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A seminar on:
The Effect Of Communication Skills Training On Intimacy
And Mental Health Among Participant Couples
In The Premarital Counseling
Pegah A.M. Seidi 10/23/2018
Abstract:
The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of communication skills training on intimacy and mental health of the participant couples attended in premarital counseling sessions in Ahvaz city. The sample consisted of 40 subjects from the mentioned population who were selected via simple random sampling. The study was an experimental one with pretest-posttest and control group. To collect data Walker & Thompson Intimacy Scale (1983) and Goldberg and Hiller General Health Questionnaire (1979) were implemented .The Experimental group was exposed to 8 communication skills training sessions of 60 minutes each. The control group received no intervention. For data analysis the analysis of multivariate covariance (MANCOVA) and one way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was applied as main statistical procedure. The results showed that communication skills training was effective in increasing intimacy and mental health of participant couples in the experimental group.
Seminar on:
Applying therapies in settings affected by long-term political instability and armed conflicts: observations and lessons learned from Iraq
Pegah A.M. Seidi 12/17/2018
During the ISIS crisis in Iraq from 2014 to 2017 new waves of social and psychological unrest, conflict and crisis took place in the region. This crisis led thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs), from other parts of Iraq to flee their homes and seek safety and shelter in Garmian. Very few studies have been conducted on the prevalence of mental health disorders in both Garmian and KRI. Those extant find a high prevalence of mental illnesses in the region compared to other regions .Despite the presence of psychological and social conditions, providing sufficient, high quality mental health services has been challenging. This seminar described article about the results of applying/using therapeutic tools, such as Thought Field Therapy (TFT), to address mental illnesses in the region and KRI. The evidence gathered from applying this therapeutic approach suggests that it is an effective and pragmatic alternative to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), especially in complex settings affected by long-term political instability and armed conflicts.
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