Abstract
ABSTRACTObjective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate an innovative, protocol-based, group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program delivered by trained teachers to reduce emotional distress and improve psychological functioning among the war-traumatized Syrian refugee students living in Istanbul.Methods: A total of 32 participants, aged between 10 and 15 years (mean = 12.41, SD = 1.68) and mostly females (m/f = 12/20) were randomly selected from a sample of 113 refugee students based on their trauma-related psychopathology as reflected in the Child Post-Traumatic Stress – Reaction Index (CPTS-RI) total score. The treatment program was implemented by the teachers trained by the study team to deliver a weekly, eight-session, protocol-based intervention in school setting. The degree of the fidelity to the original program was tested via video-recordings and subsequent analyses of the sessions. Effectiveness of the intervention was evaluated by a pre-test/post-test comparison using the CPTS-RI, Spen...
Highlights
Since the beginning of the civil war in Syria in 2011, Turkey has become the top hosting country with a total of 2.5 million refugees, more than half whom are minors under the age of 18 [1]
A curriculum previously designed by the Ministry of Education of the Syrian Interim Government has been modified by the Turkish Ministry of Education and followed at the temporary education centers (TECs), where education is provided in Arabic for primary and secondary grades
We aimed to examine the scope of the traumatic events and associated psychopathology among the Syrian refugee youth in Istanbul and to assess the effectiveness of an innovative, school-based, teacher-delivered group psychological treatment program
Summary
Since the beginning of the civil war in Syria in 2011, Turkey has become the top hosting country with a total of 2.5 million refugees, more than half whom are minors under the age of 18 [1]. Around 45% of the 880,000 school-age refugee children attend schools in Turkey. A curriculum previously designed by the Ministry of Education of the Syrian Interim Government has been modified by the Turkish Ministry of Education and followed at the TECs, where education is provided in Arabic for primary and secondary grades. Majority of these students attend TECs, and preschoolers and the first grade students attend only Turkish schools through government’s mandate [2].
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