Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Faculty of Social Sience, Allameh Tabatabaie university, Tehran, Iran.

2 Department of Social Work , Faculty of Social Sciences , Allameh Tabataba'i University , Tehran , Iran.

Abstract

the current research aimed to study the effectiveness of social group work based on solution-focused in secondary school female students. This study an experimental design applied through pre-test and post-test on two groups (control and intervention) with one-month follow-up. The statistical population of study was included all high school female students’ school who were studying in the 2018-2019 academic years. Thirty individuals whose resilience scores were lower than the average value and were eligible for this study were randomly divided into two groups: fifteen persons in control and fifteen persons in intervention group. The intervention group received a social group work based on solution-focused that consisted of eight sessions. During this period, control group did not receive any intervention. After finishing sessions, resilience questionnaire from Connor and Davidson was applied to both groups. after a month, a follow-up test was carried on both groups.
The results showed that there was a significant difference between intervention and control groups regarding resilience and its dimensions. The scores were increased in intervention group after intervention and in follow-up. social group work based on solution-focused could be an effective intervention in working with students.

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