The Effectiveness of Counseling Program Based on the Seven Steps and Discussion Papers by His Majesty the King in View of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Strategies in the Inoculation Against Extremism and the Development of National Identity for High School

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the impact of a counseling program based on the seven steps and Discussion Papers by His Majesty the King in view of cognitive behavioral therapy strategies in the Inoculation Against Extremism and the Development of National Identity for High School Students in Jordan. The sample consisted of (30) students. randomly divided into an 'experimental' group consisting of (15) students, and a 'control' group consisting of (15) other students. Two scales were developed for this study: Extremism and National Identity were applied to the sample. The results showed statistically significant differences between means scores of the experimental group and control group on Extremism scale and National Identity scale in favor of the experimental group. The results did not show statistically significant differences of the comparison between post-test, and the follow-up test for the experimental group indicated that no were statistically significant differences between Extremism scale and National Identity scale and This indicates the continuity of the impact of the program.