Effectiveness of therapy play on social skills development in the sixth grade students

The purpose of this study, the effectiveness of therapy play on social skills development in the district of Qasr-e Shirin was in the sixth grade students. Quasi-experimental methods, experimental and control groups, and using pre-test post-test. The subjects, who were 40 in the sixth grade students, multi-stage cluster sampling from three schools of Qasr-e Shirin district, was selected in 2015, and in the experimental group and control group. Measuring devices in this study were social skills Gresham & Elliot, form teacher. The study design was conducted 12 sessions on experimental group, but the control group received no intervention, and one month later, the test was performed on both groups. Data were analyzed using independent t test, the results showed that, post_ the growth of social skills, including cooperation, self-discipline and assertiveness were made. The results showed that the functional role of therapy play is the development of social skills of students. The results of usability, and effectiveness of therapy play, social skills training and development of students, confirms. © 2016 Elixir All rights reserved. Elixir Soc. Sci. 96 (2016) 41515-41518 Social Science Available online at www.elixirpublishers. com (Elixir International Journal) Hasan Pirani/ Elixir Soc. Sci. 96 (2016) 41515-41518 41516 The game is part of human life, from birth until death, human physiological needs in terms of movement, and this movement is an important component of the game. Human mental and social development, requires thinking and thinking leaven game, the first human trifle, raw materials and natural objects, derived from nature. Piece of rock, taking it, move it or throw it finally roll, was considered a game (Kazemi and Jafari, 2008). Thus providing a favorable environment, as well as familiarity and use appropriate methods in education and social transformation could be very important role in the quality of life of present and future children. Children with social skills, relationship stability, cooperation, obeying the rules, sensitive to others, and if necessary, restrain their negative emotions are more successful. It should also be stressed that, of those social skills, the skills that the lack of it, a person with a lot of problems and conflicts, will face. Learning social skills is one of the fundamental objectives in any educational system of any country. By learning these skills, students will be able to deal with behavior worthy of their work. Education professionals, to grow and develop social skills, have used different methods. In this article, we're looking at, to examine the relationship between school games, and social skills, and the effects that games have to pay in children's lives. In fact, in this study, we sought to answer the following hypotheses: 1. Therapy play, the growth of cooperative skills, in the sixth grade students. 2. Therapy play, the growth of assertiveness skills, in the sixth grade students. 3. Therapy play, the growth of self-control skills, in the sixth grade students. Method For the purpose of this investigation, this quasiexperimental study, in a pretest posttest, With two experimental groups and control is carried out. Population, sample and sampling The population in this study included all male students in sixth grade, elementary schools Qasr-e Shirin, were in 54-94 years. In this study, a multi-stage cluster sampling method, in three levels of schools, classes and students was conducted. To the first 3 school, and then again at random 2 class, and among them 40 children, in two experimental groups and one control group. Procedure In this study, the first two sessions were held for more students to learn through more emotional links between researchers and participants is established. Therapy play plan, consisting of 12 sessions, once a week for almost an hour, the group performed, social skills training, and intervention in the class, and techniques that are now offered in the program, based on three criteria the basic choices are: 1. appropriateness of the games, with the ability and age of students 2. involve the child in terms of sensory, motor, imaginative 3 . attractive and enjoyable game. Also in the game space, the following was noted: 1.enough space, safe and healthy 2.Space is proportional to the ability of students 3.Select the location where the freedom to provide its students. 4. Use natural spaces. In addition, the games according to age, and targets were used. 1. Seven Stones 2. Protect Treasure (This game is a game Natives is local). 3. War sparrows 4. Drawstring