The effectiveness of a program based on behavioral therapy using the physical restraint method to reduce self-injurious behaviors in a sample of children with mild intellectual disabilities

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1 أستاذ علم النفس المساعد كلية الدراسات العليا للطفولة جامعة عين شمس

2 مدرس علم النفس - كلية الآداب - جامعة المنصورة

3 مدرس علم النفس - كلية الدراسات العليا للطفولة جامعة عين شمس

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The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of a program based on behavioral therapy using the physical restraint method to reduce self-injurious behaviors in a sample of children with mild intellectual disabilities. The quasi-experimental method was employed to assess the effectiveness of this behavioral therapy program using physical restraint to reduce self-injurious behaviors in a sample of children with mild intellectual disabilities. The study was conducted at the Childhood Care Center for Special Needs , by measuring variables before and after the program, The research sample consisted of 12 children with mild intellectual disabilities, identified as engaging in self-injurious behaviors. Their IQ scores ranged between 55 and 70, and their ages ranged from 10 to 12 years, The researcher used the following tools in this study:  - Self-Injurious Behavior Rating Scale (developed by the researcher), Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (Fifth Edition) (prepared by Safwat Farag), A behavioral therapy program based on the physical restraint method (developed by the researcher), The study concluded: - There are statistically significant differences between the mean ranks of the experimental group’s scores in the pre-test and post-test on the Self-Injurious Behavior Rating Scale in favor of the post-test after applying the physical restraint method. - There are statistically significant differences between the mean ranks of the experimental and control groups on the Self-Injurious Behavior Rating Scale in favor of the experimental group after applying the physical restraint method. -There are no statistically significant differences between the mean ranks of the experimental group’s scores in the post-test and follow-up test on the Self-Injurious Behavior Rating Scale after applying the physical restraint method.

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