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International Journal of Science Annals, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2021
рrint ISSN: 2617-2682; online ISSN: 2707-3637; DOI:10.26697/ijsa

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. Psychology

ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Training Program on Reducing Emotional
and Social Distress: Three Years Follow Up

Authors’ Contribution: 1 ABCDEFG 2 ABCDEFG
A – Study design; Sabra Z. E. I. , Daigham A. I.
B – Data collection;
C – Statistical analysis; 1 Fayoum University, Egypt
D – Data interpretation; 2 Minia University, Egypt
E – Manuscript preparation;
F – Literature search; Received: 10.05.2021; Accepted: 15.06.2021; Published: 30.06.2021
G – Funds collection
Abstract
Background and This paper addresses the question: is a brief cognitive behavior therapy training
Aim of Study: program enhances psychologist’s skills as reflected in scores on cognitive therapy
skills scale and in helping students with emotional and social problems?
The aim of the study: to explore the impact of the effect of cognitive behavioral
therapy training program on reducing emotional and social distress over 3 years.
Material and Methods: Participants are 35 school psychologists (20 females and 15 males) have received
intensive cognitive behavior therapy training for 6 days during two weeks
followed by one to one supervision in school sittings for three months. Participants
completed cognitive behavior therapy scale. Individual and group counseling
sessions delivered to male and female (age mean is 13.7 years) students known of
emotional and social problems during the current school year. Supervisors wrote
a report in the end of three months practice, students and parent’s feedback had
collected.
Results: Results show that differences between pre and post scores on cognitive behavior
therapy scale are statistically significant (t=4.92), supervisors reports and
students feedback indicate improving therapeutic skills by the end of three months
practice.
Conclusions: Cognitive behavior therapy training program has positive influence in enhancing
cognitive behavior therapy skills in school psychologists that reflected in
providing effective counseling for students with emotional and social problems.
Supervision based training optimizing the therapeutic outcome in both individual
and group therapy sessions. Follow up of 3 years revealed continuous effect of
the training and continuous supervision in improving counseling skills of school
psychologists.
Keywords: cognitive behavior therapy, emotional problems, social problems, cognitive
behavior therapy skills, cognitive therapy scale
Copyright: © 2021 Sabra Z. E. I., Daigham A. I. Published by Archives of International
Journal of Science Annals
DOI and UDC DOI https://doi.org/10.26697/ijsa.2021.1.3 UDC 159.955:37.091.315.7
Conflict of interests: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests
Peer review: Double-blind review
Source of support: This research did not receive any outside funding or support
Information about Sabra Zizi Elsayed Ibrahim (Corresponding Author) – https://orcid.org/0000-
the authors: 0001-8329-9615; [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.

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