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Volume 16, Issue 64 (12-2017)
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The purpose of the present study was carried out in order to investigation of effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on acceptance and growth after break up in female students with break-up experience in girl students who have already experienced break up at Ahwaz city. The population is consisted of the girl students studying in the university, who experienced an emotional break up at least within 3 months to a year ago. The samples were selected as targeted sampling. The sample includes three girl students who got a score higher than 20 on Love Trauma Syndrome Inventory.

In this research, a non-congruent  experimental single case multiple baseline was used and the subjects answered the Admission and Action Questionnaire and Post-traumatic Development and Growth Questionnaire before, during and   end of  treatment and one month after the last treatment. The data was analyzed as visual, improvement percentage, and Reliable Change Index (RCI). The results showed that acceptance and commitment therapy increase acceptance and growth after break up in female students with break-up experience. therapy.


Phd Candidate in Counseling Omid Mohammadi, Ph.d. of Counseling Masoumeh Asmaeili, Ph.d. of Counseling Kumars Farahbakhsh,
Volume 24, Issue 94 (8-2025)
Abstract

Abstract (The article is taken from a PhD thesis)
Objective: The growth and development of counselors is a continuous and lifelong process. Therefore, the aim of this research was to elucidate the growth and development process of family counselors.
 Method: This qualitative study employed a qualitative meta-analysis approach. The population under study consisted of Persian and English articles in the field of growth and development of family counselors. In this research, 107 qualitative articles in Persian and English were reviewed, out of which 18 articles were identified as fully relevant. The relevant articles were selected through extensive searches in databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, SID, NoorMagz, and Magiran. Data analysis was conducted using a systematic review method and the inductive thematic analysis process based on the Thomas and Harden method, which included three stages: open coding, organizing codes into descriptive themes, and finally creating analytical concepts.
Findings: The thematic analysis of the qualitative studies led to the identification of 4 main themes, 13 subcategories, and 230 sub-subcategories. The main themes included "Initiation and Orientation; Activity and Exploration; Transition and Follow-up; Integration and Synergy." The subcategories included: "Non-professional Assistance; Beginner Student and Self-Doubt; Understanding Philosophy and Enhancing Professional Knowledge; Basic Level Performance; Entering the Internship Path and Receiving Supervision; Labeling Oneself as a Professional Specialist; Novice Professional Performance; Contextual Understanding of the Professional Community; Experienced Professional Performance; Deepening Personal and Professional Reflection; Integration of Personal and Professional Self; Self-Transcendence and Self-Enhancement; Mission-Centricity."

Conclusion: The findings indicated that a sense of responsibility and self-confidence during training helps counselors find their unique voice in the profession and achieve integration between their personal and professional selves.

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