Effectiveness of Counseling Program to Cope withPsychosocial Effects of Crises (COVID-19 Model)

Authors

N. Ibrahim, Department of Early Childhood, College of Science and Arts in Al-Qurayyat, Jouf University, Jouf, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaFollow
M. Abd El-Meged, Department of Education and Psychology, College of Science and Arts in Al-Qurayyat, Jouf University, Jouf, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaFollow

Abstract

The current research aims to reveal the effectiveness of a counseling program to relieve the negative psychological and social effects created by the Covid-19 pandemic among a sample of female students at Al-Jouf University, by designing a counseling program based on psychological counseling techniques to mitigate these psychosocial repercussions. To achieve this goal, the researchers prepared a questionnaire on the psychological and social repercussions of the emerging coronavirus. The current research relied on the quasi-experimental approach with a one-group experimental design with pre- post- and, follow-up measurements to reveal the effectiveness of an indicative program which was applied to the experimental sample of (80) female students between the ages of (21.25±3.10). The program consisted of (16) sessions; It includes some methods and techniques, including psychodrama, lecture, dialogue and group discussion. In addition, cognitive techniques such as problem-solving and homework, and behavioral techniques, including modeling, reporting, and relaxation. The data were processed using statistical methods (means and standard deviations - T-test - Wilcoxon test). The results demonstrated the effectiveness of the counseling program in mitigating the psychosocial repercussions of the pandemic.

Recommended Citation

Ibrahim, N. and Abd El-Meged, M. (2023) "Effectiveness of Counseling Program to Cope withPsychosocial Effects of Crises (COVID-19 Model)," Information Sciences Letters: Vol. 12 : Iss. 3 , PP -.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/isl/vol12/iss3/9