University of Guilan Journal of Behavior Modification Studies 0000-0000 1 2 2025 03 11 Comparing the Effectiveness of Play Therapy and Narrative Therapy on Improving the Behavioral Problems of Children with Mentally Retarded Comparing the Effectiveness of Play Therapy and Narrative Therapy on Improving the Behavioral Problems of Children with Mentally Retarded 1 13 8362 FA Ghazal Sadat Pournasai Assistant Professor of Psychology Department. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. Rahman Institute of Higher Education, Ramsar, Iran. Masoume Maleki Pirbazari Assistant Professor of Psychology Department. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. Rahman Institute of Higher Education, Ramsar, Iran Milad Sabze Arai Langrodi Assistant Professor of Psychology Department. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. Rahman Institute of Higher Education, Ramsar, Iran Journal Article 2024 06 09 The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of play therapy and story therapy in improving the behavioral problems of mentally disabled children. The research sample consisted of 45 elementary school students selected through purposive sampling from students studying in special schools in Bandar Anzali city. Their parents answered the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL, Achenbach, and Rescorla, 2007), and the students were randomly assigned to three groups (two experimental groups and one control group). After the pre-test, experimental intervention (8 sessions 45-minute play therapy sessions and 10 sessions 45-minute narrative therapy), and post-test, the data were analyzed using the analysis of the covariance method and the Bonferroni post hoc test. The findings showed that play therapy and narrative therapy are effective in improving behavioral problems in children with intellectual disabilities(P<0.01), and there is no difference between the effectiveness of play therapy and narrative therapy in improving behavioral problems in children with intellectual disabilities (p>0.05). the two methods of play therapy and storytelling can be used to improve behavioral problems in children with intellectual disabilities in schools. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of play therapy and story therapy in improving the behavioral problems of mentally disabled children. The research sample consisted of 45 elementary school students selected through purposive sampling from students studying in special schools in Bandar Anzali city. Their parents answered the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL, Achenbach, and Rescorla, 2007), and the students were randomly assigned to three groups (two experimental groups and one control group). After the pre-test, experimental intervention (8 sessions 45-minute play therapy sessions and 10 sessions 45-minute narrative therapy), and post-test, the data were analyzed using the analysis of the covariance method and the Bonferroni post hoc test. The findings showed that play therapy and narrative therapy are effective in improving behavioral problems in children with intellectual disabilities(P<0.01), and there is no difference between the effectiveness of play therapy and narrative therapy in improving behavioral problems in children with intellectual disabilities (p>0.05). the two methods of play therapy and storytelling can be used to improve behavioral problems in children with intellectual disabilities in schools. https://jbms.guilan.ac.ir/article_8362_cbc4720f3004f41c94a88521ff2e9931.pdf