The effectiveness of positive psychotherapy on job attachment and psychological empowerment of teachers of mentally retarded children

Leyla Kosari Moghadam¹

1) Master of Psychology,Azad university, Ardabil branch

IOI Code : XEBA-GKBKB
Publication : Second National Conference on Futurism in Psychology and Educational Sciences(femconf.ir)
Abstract :
    The aim of this study was the effectiveness of positive psychotherapy on psychological empowerment and job attachment of teachers of mentally retarded children. This study was applied in terms of purpose and semi-experimental in terms of method with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The experimental group underwent positive psychotherapy for 8 sessions. Data analysis was performed using SPSS22 software. The results showed that positive psychotherapy has a positive effect on job attachment and psychological empowerment and its components for teachers of mentally retarded children.

Keywords : positive psychotherapy job attachment psychological empowerment children with mental disabilities