Counseling Process Research Articles

Behavioral Approach Using Shaping Techniques to Increase the Responsibility of Late Student Students in Islamic Boarding Schools

Being late is deviant behavior by not arriving on time which violates the established rules. which, if left unchecked, will have a negative impact on the development and learning achievements at the boarding school, can disturb other students, and make individuals inconsistent in all things, as well as making students irresponsible. The problem raised in this research is how to apply shaping techniques at the Baitul Atiq Islamic boarding school, Karduluk Village, Pragaan District, Sumenep Regency to increase responsibility and minimize the occurrence of late behavior, which is described in two focuses, namely: 1. How is the counseling process using shaping techniques to increase responsibility answered the female student late at the Baitul Atiq Islamic boarding school. 2. What is the impact of applying shaping techniques to increase the responsibility of late female students at the Baitul Atiq Islamic boarding school. Data collection was carried out using observation, interviews and documentation methods. The data analysis used is triangulation. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method with a case study approach because the researcher will investigate cases of late behavior and will provide direct treatment through counseling with shaping techniques. The results of this research are the counseling process using shaping techniques applied at the Baitul Atiq Islamic Boarding School in Karduluk Village, namely by setting an alarm on the alarm clock when getting ready and providing reinforcement when the desired behavior appears. According to researchers, shaping techniques are effective because they can lead to positive changes.

How hereditary cancer risk disclosure to relatives is handled in practice – Patient perspectives from a Swedish cancer genetics clinic

ObjectivesHereditary cancer risks can be effectively managed if at-risk relatives enroll in surveillance and preventive care. Family-mediated risk disclosure has internationally been shown to be incomplete, selective and leave over a third of eligible at-risk individuals without access to genetic counseling. We explored patients handling of cancer risk information in practice. MethodsWe conducted twelve semi-structured interviews with patients who had completed their genetic counseling and been asked to disclose risk information to relatives. Questions were designed to investigate lived experiences of communicating hereditary risk and focused on disclosure strategies, intrafamilial interactions and emotional responses. ResultsQualitative content analysis yielded five categories. These span personal fears, shared responsibilities, feeling of empowerment, innovative solutions and unmet needs. Patients put high value on collaboration with their genetic healthcare professionals but also solicited better overview of the counseling process and more personalized, case-tailored information. ConclusionsOur results add novel insights about the practical strategies employed by genetic counselees and their motivations behind disclosing hereditary risk information to relatives. Practice implicationsA patient-centered cancer genetics care would clarify roles and responsibilities around risk disclosure, inform counselees about the process upfront and tailor information to offer case-specific data with the family’s inheritance pattern explained.

Characterization of the role of Facebook groups for patients who use scalp cooling therapy: a survey study

Since the emergence of scalp cooling therapy (SCT) for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA), support groups on social media platforms for interested patients have surfaced. Though there are over 20,000 active members across SCT Facebook groups, little is known about how members use this platform. A 23-question survey was posted in five scalp cooling Facebook groups, reaching 219 women. Results indicated that these Facebook groups play clear roles in providing the following: (1) a supportive community for patients, (2) instructions for SCT use, (3) advice regarding insurance coverage and reimbursement, and (4) recommendations for over-the-counter products for hair loss. Despite reported interest in hair loss products, only 5% of patients sought medical treatment from dermatologists. Due to group-specific access restrictions, private Facebook groups provide patients with a protected platform to learn more about SCT from both those with personal experience and SCT company specialists. Providers may consider recommending these online groups to interested patients during the scalp cooling counseling process. As patients with CIA express a growing interest in over-the-counter hair, eyebrow, and eyelash products, it is important for dermatologists to be aware of where their patients obtain recommendations, and further, if these recommendations have clinical evidence of efficacy.

A Content Analysis of Recent Qualitative Child and Adolescent Counseling Research and Recommendations for Innovative Approaches

ABSTRACT Children and adolescents communicate differently than adults and require use of creative, behavior, and play-based interventions in the counseling process. However, these strategies are not as often utilized to capture the experiences of children and adolescents in counseling-related qualitative research studies. Utilizing content analysis, we examined qualitative research studies published in counseling journals in the last six years to identify contributions, gaps, and opportunities for growth in child and adolescent qualitative research. Based on the results, we provide recommendations for conducting qualitative research using innovative adaptations to represent the voices of children and adolescents in developmentally meaningful ways.

Antenatal Care Counseling for Pregnant Women as an Effort to Prevent Stunting

Antenatal Care aims to prepare the mother and child as well as possible, both and psychologically, as well as to protect them throughout their pregnancies, deliveries, and the postpartum period so that the condition of the mother and child at birth is physically and mentally healthy and normal. The high maternal mortality rate, including during childbirth, is a driving force for the need to provide education or counseling regarding Antenatal Care to pregnant women. With 41 pregnant women from four villages in Jatigede District, Sumedang Regency, West Java, as participants, this community service method employs an educational approach through counseling. Experts in their respective fields serve as resource people in the counseling process. The post-test results were consistent with the counseling's findings, which demonstrated a substantial increase in participants' knowledge.

상담자의 노인 상담에 관한 인식 연구

Although the number of older adults in need of psychological help is increasing due to the increase in their population in Korea, there is a shortage of counselors qualified to provide the appropriate services for them. In order to activate gerontological counseling, there is a great need to explore the counselors’ perception of counseling for the older adults. Accordingly, 75 counselors with at least two years of counseling experience after graduating from a master’s program were asked through an open-ended questionnaire about their perceptions of the characteristics, counseling process, and counseling outcomes for the older clients. The counselors responded to the questionnaire online and the response data were analyzed using Consensual Qualitative Research Analysis. There were a total of 647 statements collected, they were classified into 61 subcategories, and the subcategories were integrated into 4 themes and 17 categories. The first theme was named ‘the characteristics of the older clients,’ and the counselors generally perceived them negatively such as stubborn people. The second theme was named ‘their need for counseling,’ and the counselors thought that the older clients would consider the counselor as a sympathizer to their problem but not a counseling expert. The third theme was named ‘the gerontological counseling process’, and the counselors recognized that the personality traits of older adults such as resistance to change and the age difference with the clients would make the counseling process difficult. The fourth theme was named ‘the gerontological counseling outcome,’ and the counselors recognized that the mental health problems of the older clients would be resolved to some extent even if the counseling outcomes for them were not great. The findings of this study confirmed that general counselors have negative stereotypes about older clients or aging. The authors raised the need for training to correct this negative perception of counselors and strengthen counseling competencies for the older adults in a super-aged society where gerontological counseling becomes more and more important in the last part of this paper.

ADHD 아동의 부모상담에서 비효과적인 상담과정에 대한 근거이론 연구

The purpose of this study is to explore ineffective counseling processes with ADHD children’s parents and related barriers. Thirteen counselors who had counseling experience with ADHD children and their parents were recruited. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and data were analyzed using a grounded theory approach. As a result, nine categories and 20 subcategories were identified. Parents’ cognitive or emotional difficulties, family conditions that cause poor parenting, and insufficient social support were found as causal or contextual conditions. Low motivation for changes was identified as a central phenomenon which, in turn, generated negative responses to counseling and poor counseling alliance. Counselors’ competence, counter-transference management, and counseling facility were identified as intervening conditions. Based on these findings, implications to prevent potentially harmful counseling were discussed.

Vocational Identity and its Relationship to Psychological Well-Being and Career Thoughts among University Students

The clarity of vocational identity is an important focus of professional guidance since it is related to many factors, such as career thoughts and psychological well-being. This study examines the relationship between vocational identity, psychological well-being and career thoughts among students at Hashemite University in Jordan, as well as any gender or faculty specific differences in vocational identity, psychological well-being and career thoughts. Randomly selected male and female students (n= 680) aged 18 to 22 completed questionnaires on vocational identity, psychological well-being, and career thoughts. There was a positive correlation between vocational identity and psychological well-being, and its subscales (autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relationship, purpose in life, and self-acceptance), but a negative correlation between vocational identity and career thoughts and between vocational identity and career thoughts subscales (decision-making confusion, commitment anxiety, and external conflict). Additionally, there were statistically significant differences in the levels of vocational identity by gender, with males favoured but not by faculty. Finally, variables related to gender and faculty had no significant effect on psychological well-being or career thoughts. The results confirm a positive correlation between vocational identity and psychological well-being but a negative correlation between vocational identity and career thoughts. The results also confirm the level of vocational identity among male students was higher than that of female students. The results of this study can be used in the counseling and career guidance process for university students.

A Qualitative Exploration of Past Family Planning Counselling of Adolescent and Young Mothers

Objective: This study explores the family planning counselling that adolescents receive during pregnancy care, with the aim of identifying those factors that make counselling effective or ineffective. Methods: The study population consisted of ten adolescents who had recently given birth and ten health care providers. Adolescents were recruited using posters; providers, by email. Individual semistructured interviews were conducted and analyzed in keeping with grounded theory. Analysis consisted of open coding (identification of initial concepts), axial coding (drawing connections between repetitive and similar concepts), and selective coding (clustering of categories to identify themes). Results: The adolescent participants desired detailed information about pregnancy and motherhood, were challenged by the disruptive effects of pregnancy, and were strongly reliant on nonmedical support people. Our participants described that the adolescent-provider relationship was strengthened when providers sought to empower adolescents and to provide a balance of support and independence. Judgment and bias interfered with relationship building. Postpartum continuity with the pregnancy care provider and a positive relationship with the family physician were both highly desirable yet highly variable. In general, the adolescents found family planning counselling an awkward and intimate undertaking and preferred providers to slowly progress towards explicit counselling. The adolescents who opted not to initiate postpartum contraception still found the counselling process informative and beneficial. Conclusion: Effective family planning counselling is not information driven but rather gradual, individualized, and context focused. This article has been peer reviewed.

PENGEMBANGAN KUALITAS PRIBADI KONSELOR SECARA PROFESIONAL DALAM PELAYANAN BIMBINGAN KONSELING: LITERATURE REVIEW

The goal in providing counseling services is to provide conditions which can help clients develop psychological strength to evaluate his behavior now, and can get that behavior now and can get behavior more effective. The process of learning to behave effectively is facilitated by creating warm counseling environment and application of various counseling procedures. To achieve this requires quality interpersonal relationships both between counselor and counselee. Counseling as a profession depicted by the counselor's appearance. A professional counselor is a figure who can present himself as a role model. Among competencies counselor, the most important thing is the personal quality of the counselor, because the counselor used as a person who must be able to display his true identity complete, precise and meaningful, and build good interpersonal relationships so that it becomes the driving force for the success of the service. Personal counselor is wrong one of them is an "instrument" that can determine positive results in counseling process, because the core of the therapeutic process in counseling is the relationship built between the counselor and the counselee. So personal qualities counselor is essential for counselors to achieve their goals optimal in the counseling process.

Conceptualization and Models of Mulsim Counseling in Ghana

Ghana is a secular state in which Islam is the second largest religion. Counselors who follow principles in Islam and Muslim culture, comprising imams and followers, serve as de facto mental health providers, but their counseling practices have received limited research attention. This study examined the conceptualizations and counseling practices of 19 Muslim counselors aged 32–72 (M=57.83; SD=12.95) who follow principles in Islam and Muslim culture in southern Ghana. Qualitative data was obtained using one-on-one verbal interviews. Data was inductively and thematically analyzed. Results were organized around five main areas: (1) counseling inventory, (2) conceptualizations of counseling, (3) counseling models, (4) process considerations, and (5) personal prescriptions. Participants conceptualized counseling primarily as advising. They provided services in nine different languages and utilized advising and mediatorial models of counseling. The counselors attended to religious considerations and socio-gender norms in their counseling. The study fills important gaps in Muslim mental health research. Implications for professional psychology training and practice, as well as mental health research and advocacy, have been discussed.

Upaya Pencegahan Pernikahan Dini Melalui Konseling Bibliotherapy

This research is based on the background that occurs, namely in Jember every year the number of early marriages continues to increase so that preventive action is needed, one of which is in the school environment by conducting bibliotherapy counseling with novel media: Dark Notes of Early Marriage Prahara. So that children can have an understanding of early marriage education. Therefore, this study aims to determine the efforts of BK (Guidance Counseling) teachers how to implement bibliotherapy counseling as an effort to prevent early marriage at SMP N 2 Mayang, Jember Regency. Data collection in this study was carried out by observation, interviews and documentation. After the data is collected, the data will be analyzed to get the final result (conclusion). The results of this study are the counseling process carried out between counseling teachers as counselors and students as counselees, using the media of novel books written specifically for counseling media in conducting blibiotherapy counseling in an effort to prevent early marriage. Reading activities are carried out intensely and can be borrowed in rotation for 3 days by each student. After finishing reading the counseling teacher will ask what the meaning is after reading the novel. Students who have finished doing blibiotherap counseling sessions state that they can understand the impact of early marriage, besides having new knowledge that can change their mindset to make decisions not to marry early.

Komunikasi Interpersonal Konselor dalam Mengatasi Anxiety Problem Konseli: Kajian Konseling Islam

This research aims to find out how counselors' interpersonal communication works in resolving counselors' anxiety problems: Islamic counseling studies. The data mining technique in this research uses a qualitative approach using library research techniques, namely collecting data through several pieces of literature that are related to the discussion. The method used in this research is descriptive analysis. The findings obtained by the author in this research are that interpersonal communication in the counseling process is very necessary, especially during deep interviews with clients in order to overcome anxiety. Furthermore, the suggestion process is carried out in order to strengthen the counselee's mentality so that the counselee can solve the problem independently.

Komunikasi Interpersonal Konselor dalam Mengatasi Anxiety Problem Konseli: Kajian Konseling Islam

This research aims to find out how counselors' interpersonal communication works in resolving counselors' anxiety problems: Islamic counseling studies. The data mining technique in this research uses a qualitative approach using library research techniques, namely collecting data through several pieces of literature that are related to the discussion. The method used in this research is descriptive analysis. The findings obtained by the author in this research are that interpersonal communication in the counseling process is very necessary, especially during deep interviews with clients in order to overcome anxiety. Furthermore, the suggestion process is carried out in order to strengthen the counselee's mentality so that the counselee can solve the problem independently.

ЭКСПЕРИМЕНТАЛЬНАЯ МЕТОДИКА САМОИДЕН-ТИФИКАЦИИ ХАРАКТЕРОЛОГИЧЕСКИХ ТИПОВ

This article discusses an experimental method of self-identification of characterological types, which is a high-potential diagnostic tool for educational psychologists. The use of this technique allows to significantly reduce the time required for diagnostics and, consequently, to pay more attention directly to the counseling and correctional-developmental process. In modern psychological science the study of characterological features and their connection with human behavior is one of the key directions in the field of psycho-diagnostics. Characterological type is a complex of psychological traits that influence people's behavior and their interaction with others. Understanding of the characterological type allows predict-ing emotional reactions, communication styles and scripted forms of behavior in stressful situations, which, in turn, allows the school psychologist to effectively conduct corrective-developmental activities and individual counseling of all participants of the educational process. The experimental technique of self-identification of characterological can significantly optimize the diagnostic process and improve the quality of counseling and corrective-developmental work. Further research in this direction will make it possible to im-prove the methodology and expand its application in the education-al sphere.

Abstract 7332: Healthcare professionals' perceptions and educational needs in genetic counseling for cancer risk management: An integrated mixed-methods systematic review

Abstract Background: The role of healthcare professionals (HCPs) is crucial in the genetic counseling process for managing hereditary cancer risks. However, HCPs face challenges due to a lack of specialized training and confidence, particularly in communicating genetic risks to patients. Hence, it becomes paramount to identify the essential skills and expertise required by HCPs for genetic counseling. Additionally, gaining insight into their perspectives regarding the content of genetic counseling that should be provided to patients is of utmost importance. Methods: An integrated mixed-methods systematic review and content analysis were performed across five databases on 23 May 2023, employing predetermined search strategies. The quality of selected studies was assessed using the Mixed Method Appraisal Tool (MMAT), and data analysis was conducted using a deductive content analysis approach with MAXQDA 2020. Results: The review encompassed 14 studies from seven countries, revealing moderate risk of bias. It was perceived by HCPs that hereditary cancer families require information in seven specific categories including, cancer risk-reducing strategies; personalized cancer risk; family implications of hereditary cancer; psychological issues; genetic testing; the role of pathogenic genes in hereditary cancers; and social issues related to genetic testing. The study also highlighted the educational needs of HCPs, pinpointing areas such as method for supporting decision-making; clinical management in hereditary cancer families; resources for supporting hereditary cancer families; guidance to support familial communication; genetic testing; the role of each profession; and methods for supporting psychological aspects. Conclusion: The findings underscore the need for specialized training programs to equip HCPs with the necessary skills and knowledge for effective genetic counseling. Additionally, understanding HCPs’ perspectives on the content of genetic counseling is vital for tailoring educational resources and enhancing the genetic counseling process in managing cancer risks. Grants: This research was supported by a grant of the Korean Cancer Survivors Healthcare R&D Project through the National Cancer Center, funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number: NCC 23F1940-1) Citation Format: So-Youn Jung, Sun-Young Park, Eun-Gyeong Lee, Heejung Chae, Mi-Jin An, Yeon-Joo Kim, Yoon-Jung Choi, Kum Hei Ryu, Sun-Young Kong. Healthcare professionals' perceptions and educational needs in genetic counseling for cancer risk management: An integrated mixed-methods systematic review [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2024; Part 1 (Regular Abstracts); 2024 Apr 5-10; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2024;84(6_Suppl):Abstract nr 7332.

Toward the end of school counseling: visionary possibilities for counselors to build and practice abolition in education

ABSTRACT The abolitionist call to remove police from schools includes eliminating all forms of carcerality, such as school counseling, a field traditionally predicated on an alliance with the carceral state. We ask: How might counselors in schools build and practice abolition? How might we tease counseling as care work apart from its policing origins within the carceral containment of schools? How can we engage the contradictions and tensions? With an unwavering commitment to abolition, we transcend the carceral boundaries limiting our professional imaginations to vision an abolitionist approach to counseling in K-12 schools and school counselor education. In this article, we draw from the principles and practices of abolitionist organizing to vision radically life-affirming counseling processes in alignment with the movement for abolition, prioritizing those most intimately familiar with carcerality. Alongside each process, we offer experiments from our own abolitionist praxes to illustrate the tensions and possibilities of building and practicing abolition as counselors in education.

Attachment Orientations: Associations with Romantic Partners’ Self-Regulation and Dyadic Coping

The ability to effectively cope with stress is impacted by early relationship experiences and, thus, is related to attachment security. We examined how different forms of attachment insecurity (namely, attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance) impact romantic partners’ capacity for coping with stress individually (via self-regulation) and together (via dyadic coping) in a community sample of 261 heterosexual couples. We also explored links between these coping strategies and measures of well-being. Multiple regression analyses in this cross-sectional, self-report study indicated that attachment avoidance, but not anxiety, was linked to less effective dyadic coping. In men, this was also the case for partner’s attachment avoidance. Attachment anxiety, but not avoidance, was related to self-regulation problems for women, while in men, both facets of attachment insecurity were negatively associated with self-regulation. Individual and dyadic coping strategies each uniquely contributed to individuals’ well-being and satisfaction with life. Relationship interventions and counseling processes might benefit from sensitizing clients for biographical influences on their coping strategies.

Overcoming Maternal and Child Health Problems in Rw 16 Citatah Village, Cipatat District, West

Based on the analysis of the situation from the initial survey data of community service activities, several health problems were obtained in RW 16, it can be concluded that there are 3 maternal and child health problems that are priorities for the community service team to overcome, namely: The prevalence of stunting in children under five years old, low coverage of immunization in children, and nutritional problems in pregnant women. The purpose of this service is to solve maternal and child health problems by providing health education to the community. This service activity employs the extension approach as its methodology. Data collection using questionnaire sheets that become material for evaluation. The outcomes of this service include the assessment of counseling participants' comprehension by oral questioning at the beginning and conclusion of the session. The community seemed enthusiastic about providing responses and answers and was actively involved during the counseling process. So it can be concluded that there is a social change in the form of changes in the way people think about health, especially maternal and child health, tracking the development and growth of children, early detection of diseases, and many other benefits that cause changes in the way people view health.

Strategi Koping Remaja Mengatasi Kesepian

Loneliness is a mental health issue. The aim of this research is to understand how adolescents recognize, feel and overcome loneliness. The research was conducted using a descriptive qualitative approach, involving 38 adolescent (21 girls and 17 boys) who experienced loneliness in three junior high schools (SMP) in Pekanbaru. The data was obtained through online interviews using Google Form. Data analysis uses thematic analysis techniques. The results showed that junior high school adolescents used various coping strategies to overcome loneliness. The most commonly used strategy in grades 8 and 9 is focusing on emotions, while in grade 7 focuses more on problems. The results of this research provide an overview of loneliness and how to overcome it from an adolescent perspective so that it can help the process of counseling and therapy for loneliness in adolescents. Further research is needed to understand the factors that influence adolescents' coping strategies in overcoming loneliness.