[ effect of counseling approach based on acceptance and commitment therapy [ACT] on quality of life of women referred to Isfahan cultural centers]

Introduction: Quality of life isthe most importantcomponent ofthe concept ofmental health. To determinehealthneedsand improvehealth, quality of lifeshouldbe examined

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the counseling approach based on acceptance and commitment Therapy [ACT] onthe quality of life of women admitted to Isfahan cultural centers

Method: This study was a quasi-experimental method and performed pre-test - post-test with the control group. The population selected of women who were the cultural centers of the city. Cluster sampling was the cultural center of the cultural centers of the city was chosen family. Sample of 30 women who volunteered to participate in the workshop were selected and randomly divided into two groups [n=15] and control [n=15] groups. The dependent variable in this study was women's marital attributions and quality of life. The instrument wasself-reported by the World Health Organization's quality of life. Data analysis was performed using analysis of covariance

Results: The resultsof this studyshowed that counselingbased onacceptance and commitment, increased quality of lifeand the dimensions ofmarried women [including physical and psychological health] in the experimental groupthanin the control groupafter the test [001/0= p, 547/17= F]

Conclusion: Therefore, the study concluded that counseling approach based on acceptance and commitment Therapy can improve quality of life and marital attribution

[ effect of brief solution-focused couple therapy approach on couples' marital adjustment in men and women prone to divorce in 2010-2011 in Isfahan]

Adjustment is not automatically created, it needs couples' attempt. In the first year of marriage, adjustment is very unstable and has the highest risk of maladjustment and divorce. The purpose of this research was to study the effect of brief solution - focused couple therapy approach on increasing couples' adjustment in men and women prone to divorce in 2010-2011 in Isfahan. This semi - experimental research contains a pretest, post test with control and experimental groups. The statistical population was couples' who referred themselves to crisis intervention centers. The sampling was 32 couples who were randomly selected and set in control and experimental groups. Demographics questionnaire and Spanier marital adjustment scale were used. The data was analyzed by SPSS. Data analysis results showed that brief solution- focused couple therapy is effective on marital adjustment [P<0.001]. Related to couples' adjustment dimensions, it showed that brief solution-focused couple therapy was effective on cohesion [P<0.002] but did not affect significantly on agreeableness and satisfaction dimensions. Since the divorce rate is increasing in our country, this therapeutic approach can help couples to increase marital adjustment and prevents divorce through various effective solutions