Abstract: The effects of group counseling on the self concepts of young
educable mentally handicapped boys were studied, along with the
variables of anxiety, deportjuent and achievement in residing and arithmetic
as rated by teachers, attendance, IQ, and age. Results indicated that
those who received group counseling tended to exhibit greater i?iiproven/ent
in self concept, more reduction in anxiety, and better grades in deportment
and the academic subjects of reading and arithmetic, than those who did
not receive the counseling. No significant difference was found between
experimental and control groups in attendance. Age and IQ were not
found to be significant factors in the counseled group.