Abstract
One of the measures to accommodate the learning needs of slow learner students is as a form of support for the inclusion paradigm in schools. Learning that is attempted by the teacher is an effort to condition slow learner students according to their learning needs. The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy counseling to increase the Self Esteem of Slow Learner Children in Inclusion Schools SMP Negeri 15 Cirebon. . To achieve such objective, the study used single subject design with the pattern of multiple baseline across individuals done in eleven sessions of observation, namely 3 baseline A1 sessions, 5 times intervention session, and 3 baseline A2 sessions. For more, the subjects of this study were two indicated experiencing self esteem. In this state, behavior target was reduced from self esteem behavior. Meanwhile, the data of the observed subjects were collected thorough direct observation method with Goal Attainment Scale guides. Further, visual graph analyses were carried out to look for mean, the degree of level of performance, rapidity behavior change, the trend of performance, stability levels, and overlap data which were then followed by T score and z score calculations. The results showed that Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy counseling was able to increase self esteem. For further research, you can use a reversal design pattern so that it can be seen about the comparison of the two baseline conditions before and after the intervention so that the effect of consistent behavior change in the intervention phase can be revealed more deeply
Highlights
Problems that often arise in slow learner children are their lack of interest in education, low achievement motivation and even hate school (Al-Mighwar, 2006)
This study aims to determine the increase in self-esteem of slow learner students in the inclusion school SMP N 15 Cirebon against the three GAS (Goal Attention Scaling) scales which are target behaviors carried out through Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) counseling
The results of this study indicate that Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy (REBT) counseling can increase the self-esteem of slow learner students
Summary
Problems that often arise in slow learner children are their lack of interest in education, low achievement motivation and even hate school (Al-Mighwar, 2006). Adolescents who are less accepted by classmates, who do not experience the joy of classmates in various activities. Adolescents who mature earlier are physically much bigger than their classmates, because their appearance is older than their actual age, they are often expected to perform better than their abilities. The three types of adolescents who are less interested in education usually show characteristics of their displeasure. Underachieving, working below his ability in every subject or in a subject he doesn't like, skipping classes. Symptoms like this are often seen in those who have low self-esteem
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