The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of group counseling based on the role theory on function of families with slow-learning children. The present study is a Quasi-experimental research with pre-test and post-test, and with experimental and control groups.
Statistical population includes all mothers of slow-learning children in the city of Hamadan. A sample of 30 subjects selected through available sampling method from high schools with equal numbers of both genders.
Based on cloning features were allocated in experimental and control groups. The experimental groupreceived10group counseling and control group was placed in the waiting list. Data collection instrument is family function questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, covariance analysis andt-test were applied to analyze data. It was found that there is a significant difference between post-test of experimental and control group (p<0.001). t- test showed significant difference in effectiveness of role theory group counseling for mothers with slow-learning girl and boy (p<0.001). So we can conclude that group counseling based on the role theory is effective on improving the function of families with slow-learning children. In addition, this effectiveness is different for families of slow-learning children based on the gender of child.