effect of cognitive therapy and school-age therapeutic group therapy on children’s anxiety and post-disaster psychological preparedness

Abstract

Background : Natural disaster is an unpredictable event. Children are the most affected psychologically on the post disaster state. The shortage of psychological preparedness and the lack of capability of children cause the emotional effect which lead to anxiety and emerging negative thoughts. The appropriate therapy given on overcoming such problems are cognitive therapy and school-age therapeutic group therapy. Methods: The research approach used in this study was case series conducted on 8 respondents consist of school-age children by pre-post test measurement of anxiety, psychological preparedness and the client capability. Results: The analysis result showed the changes in anxiety scale, disaster psychological preparedness and the improvement of children’s capability after they were given the nursing intervention, cognitive therapy and school age therapeutic group therapy. Conclusion : The application of cognitive therapy and school age therapeutic group therapy able to decrease the anxiety scale, disaster psychological preparedness and increased of children's capability.