Abstract
This paper reports an outcome study of systems family therapy provided for seven families of young people with special intellectual needs. The goal of this paper was to test whether family therapy with these families can improve particular problems and relations of family members. The subjects consisted mostly of people with mild or moderate learning difficulties (including two people with Down Syndrome). There are ranged from 14 to 25 years old. (Mean = 19) In all families that had been conducted from 7 to 10 session. The group of young people with special needs were given the Raven Test and the Family Environment Scale (F.E.S.). Of the seven families in our study, all completed treatment and six families reported small or large positive changes on the attitudes, and behaviours of the person with special needs or on family beliefs, in relation to their request. On F.E.S. results statistical significant increase reported in Achievement Orientation, in Cohesion and in Moral-Religious Emphasis. These improvements were towards the desirable direction based on the problems described in relevant bibliography. The practical implications of these outcomes are discussed.
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