Abstract

Abstract The purpose of this research is to study the effectiveness of group Rational Emotional Behavioral restructuring on mental health of parents of exceptional children. Pre-Test Post-Test experimental design with control group was used. 60 parents were chosen randomly and divided into experimental and control groups. Munsh Mental Health Self-Evaluation Scale was used. The experimental group received 10 sessions of 90 minutes of group Rational Emotional Behavioral restructuring once weekly. The intervention contained teaching REBT basics, rational and irrational beliefs and also their impact on emotions and behavior, group discussions for exploring their beliefs, feelings and behaviors in everyday life in particular toward their exceptional children. The results indicated the group Rational Emotional Behavioral restructuring had a significant effect on increasing the level of mental health parents of exceptional children.

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