The Effect of a Group Counseling Program in Training in Communication Skills to Improve Self-Esteem and Adjustment in Male Children to Divorced Parents

This study aimed to measure the impact of training on communication skills to improve self-esteem and adapt children to divorced parents. The study sample consisted of (12) participants in mail children to divorced parents in the eighth grade in the school of Directorate of Education – Balqa Governorate for the scholastic year calendar 2012-2013. The study sample was divided into two groups:- first an experimental group of (6) students were subjected to collective guidance program on training for communication skills consisting of eight sessions. Second a control group consisting of (6) students were not exposed to any address. The participants in both groups answered a scale of self-esteem and adjustment scale before and after the application of the program. Results indicated the effectiveness of training on communication skills program where appeared statistically significant differences in favor of the experimental group compared to the control group in self-esteem and in the level of adaption.