Empowerment with health psychology in educational fields: Perspective of cognitive behavioral therapy

Abstract

Support provided in the field of education that contributes to the empowerment of health psychology was investigated by examining concrete examples illustrating the practice cognitive behavioral therapy in educational settings. Among these, practices conducted with children include class-wide interventions, efforts in special needs education, and individual case studies. Moreover, practices for parents consist of parent training. Furthermore, practices for teachers consist of behavioral consultations. Results of analyzing these practices suggest the need for developing concrete support strategies for children, parents, and teachers. In particular, it was indicated that functional assessment is important for all cognitive behavioral therapy approaches. Moreover, there are certain commonalities, or agendas in these strategies.