فاعلية برئامج إرشادي معرفي سلوكي في خفض الضغوط النفسية لدى الطلبة ذوي الإعاقة البصرية الملتحقين بجامعة السلطان قابوس

Abstract EN

This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a behavioural cognitive counselling program in lowering the psychological stress among students with visual impairment at Sultan Qaboos University.

To achieve this goal, the researcher used the quantitative and qualitative design.

Quantitative data were collected using a psychological stress scale on a sample of 16 male and female students distributed randomly and equally to experimental and control groups.

Qualitative data were collected using the individual open interview with (4) members of the experimental group.

The group counselling program in this study was based on behavioral cognitive theory, which consisted of (11) counselling sessions were applied at two sessions per week, each of which ranged from 50-75 minutes.

The quantitative findings showed statistically significant differences between the scores of experimental and control group members at the overall score of the psychological stress scale in favour of the experimental group on the post-test and follow-up measurements.

Qualitative data analysis indicated the same outcome in the two aspects: the opinion of students with visual impairment in the counseling program and the experience they gained from the techniques applied.

The findings also pointed to the effectiveness of the counselling program in lowering the level of psychological stress in the experimental group members