behavioral changes, 14 sub-themes were extracted and classified into 3 main themes: "changes in daily life", "changes in relationships and the role of individuals" and "information search and skills acquisition". Based on these findings, it can be concluded that adaptation to long-term quarantine conditions requires behavioral changes and ultimately changes in family lifestyles. Therefore, counselors can use data from data from crisis counseling, especially in challenging the dysfunctional thoughts of couples and parents in families, and

The main aim of this research is to compare attentional bias toward threat among children with signs of internalizing and externalizing disorders. First, we offend the CBCL questionnaire to 700 parents who had an 11-12-year-old son. This questionnaire was done at primary school in the Tabriz area.80 kids were chosen from this population who suffered from depression, anxiety, ADHD and aggression. We chose 20 students for each logical disorder. Then we used a computer test named: DOT-PROB in order to check out attentional bias among these students. The researchers showed that attentional bias toward threat among kids suffering from depression is different from those who have signs of aggression another finding of these research show differences between attentional bias toward threat between children with signs of anxiety and ADHD. In addition, we didn't realize any special difference between attentional bias toward threat among children who have signs of anxiety and those with signs of aggression. Also, we didn't find any special differences in attentional bias toward threat between children who have signs of depression and children with signs of ADHD.

The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness training based metaphors of Molavi's Masnavi on components of psychological capital among depressed female students. In this study, to extract the metaphors of Molavi's Masnavi, directional qualitative content analysis and quantitative content analysis were used with MAXQDA software. The identified codes were validated by coders' reliability method by 5 psychologists who were approved with a degree of agreement of 0.85% and were replaced in the mindfulness protocol. In terms of data collection techniques, the research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test with a control group and one-month follow-up. The statistical population included 195 female students who were psychology students of Chalous branch in 2019-2020 academic year. Forty students were selected through purposive sampling method that achieved high scores in Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (20 people in each group). The content of mindfulness therapy sessions based on metaphors of Molavi's Masnavi was performed in 8 sessions of 90 minutes for the experimental group. Data analysis was performed using SPSS-22 software and mixed analysis of variance method. The results of statistical analysis showed that there was a significant difference (p <0.05) between the mean components of psychological capital (self-efficacy, resiliency, hope and optimism) in the experimental and control groups and also maintained its status in a one-month follow-up. Thus, it can be concluded that mindfulness therapy- based metaphors of Molavi's Masnavi improves the psychological capital of depressed female students.

Many families involve problems due to have mental retardation child. Excessive stress and adjustment problems is only limited number of issues related to mental retardation diagnose in children. One of the appropriate strategies to promote mental health is resiliency. Resilience is the human ability to adapt in the face of diseases, adversity, hardship and ongoing significant life stressors. This study has been done for the purpose of evaluating effect of resilience training on stress of mothers whose have children suffering mental retardation.

the statistical population of the study was all mothers of mental retardation children had educational files in Milad School during the years 1397-1398. The applied method was a semi-experimental design, consisting pretest- post test, and along with a control group. By available sampling, 30 mothers selected; they were put in 2 groups by random 15 of them in experimental group and 15 others in control group. Questionnaires of stress of Abedin and Goldberg mental health questionnaire were utilized for the both ones. The consequences of 8 session’s resilience training, through Covariance analysis(0/01 significance level), appeared that the mothers under the certain training have more promoted in increasing mental health and reduced stress than the mothers did not enjoy those trainings. The resilience training is associated with meaningful effect on reducing stress and increasing mental health of mothers

The experience of transitions as a feature of new career paths highlights the need for innovation in interventions. Among the new interventions, life design interventions with the aim of changing career narratives can be stated. the present study was conducted for 2 purposes. The first goal was to examine the impact of career narrative interventions based on my career story (MCS) and pictorial narratives (PN) on future career autobiography (FCA), and the second goal was to study how these interventions affect the successful transition through making a change in agency and reflexivity. The research method used in this study was qualitative and it was a case study. This study deeply examined the impact of interventions based on my career story and pictorial narratives on a case study that took place in 4 sessions. Data collection methods included in-depth interviews, observation, and document recording. The changes made in the future career autobiography were studied using the future career autobiography form (Rehfuss,2009) as a pre-post intervention comparison. Comparing the pre-post intervention in the case under study, reported that 2 kinds of changes have happened: thematic changes in the future career autobiography form in General Interests to More Specification and Disregard to Direction Theme. The results of the study show that the use of narrative interventions (MCS) and (PN) in the form of a single intervention is useful for the development of the studied futuristic career narratives. Also, making changes in agency and thinking has helped him with transition through college successfully.

Parental bereavement after loss of a child is often more profound and prolonged than grief experienced in other context of other losses and associated with an increased risk for long-term psychological and physical morbidities.

To explore the effectiveness of “unity-oriented psychology concepts instruction” on reducing depression and increasing spiritual well-being in bereaved mothers.

A single-subject study was conducted on three bereaved mothers who lost their children to cancer in Mahak hospital during last 6 to 12 months ago. Each person participated in six (90-minute) individual session of the unity-oriented psychology concepts instruction. Data were collected the using the questionnaire of Beck depression inventory-II and spiritual well-being scale( Paloutzian & Ellison 1982) for eight times( three times at the baseline phase, three times at the intervention phase, and two times at the follow-up phase). The collected data were analyzed by indicators of process changes and calculate the recovery percentage.

The results showed a significant decrease on depression and increase on spiritual well-being compared to the baseline and the most amount of decrease and increase was observed in final intervention session.

considering the effectiveness of the “unity-oriented psychology concepts instruction” on reducing depression and increasing spiritual well-being in bereaved mothers, this intervention can be used to alleviate the psychological pain in this group.