Family-centered psychological strategies to reduce behavioral problems of mentally retarded children: a systematic review

Mohammad Zarei Norouzi¹ Niloofar Mikaeili² Sadra Feyzi³

1) M.A Student of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children,University of Mohaghegh Ardabili
2) Professor of Psychology,Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili
3) M.A Student of Clinical Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

IOI Code : XEFF-HGAGB
Publication : 2nd International Conference for Exceptional Children(peecuma.ir)
Abstract :
    One of the most important problems of mental retardation is their difficulties in the field of behavioral skills. Since focusing on the family is one of the ways to improve behavioral skills in mentally retarded children, it seems that conducting a review study will help clarify the effects of family-based interventions on children s behavioral problems. Based on this, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of family-based psychological interventions on behavioral problems and other behavioral skills of mentally retarded children in Iran. This research is a systematic review, in which keywords such as: family therapy, mental retardation, behavioral problems, aggression, etc. are searched in databases such as Google Scholar, academic Jihad database, Iranian scientific documents. , indexed documents were extracted and reviewed according to the criteria for entering the research. The findings of this research showed that family-based treatments have significant effects on children s behavioral problems. Therefore, according to the results of this research, it can be concluded as follows: family-based treatments can be used as a suitable method in the rehabilitation of these children.

Keywords : mental retardation mental disability family therapy parent training parent centered behavioral problems aggression parents of mentally retarded children parenting styles training