KMAN Publication Inc. (KMANPUB) Journal of Assessment and Research in Applied Counseling (JARAC) 7 Serial Number 27 2025 10 01 Effectiveness of Play Therapy-Based Interventions and Their Impact on Improving Socio-Emotional Skills in Children with Speech Disorders Effectiveness of Play Therapy-Based Interventions and Their Impact on Improving Socio-Emotional Skills in Children with Speech Disorders 1 8 10.61838/kman.jarac.3373 EN Journal Article 2024 09 13 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Objective:</strong> This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of play therapy-based interventions and their impact on improving socio-emotional skills in children with speech disorders in Tehran.</p> <p><strong>Methods and Materials:</strong> This research method was a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and post-test, along with a control group and a follow-up phase. The statistical population of this study included children with speech disorders who visited the Roozbeh Speech Therapy Center in Tehran in 2024. The research sample consisted of 32 boys aged 5 to 6 years, selected through purposive sampling. They were then divided into two groups of 16, comprising an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group received 12 sessions of play therapy. Data were collected using the Miller Socio-Emotional Skills Questionnaire (1997) and analyzed through mixed analysis of variance with repeated measures in SPSS22.</p> <p><strong>Findings:</strong> The results of this study indicated that the intervention was effective in changing the socio-emotional skill scores of children with speech disorders. The differences from the post-test to the follow-up phase were not statistically significant (p &gt; .05). This indicates that the results were sustained over the follow-up phase, and the effectiveness of the play therapy-based interventions on improving socio-emotional skills in children with speech disorders remained stable.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The findings suggest that play therapy, as a multidimensional intervention, helps children with speech disorders enhance their socio-emotional skills across all dimensions.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> https://journals.kmanpub.com/index.php/jarac/article/download/3373/5093