Theoretical and methodological grounds for designing programmes of psychological support for children in the context of cognitive-behavioural therapy

Authors

  • Dmitry G. Dyakov Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus; Belarusian Society of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, 89 M. Bagdanivicha Avenue, Minsk 220100, Belarus
  • Irina E. Valitova Belarusian Society of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, 89 M. Bagdanivicha Avenue, Minsk 220100, Belarus; Brest State A. S. Pushkin University, 21 Cosmonautov Boulevard, Brest 224065, Belarus

Keywords:

cognitive-behavioural therapy, philosophical level of methodology, concrete-scientific level of methodology, psychological help to children, psychological help programmes, evidence-based psychotherapy

Abstract

The article discusses the possibility of applying the methodological principles of constructing proven-effective psychological assistance programmes to building assistance programmes for children. At the specific scientific level, the principles of adaptability to cultural and environmental conditions are analysed; the dialectical unity of the modes of acceptance and change; language as a factor of pathologisation and a tool for psychocorrection; the orientation of the programme towards mastering a person’s own behaviour and thinking; taking into account the context of behaviour and thinking; orientation towards processes that support a problem or disorder; orientation towards the integration of tools; integration cognitive and metacognitive levels of working with thinking; the verifiability of the effectiveness of the programme and the predictability of its effects; the programme’s focus on solving specific tasks; orientation towards awareness; orientation towards an empirically based model of the psyche; transparency of the effects of psychotechnics; client-centricity. It is noted that these principles can be effectively applied to the development of psychological assistance programmes for children.

Author Biographies

  • Dmitry G. Dyakov, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus; Belarusian Society of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, 89 M. Bagdanivicha Avenue, Minsk 220100, Belarus

    doctor of science (psychology), docent; professor at the department of social and organisational psychology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences, Belarusian State University, chairman of the board, Belarusian Society of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

  • Irina E. Valitova, Belarusian Society of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, 89 M. Bagdanivicha Avenue, Minsk 220100, Belarus; Brest State A. S. Pushkin University, 21 Cosmonautov Boulevard, Brest 224065, Belarus

    doctor of science (psychology), full professor; member of the board, head of the Brest regional brunch, Belarusian Society of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, professor at the department of social pedagogy and psychology, faculty of social and pedagogical sciences, Brest State A. S. Pushkin University

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2025-07-10

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No. 2 (2025): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology

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Dyakov, D.G. and Valitova, I.E. 2025. Theoretical and methodological grounds for designing programmes of psychological support for children in the context of cognitive-behavioural therapy. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology. 2 (Jul. 2025), 64–71.