<![CDATA[Cognitive flexibility is an important aspect a counselor needs to determine responses in guidance and counseling services, particularly in dealing with rapid-changing situations. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of mind skills training in improving counselors’ cognitive flexibility in Islamic counseling practices. To this end, an experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group design was applied. A-27 item-Cognitive Flexibility Scale (CFS) was used. Participants were fifty-two school counselors in Islamic schools in Yogyakarta Regency, recruited using random sampling technique. Participants were assigned to experimental and control groups, each of which consisted of 26 counselors. The pre-test and post-test data were analyzed using an independent sample t-test with SPSS Amos 25. The collected data were analyzed using ANOVA test and t-test. ANOVA test result showed an F value of 346.300 with a significance value of 0.000 (Sig<0.05), indicating that mind skills training was effective in increasing the cognitive flexibility of counselors in Islamic counseling practice.]]>
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