Attitudes of educational counselors in Hebron Governorate (Palestine) towards the use of psychodrama in school counseling

Abstract

The current study aims to explore the attitudes of educational counselors in the Hebron Governorate (Palestine) towards the use of psychodrama in school counseling. Additionally, it aimed to investigate statistically significant variances in the counselors’ feedback regarding the use of psychodrama based on variables such as gender, school category, and academic degree. The study sample consisted of 64 male and female counselors working in schools in the Hebron Governorate (Palestine), selected through simple random sampling, representing 19% of the total population. A research tool developed by the investigator was applied, and the study followed a descriptive exploratory approach. The results showed that the level of educational counselors' attitudes in Hebron (Palestine) towards the use of psychodrama in school counseling was moderate. The findings also indicated differences in their attitudes towards the use of psychodrama based on the school category variable, favoring counselors from basic education schools, and based on the academic degree of the counselor, favoring those with higher education. However, no differences were found in their attitudes based on gender. The study recommended the importance of raising awareness among educational counselors about the areas of psychodrama use. It also suggested organizing training courses for educational counselors to develop their skills in psychodrama and its applications in school counseling, and adopting psychodrama as a counseling method within the guidance programs and plans of the Palestinian Ministry of Education.