Journal of Counseling Research

Ali Sheykholeslami, Ph.D - Hosein Ghamari Qivi, Ph.D - Masood Moradi, Ph.D - Yosra Mohammadi, M.A The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of gestalt therapy on quality of life and psychological well-being of mothers of children with intellectual disability. The research method was semi-experimental with pretest-posttest design, with control group. The statistical population of this study included all mothers of children with intellectual disability in well-being organization centers in city ofArdabil in the year 2014-15. At first, one center that was accessible was selected. Then, from among mothers with children at this center 30 mothers were selected through simple random sampling which were randomly assigned to the treatment group (15 individuals) and control group (15 individuals). The treatment group received group gestalt therapy in 10 sessions. Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire and Quality of Life Questionnaire (World Health Organization) were used for gathering data. Data were analyzed by multivariable co-variance test. Findings confirmed the research hypothesis about the effectiveness of group gestalt therapy on psychological well-being and quality of life of mothers of children with intellectual disability. In conclusion, group gestalt therapy seems to have asignificant effect on increasing the psychological well-being and quality of life of mothers of children with intellectually disability.

 Aim: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between job satisfaction and quality of life and adaptability at home of employees (fixed and rotating shifts) ShirazHospitals .

Materials & Methods: The purpose of the research, was application and the method was correlation. The population consisted of all staff in Dena, madar and khodadoust hospital in 1393 to 750 cases were identified, of which 120 were selected by simple random sampling. Data collected through 3 questionnaire: Job Satisfaction (JDI, 1951), quality of life (SF36, 1992) and compatibility Bell (1961). To analyze the data, Pearson correlation and regression simultaneously, and multivariate analysis of variance was used.

Findings: The results showed that job satisfaction, quality of life and adaptability at home of employee have a direct and positive relations. As well as the adaptability at home and quality of life, there is a direct relationship. Between job satisfaction and quality of life and adaptability in the home in fixed and rotating shifts employee, significant differences were found.

Conclusion: Enhanced quality of life and job satisfaction for hospitals personnel, because of dealing with the humanitarian issues have a special importance. Teaching Skills to cope with stress to adapt to the workplace and home can be useful.