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The objective of the current study was to ascertain the effectiveness of a counseling program for psychological support for mothers of children with intellectual disabilities (the category of those who are able to learn) and its impact on the quality of life of a sample of mothers of children with intellectual disabilities. The researcher uses the quasi-experimental approach with one group, while the research sample consists of (10) mothers of children with intellectual disabilities who are present with their children in the intellectual school in Forum, and their children’s ages range from (10-15) years of chronological age and (4-6) mental age. The research tools consist of the psychological support scale for mothers of children with mental disabilities (prepared by the researcher). (Published abstract)