Objective: Study of effectiveness of “home based training” in community based rehabilitation program on disabled people, under supervised of 21 pilot cities health and medical networks, who were trained and evaluated at the end of the course.Materials & Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 614 disabled people who had participated in “home based training” were selected with stratified random sampling method. They were evaluated according to function progress level variables by community based rehabilitation programme experts. Age, sex, disability groups, employment state and teacher’s relation variables were studied from their files and recording datas. Statistical analysis was performed with Chi-square test.Results: There was a relationship between age group and disability group with functional progress level (P = 0.014 & P <0.001). Low age groups, visional disabled group, epileptic patients and individuals with learning problems had the best results. High age groups, mixed disability group and individuals with verbal and hearing problems had the least results. There was a relationship between teacher’s relation with progress or nonprogress state (P = 0.038). Individuals that they were own teachers had the best results and individuals with teachers other than first or second relation or health worker had the least results.Conclusion: Home based training in community based rehabilitation programme is an effective method for improving disabled people in some selected groups.

The aim of this survey research was to study the elementary school teachers’ attitudes toward the inclusive education. Using stratified random sampling method, 177 teachers (149 females & 28 males) were selected from primary school teachers of educational region 3 in Tehran, Iran in academic year of 2014-2015. Attitude Toward Mainstreaming Scale (ATMS) questionnaire was used as a research tool. The data were analyzed by One-Sample T test, Independent-Sample T test. Results showed that the primary school teachers have a negative attitude toward philosophy of inclusive education. They didn’t have sufficient knowledge in terms of the philosophy of inclusive education. In addition, such teachers have estimated weak performance regarding their abilities to teach SENs students. The results also showed that the teachers evaluated SEN students’ behavior negatively. There was no significant relationship between teachers’ attitudes, gender and receiving special training related to SEN (Special Education Needs) students. These findings have a critical value for educational policy makers and planners because of their effect on inclusion process in the system of education.

Objective: This research aimed at comparison effects of a new and current "training program for community rehabilitation workers of Community Based Rehabilitation", in enhancing their knowledge, attitude and skills.Materials & Methods: In this experimental field trial, a total number of 34 newly engaged local trainers in Lorestan province were divided randomly in two (16 and 18 peoples) interventional groups based on geographical location of their work places Teaching methods were roll playing, problem solving, and learning by doing in new program and the booklets were revised in terms of fluency and a guideline booklet for trainers were added in this program but the teaching method was reading booklets and demonstration of the skills in current program. Knowledge, Attitude and Skills of trainees assessed just before and after the training course based on the material which were used for the training course. K.A.P. changes of two groups were compared by independent t-test, Mann Whitney, Wilcoxon & Chi square.Results: Mean knowledge and skills scores increments were remarkably more significant after attending new course than after passing the current course (P<0.001) and more rehabilitation workers who attending new course use practical guides in addition to verbal instructions to train disabled people and their families (P=0.028). There were no significant differences in attitude changes among the two groups.Conclusion: As trainees learned more by means of the new training course and the two courses were not so different in the resource allocation, substituting the new method to the current one should get consideration.