فاعلية برنامج تدريبي سلوكي في خفض الإضطرابات السلوكية والإنفعالية لدى عينة من الشباب ذوي الإعاقة الذهنية
Date
2020-06-07
Authors
الآء خالد يوسف الزبون
Alaa Khaled Al Zboun
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Publisher
Al-Quds University
Abstract
The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of behavioral training program in
decreasing behavioral and emotional disorders among youth with Intellectualdisability.
In order to achieve the goals of this study, the researcher developed a behavioral and
emotional estimating tool. It was composed of 6 dimensions. They are aggression,
behavior, hyperactivity and attention deficit, social withdrawal, stubbornness,
commitment to law and rules, stress and continuous pressure. This tool was presented to
specialized arbitrators to prove its validity and reliability through applying it on a chosen
group. This group was chosen from the population not the sample. Then a Holisti
equation was done to observe the variables.
The sample was youth with a moderate intellectual disability. They were chosen
intentionally from Al Malath charitable society; to determine the behavioral and
emotional problems for them by applying (pre test).
According to the pre-test result, the researcher targeted the main three dimensions that
got the highest mean and items that got moderate mean of 2.34 and above for each
member; to achieve short and long term goals.
The researcher has applied the behavioral training program that was revised by many
specialists of special education. The training program was composed of 21 groups and
individual training sessions with different activities and behavioral modification
strategies such as differential reinforcement, modeling, repetition, feedback, prompting,
and reinforcement schedules. The sample received the behavioral training program
sessions. Then, a post-test was applied on them. Also, virtual interview was applied with
the sample’s family to elicit their perspectives toward the effectiveness of the training
program.
The result showed the effectiveness of the behavioral training program in decreasing the
behavioral and emotional disorder among youth with Intellectual disability. The mean of
males was higher than the mean of females in the whole dimensions exceptthe
commitment to law and rules one. Also, the mean of ages (26-30) was (1.31). It was
higher than the mean of the ages (20-26) which was (1.20) for the whole dimensions.