امكان‌سنجي برنامه روايت‌درماني عصبي با مضمون انطباق‌پذيري مسير شغلي فرزندان

The present study was an applied study aimed at examining the feasibility of a neuro-narrative therapy program focused on children’s career adaptability. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the study was designed to eva‎luate three key dimensions: practicality, effectiveness, an‎d implementation of the program. The research population consisted of two groups. The first group included parents an‎d their school-aged children (10-12 years old) in the city of Isfahan during the year 2025. The second group comprised expert observers, including graduate students in counseling at the University of Isfahan who were familiar with the theoretical foundations an‎d practical applications of narrative therapy. Purposeful sampling was used, an‎d a total of four parents an‎d their children, along with three expert observers, participated in the study. To assess the practicality dimension, data were collected through semi-structured interviews with parents an‎d expert observers an‎d analyzed using Braun an‎d Clarke’s (2006) thematic analysis method. The preliminary effectiveness of the program was eva‎luated using a single-case A-B-A design an‎d the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale–Short Form, administered across three phases: baseline, intervention, an‎d follow-up. In addition, the implementation dimension was assessed through a researcher-developed protocol fidelity checklist, based on eva‎luations provided by the expert observers. Qualitative findings indicated that, from the perspectives of both parents an‎d observers, the neuro-narrative therapy program demonstrated a satisfactory level of feasibility an‎d acceptability. Quantitative results, analyzed through visual inspection, also confirmed a positive an‎d meaningful effect of the program on children’s career adaptability. Furthermore, findings related to implementation showed that the program was delivered with a protocol adherence rate of 96.26%, indicating a high level of fidelity in the implementation of the intervention. Overall, the findings suggest that despite some initial implementation considerations, the neuro-narrative therapy program holds substantial potential for further development an‎d application in child career counseling interventions within the context of Iranian families.

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