Document Type : Original Articles
Author
Department of psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Background: Learning social skills presents a significant challenge for Hearing Impaired Children (HIC). Play therapy is a recommended intervention to facilitate and accelerate social-emotional development. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Puppet Play Therapy (PPT) on the social skills of male children aged 6 to 9 years with Cochlear Implants (CI).
Methods: This quasi-experimental study utilized a pretest-posttest design with a control group. A total of 24 male students aged 6 to 9 years with CI were randomly assigned to the experimental (n=12) and control (n=12) groups. The
experimental group received cognitive-behavioral play therapy using puppets in ten 45–60-minute sessions. Social skills were assessed using the Gersham and Eliot Social Skills Rating System during the pretest and posttest.
Results: The findings indicated that the mean scores of three social skills subscales, including cooperation (P<0.001), assertion (P<0.001), and selfcontrol (P<0.001), were significantly higher in the experimental group after receiving PPT.
Conclusion: The results suggest that Puppet Play Therapy is an effective intervention for enhancing social skills in children with CI, and it can serve as a valuable supplementary rehabilitation approach.
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