Background and Objectives: Divorce is a stressful life event both for parents and children. Nowadays, an increase in the divorce rate is one of the major problems and concerns in many countries of the world, especially in Iran. Divorce can be a deterrent factor in the personal growth and development of the children from broken families. This study aimed to develop a groupcounseling model based on spirituality to boost psychological well-being in girls from divorced families. Methods: This experimental study was conducted on a total of 20 girls from divorced families using pretest-posttest control group design. The study population were selected through convenience sampling technique. The subjects were divided into two groups of experimental (n=10) and control groups (n=10). Those in the experimental group were taught spiritual issue in 8 sessions (2 h per session) in a form of group counseling model. The well-being of the participants was assessed by the 48-item Ryff's Psychological Well-being Questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed by ANCOVA. Results: The results showed that spiritual group counseling could significantly increase the psychological wellbeing of girls from divorced families (p<0.05). Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that spiritual therapy can be used to increase the psychological well-being of girls from divorced families.

The birth of children with intellectual disability may exert adverse effects on mothers and reduce their s tate of hope. In the meantime, a spiritual skill training program may promote the adaptation ability in critical situations and improve interpersonal relationships and problem solving skills, which ultimately empower this group of mothers. Therefore, the purpose of this s tudy was to inves tigate the effect of spiritual skills training on the s tate of hope in mothers with intellectual disabled children. Materials and Methods: This is a pretes t-pos ttes t control group experimental research. For the assessment expectancy, Snyder's hope scale was applied. The data presented here was obtained from 20 mothers having children with intellectual disability. They were selected via a convenience sampling method. 10 mothers in the experimental and 10 mothers in the control group were assigned randomly. The experimental group received the educational interventions through eight sessions (90-120 minute). The pos t-tes t was taken after the intervention. Results: Spiritual skill training program significantly improved the s tate of hope in mothers with intellectual disabled children. Conclusion: Planning a training program for mothers with intellectual disabled children could be used to improve their s tate of hope.

Introduction he diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (fifth edition) defines social anxiety disorder as marked or severe anxiety or fear of social situations in which individuals are being watched or monitored by others. When faced with social situations, these individuals are terrified to be negatively evaluated by others as well as be judged as anxious, weak, ignorant, tedious, and non-friendly people (1). Social anxiety disorder is one of the most common psychological diseases and the third most common psychiatric disorder in the general population (2). Social anxiety has severe negative effects on mental, physical and social health, as well as the quality of life and performance of the patients. This disorder leads to considerable disabilities, thereby reducing levels of meaningfulness and purposefulness in daily life (3).