برنامج إرشادي لتعليم إخوة المعاقين عقليا تحسين السلوك التكيفي لأخوتهم المعاقين عقليا ذوي متلازمة داون

الملخص EN

This study aims to explore the effectivess of a designed counseling program for teaching « normal » brothers to improving the adjustment behaviour of their handicaped brother .The methodology is based on a quasi-experimental longitudinal approach.

One group design with before and after testing was used.

To test this study hypothesis Ten « normal » adolescents who are brothers of handicaped were selected.

Their age ranges between 13 and 18 years.

The sample is selected from Two places : ‘Mentally Retarted Children Pedagogical Center’, and ‘Mentally Handicaped Children Hope Association in chlef state .

The researchers used the American Adaptation Behavior Scale of Mental retardation (2004), This scale is translated by Al Hussein (2004), and counseling program.

Data analysis was performed by using SPSS program.

The results confirmed the hypothses, which implies that the designed counseling program was effective in for teaching « normal » brothers to improving the adjustment behaviour of their handicaped brother .

The results were discussed on the basis of literature review, previous studies, and on the basis of the sample characteristics .