شبكة المعلومات العربية التربوية

This study aimed at developing a group counseling program based on rational–emotive behavior therapy (REBT), and investigating the effectiveness of this program in reducing burn-out level and stress level among a sample of diploma students at Sultan Qaboos University on second semester 2015. The sample of the study consisted of (20 male and female) students. Which has selected based on high level of stress and burnout. It was randomly divided into two groups: experimental groups & control group, each consisted of (10) students. Participants in the experimental group attended counseling program that was held 2 sessions per week for 4 consecutive weeks, whereas participants in the control group received no treatment. The results showed significant differences in Burn-out Level scale and stress scale in favor of the experimental group compared to the control group (α ≤ 0.05). These differences were also maintained through the follow-up test. The study concluded that the group counseling program based on Rational – Emotive Approach was effective in reducing burnout & stress of teacher’s diploma students at Sultan Qaboos University. (Published Abstract)