the effectiveness of solution-oriented group teaching on the increase of resiliency in orphan female adolescents

Background: the absence of one of the parents can bring about major problems in adolescents’ psychological conditions. the objective of the present study was therefore to investigate the effectiveness of solution-oriented group consultation on the increase of resiliency in orphan (fatherless) female adolescents in the city of isfahan. methods: the present study was quasi-experimental with pretest, post-test, follow-up and control group research design. the statistical population of the study included all orphan (fatherless) female students in the city of isfahan in the academic year 2014-2015. convenient sampling method was used to select the samples; hence, 40 female adolescents were selected as the sample size and were assigned into two groups of 20. eight ninety-minute therapeutic interventions (solution-oriented approach) was administered on the experimental group once a week. the control group, however, did not receive any teaching. connor-davidson resilience scale was used as the study instrument. and the collected data were analyzed through repeated measures anova via spss23 software. results: the results of the study showed the solution-oriented group teaching being effective on the resiliency of orphan adolescents at the post-stage and follow-up stages (p<0.001). conclusion: predicated on the findings of the present study, the solution-oriented teaching method can be applied to increase orphan (fatherless) female adolescents’ resiliency.