Lakhasly

The research aimed to verify the effectiveness of the cognitive-behavioral counseling program in reducing the severity of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among students of the Faculty of Education, University of Damascus, and to verify the continuity of this program, in addition to identifying the level of post-traumatic stress disorder among students and their level of psychological well-being.(10) students in the fourth year of study, (10) students in the fifth year of study, and the research tool was represented by two scales (post-traumatic stress disorder and psychological well-being) that were applied to the sample, and the research showed results including the following:, the presence of statistically significant differences between the pre- and post-performance of the experimental group members on the total score and the sub-dimensions of the PTSD scale in favor of the pre-measurement.There was a significant impact of the counseling program in reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and improving the level of psychological well-being among members of the experimental group Keywords: program of cognitive behavioral counseling, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychological well-being.There were differences between the experimental and control groups in their post-test performance on the total score and the sub-dimensions of the PTSD scale, in favor of the control group.

The research aimed to verify the effectiveness of the cognitive-behavioral counseling program in reducing the severity of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among students of the Faculty of Education, University of Damascus, and to verify the continuity of this program, in addition to identifying the level of post-traumatic stress disorder among students and their level of psychological well-being. The sample consisted of (40) of students from the Faculty of Education at Damascus University from academic years (4-5), who were randomly divided into two groups: control (20) male and female students, and experimental (20) male and female students, with (9) male students and (11) female students in each group. (10) students in the fourth year of study, (10) students in the fifth year of study, and the research tool was represented by two scales (post-traumatic stress disorder and psychological well-being) that were applied to the sample, and the research showed results including the following:, the presence of statistically significant differences between the pre- and post-performance of the experimental group members on the total score and the sub-dimensions of the PTSD scale in favor of the pre-measurement. There were no differences between the pre- and post-performance of the control group on the total score of the psychological well-being scale. There were differences between the experimental and control groups in their post-test performance on the total score and the sub-dimensions of the PTSD scale, in favor of the control group. There were no differences between members of the experimental group in their post- and follow-up performance on the total score and sub-dimensions of the PTSD scale. There were differences in all variables in the experimental group attributed to the counseling program. There was a significant impact of the counseling program in reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and improving the level of psychological well-being among members of the experimental group
Keywords: program of cognitive behavioral counseling, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychological well-being.