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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Therapeutic Competencies in Reducing Emotional and
Social Distress after Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Training Program

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Sabra Zizi E. I. , Daigham Abdelmohsen I. 2

1 Fayoum University, Egypt
2 Minia University, Egypt

Received: 04.06.2020; Accepted: 25.06.2020; Published: 30.06.2020

Keywords: cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), emotional problems, social problems, CBT skills,
cognitive therapy scale (CTS)

Copyright: © 2020 Sabra Zizi E. I., Daigham Abdelmohsen I. Published by Archives of
International Journal of Science Annals

DOI and UDC DOI 10.26697/ijsa.2020.1.7; UDC 615.851.4:364.622

Conflict of interests: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests

Source of support: This study did not receive any outside funding or support.

Information about Sabra Zizi Elsayed Ibrahim (Corresponding Author) – https://orcid.org/0000-0001-
the authors: 8329-9615; [email protected]; Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Associate
Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Fayoum University, Fayoum,
Egypt.

Daigham Abdelmohsen Ibrahim – https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6253-0005; Doctor of
Philosophy in Psychology, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of
Arts, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.

Dear Editor! those psychologists to help students to cope with their
Psychotherapeutic competence is conceptualized as a emotional and interpersonal problems. Supervision is
therapist’s general and treatment-specific knowledge essential in learning cognitive behavior therapy. Despite
level, skill level, and values or attitudes while the divergence in systems of psychotherapy, their goals
implementing therapeutic interventions (Kühne, and varied training practices, supervision remains the
Meister, Maaß, Paunov, & Weck, 2019). Assessment of one component considered essential to all (O’Donovan,
psychotherapeutic competences are essential to training, Halford, & Walters, 2011).
supervision, clients care, quality control, and life‐long This paper addresses the question: is a brief cognitive
practice (Kühne, Lacki, Muse, & Weck, 2019). behavior therapy (CBT) training program enhances
Assessment of therapeutic competence may provide psychologist's skills as reflected in scores on Cognitive
therapists with formative and summative feedback and Therapy Skills scale and in helping students with
may guide self-reflection (Muse & McManus, 2013). emotional and social problems.
This study is interested in investigating how cognitive 35 school psychologists (20 Female and 15 male) have
therapy training could help school psychologists to offer received intensive CBT training for 6 days during two
better help for students known with emotional and social weeks followed by one to one supervision in school
problems. School psychologists are capable to help sittings for three months. Participants completed
students with their psychological problems, as they cognitive behavior therapy scale (CBTS) before and
spend relatively long time with them and know about after training. Individual and group counseling sessions
their strengths and weaknesses as well. Adjustment in delivered to male and female (age mean=13.7 years)
school environment is very important and has a great students known of emotional and social problems during
impact on student's overall adjustment and the current school year. Supervisors wrote a report in the
psychological health. Cognitive behavior therapy is end of three months’ practice, students and parent’s
known as an effective treatment for many of the feedback collected.
psychological problems (Beck, 1993; Beck, 1997; Beck, Results show that differences between pre and post
2005; Beck, Baruch, Balter, Steer, & Warman, 2005). scores on CBTS scale are statistically significant
but results depend on the therapists’ skill and (t=4.92), supervisors reports and students’ feedback
competences (Kazantzis et al., 2018). Training could indicate improving therapeutic skills by the end of three
enhance cognitive behavior therapy skills and enable months’ practice.

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