Providing Counseling Services Research Articles

The Effect of Nursing Counseling on Treatment Compliance: Acute Coronary Syndrome and Diabetes Mellitus.

The comorbidity of acute coronary syndrome and diabetes affects patient prognoses. Therefore, it is important to manage these diseases simultaneously. In this study, the effect of nursing counseling on treatment compliance was investigated in patients who had received surgical treatment for acute coronary syndrome and had been recently diagnosed with diabetes. A quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest control group was used. The study sample consisted of 60 patients (intervention group = 30, control group = 30). The data were collected using a patient information form, the Patient Learning Needs Scale, and the Scale for Patient Compliance with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treatment. This study was conducted in compliance with the Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Nonrandomized Designs checklist. The intervention group earned significantly higher posttest scores on the Patient Learning Needs total scale and subscales than the control group. Moreover, intervention group compliance with treatment was higher than that of the control group. Furthermore, although significant improvements were found in the average posttest body mass index, fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol values of the control group, the between-group differences in these values were not significant. It is important for nurses to provide counseling services that align with the learning needs of their patients. Also, nursing counseling units should be created and staffed by both specialist nurses and nurse trainers working in healthcare institutions.

The Effect of Nursing Counseling on Treatment Compliance: Acute Coronary Syndrome and Diabetes Mellitus.

The comorbidity of acute coronary syndrome and diabetes affects patient prognoses. Therefore, it is important to manage these diseases simultaneously. In this study, the effect of nursing counseling on treatment compliance was investigated in patients who had received surgical treatment for acute coronary syndrome and had been recently diagnosed with diabetes. A quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest control group was used. The study sample consisted of 60 patients (intervention group = 30, control group = 30). The data were collected using a patient information form, the Patient Learning Needs Scale, and the Scale for Patient Compliance with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treatment. This study was conducted in compliance with the Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Nonrandomized Designs checklist. The intervention group earned significantly higher posttest scores on the Patient Learning Needs total scale and subscales than the control group. Moreover, intervention group compliance with treatment was higher than that of the control group. Furthermore, although significant improvements were found in the average posttest body mass index, fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol values of the control group, the between-group differences in these values were not significant. It is important for nurses to provide counseling services that align with the learning needs of their patients. Also, nursing counseling units should be created and staffed by both specialist nurses and nurse trainers working in healthcare institutions.

The Effect of Providing Exclusive Breastfeeding Counseling on the Self-Efficacy of Breastfeeding Mothers

Exclusive breastfeeding is a baby's best food for growth and development in the first six months. Breastfeeding mothers need high confidence and self-efficacy that they can provide breastmilk for their babies. The provision of counseling services allows mothers to gain a comprehensive understanding of proper breastfeeding techniques and the benefits of breast milk for infants. This study aimed to determine the effect of exclusive breastfeeding counseling on breastfeeding mothers' self-efficacy.This study was a pre-experiment study with a one group pretest-postest design. The sample in this study amounted to 33 exclusive breastfeeding mothers ≤ 6 months which is the total pupulation. The data obtained were processed and analyzed with the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test.The results of the statistical test analysis showed a change in efficacy after counseling of 15.50 with a significance value (Sig.) of 0.000. That is, there is an effect of exclusive breastfeeding counseling on the self-efficacy of breastfeeding mothers.The conclusion of this study is that there is an effect of exclusive breastfeeding counseling on the self-efficacy of breastfeeding mothers. It is hoped that this research can be used as information to carry out midwifery care, so that officers can provide maximum services to improve the quality of health services, especially counseling and providing information about the importance of exclusive breastfeeding so that there is no drop out and breastfeeding continues for up to 2 years.

PENERAPAN KONSELING RATIONAL EMOTIVE THERAPY DENGAN TEKNIK REINFORCEMENT UNTUK MENGOPTIMALKAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR DI PONDOK PESANTREN AN-NUUR

This research originates from the problems of students at the An-nuur Islamic boarding school who experience a decrease in learning motivation. Decreased motivation to learn originates from irrational thinking, resulting in irrational behavior. Learning motivation is the urge or desire to do something to achieve a goal. To help with these students' problems, researchers provide counseling services using a rational emotive therapy approach using reinforcement techniques. The goal of rational emotive therapy counseling is to help clients free themselves from illogical ways of thinking or ideas and replace them with logical ways of thinking. Providing reinforcement techniques aims to provide reinforcement in all decisions and changes made by the counselee. This strengthening is expected to help the counselee in making changes.

Factors Impacting Employment Opportunities and Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities in Nepal

This study was undertaken to analyze the factors impacting employment opportunities and outcomes of People with disabilities (PWDs). Also, to measure the satisfaction level of employed PWDs on their current work. The study has collected the required information and data from 200 PWDs using a purposive sampling method. Logistics regression analysis was carried out to analyze the factors impacting employment opportunities and outcomes of PWDs. Likert scale analysis was carried out to measure the satisfaction level of employed PWDs with their current work. The study found that the age at which disability onset, marital status, family size, years of schooling, severity, and access to assistive devices had a significant association with employment of PWDs. Fewer employed PWDs (7.7%) had permanent work status. However, most of the employed PWDs were satisfied with their current work. The family support and level of education of PWDs were the major predictors of employment. The study recommends providing counselling services to the families of PWDs along with sensitizing concerned stakeholders to improve the well-being and participation of PWDs.

STANDARDISED SOCIAL WORK METHODS AND STRATEGIES IN THE ROLES OF CHILD PROTECTION WORKERS: A REPORT FROM KUWAITIS CHILD PROTECTION WORKERS

Protection workers around the world are faced with methods and strategies to protect children at risk. Therefore, this article aims to identify the methods that are applied in the State of Kuwait by workers in the field of child protection in hospitals and community police, as well as the Kuwaiti Development Office. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted on 12 workers. The study utilized the qualitative approach, employing phenomenology as a research design. The data gathering technique involves conducting a comprehensive in-depth interview and performing analysis through the utilization of NVivo software. The results showed that there are different methods used to protect children, the interviews also revealed that the counseling service is provided through the Social Development Office and that there is a demand from hospital workers to provide counseling services. The results also showed that there is no unified safety plan in place. The study suggests working on standardized methods for working with children at risk, through assessment, trauma-informed care, as well as proper planning for children's safety.

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.

Model Pelayanan Sosial Panti dan Non Panti di Lembaga Kesejahteraan Sosial Anak (LKSA) Anak Gembira

This research aims to find out the implementation of home-based and non-antibased social service models implemented at the Child Social Welfare Agency (LKSA) Anak Gembira. LKSA Anak Gembira is an institution that provides social services for children who need protection and welfare. The research method in this study is descriptive qualitative which describes the model of social services based on orphanages and non-orphanages. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and analysis of related documents. Consisting of 10 research informants, 1 key informant, 6 main informants and 3 additional informants. The institution-based social service model applied is an institutional-based social service model. The non-anti-based social service model uses a family-based social service model. The implementation of the institution-based and non- institution-based social service models at LKSA Anak Gembira still has several shortcomings, including the unoptimal use of the Rumah Pertolongan in providing social services to children outside the orphanage, the absence of BPJS Health cards for children living in the orphanage, and the unavailability of professional social workers who can provide counselling services to children in the orphanage and the absence of a special room to carry out counselling activities in the orphanage. The result of this research is that in providing social services at LKSA Anak Gembira, it has implemented two social service models, namely the orphanage and non-orphanage models, so that this can be an encouragement for other orphanages or LKSA to also implement this social service model.

Cultural humility, counseling alliance, and counseling outcome among LGBTQ+ clients

AbstractLiterature suggests LGBTQ+ cultural competencies and cultural humility as critical components to providing counseling services to LGBTQ+ clients. Previous research has shown that cultural humility leads to better counseling outcomes through the counseling alliance in sexual minority clients. This study investigated the relationships among cultural humility, counseling alliance, and counseling outcome among 584 LGBTQ+ counseling clients (38.5% were non‐cisgender). The results revealed that all three constructs were positively related to one another. Counseling alliance mediated the relationship between cultural humility and counseling outcome. The overall mediation model indicated that cultural humility had direct and indirect effects accounting for 58% of the variance in counseling outcome when controlling for gender, sexual orientation, and level of education. The findings underscore the importance of cultivating cultural humility among counselors working with LGBTQ+ clients to improve counseling alliance and counseling outcomes.

The PERSIAN Cohort: Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders Among Employees.

Considering the impact of psychiatric disorders on the productivity of individuals and society's economy, we aimed to determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among the employees of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 1282 employees of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in 2019. The required data were collected by trained psychologists using Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). In this process, psychiatric disorders were considered dependent variables, and demographic variables as independent variables. The relationship between independent and dependent variables was assessed using the chi-square test and Binary logistic regression in Stata version 17. The prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), major depressive disorder (MDD), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) among employees was 14.12%, 12.48%, and 3.9%, respectively. The prevalence of GAD in women was significantly higher than men (17.06% vs. 10.02%, P<0.001). The prevalence of GAD was 42.86%, 15.97%, 13.49%, and 16.67 in widowed, single, married, and divorced employees, respectively (P=0.016). The prevalence of MDD in women was significantly higher than men (16.59% vs. 7.64%, P<0.001). The prevalence of MDD was 16.3%, 11.2%, 9.6%, and 8.56% in employees with Bachelor's, Associate, Master's degree, and High school diploma, respectively (P=0.009). Considering the relatively high prevalence of GAD and MDD among the employees of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, strengthening counseling centers in the university and encouraging employees to participate in these centers, and examining them in terms of mental health help identify people at risk of mental disorders in time and provide counseling services to these people.

Perceptions of Mental Health in the LGBTQ+ Student Community: Needs, Barriers, and Access

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic devasted health outcomes and economies globally. As a result, many suffered financial hardships, childcare challenges, and poor mental health due to the pandemic’s negative effects. Young people were particularly affected by the pandemic as it pertained to education, social isolation, and access to essential resources and services. Additionally, the U.S. experienced a rise in anti-LGBTQ+ proposals and laws were introduced or passed in various states across the country, particularly in the South. LGBTQ+ youth and young adults are more likely to experience and report poor mental health compared to their straight counterparts. As a result, my two research collaborators (Dr. Gayle Beck and Phillis Lewis) and I proposed to examine the perceptions of mental health services, access, and availability among the LGBTQ+ student community and LGBTQ+ identifying faculty and staff on the University of Memphis campus. As a result of the pending or enacted anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and the effects of the pandemic, a needs assessment was conducted. Three methodological approaches were used to capture student, faculty, and staff insights; an online survey, focus groups, and interviews. The results of the needs assessment suggest that efforts could be used to improve access and reduce barriers for LGBTQ+ students on campus to improve overall mental health by facilitating the provision of counseling services, improving the campus atmosphere for students via training, and supporting LGBTQ mental health on campus.

Exploring the Students’ Perceptions of Entrepreneurship Courses at Indonesian Higher Education

Entrepreneurship education serves as an essential foundation within the mission of entrepreneurial universities. It plays a pivotal role in shaping students' mindsets and competencies. Achieving this objective also requires effective entrepreneurship teaching and curriculum design to align with the main goals of its implementation. The present study seeks to explore the overall students’ perceptions on the entrepreneurship courses. This is important to evaluate the course curriculum, delivery and other considerations to effectively facilitate students’ competencies, motivation and mindset to pursue entrepreneurship. Quantitative approach using survey method was employed to a small sample of 35 students (m=9, f=26) of undergraduate program of Management at Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia. The findings from the quantitative descriptive analysis reveal positive attitudes towards entrepreneurship courses, with students acknowledging their effectiveness in enhancing knowledge, fostering creativity and innovation, and increasing motivation towards entrepreneurship. This study recommends that entrepreneurship educators, instructional designers, and faculty members should carefully consider the selection of learning materials, teaching methods, and evaluation tasks. Additionally, facilitating or encouraging students to engage in extracurricular activities and providing counseling services are essential steps to involve students in practical, real-life entrepreneurial scenarios.

Counseling Loss as a New Variable in the Education Production Function

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate counselling loss as a new variable in the education production function as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated social and emotional impact on students. Study participants unanimously reported a sizable counselling loss and a 30 percent average decrease in time spent in direct counselling service provision during the COVID-19 pandemic; at the same time, students’ counselling needs increased. Participants identified three salient categories of impact from counselling loss associated with the pandemic, including emotional manifestations, social manifestations, and students’ growth and development-related opportunity loss.

Bangladesh Public Libraries' Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

A Review of: Begum, D., Roknuzzaman, M., &amp; Shobhanee, M. E. (2022). Public libraries’ responses to a global pandemic: Bangladesh perspectives. IFLA Journal, 48(1), 174–188. https://doi.org/10.1177/03400352211041138 Objective – Examine quantitative and qualitative data to determine the level of preparedness and capacity to provide key resources during the recent COVID-19 global pandemic with the goal of recommending measures to better cope with future similar situations. Design – Online questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze quantitative data, followed by a narrative analysis of the qualitative data. Setting – Public libraries in Bangladesh. Subjects – Heads of the libraries such as directors, librarians, or librarians-in-charge. Methods – A survey was distributed to all 71 government public libraries in Bangladesh administered and governed by the Department of Public Libraries under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The survey elicited 50 valid responses, resulting in a response rate of 70%. A structured form questionnaire was prepared using Google Forms and included 12 closed-ended questions with multiple options and one open-ended question to collect librarian views on handling services and key functions post pandemic. Telephone interviews were conducted with eight librarians from the district public libraries. Main Results – The data revealed that all the libraries reported having some level of preparedness for pandemics and disasters. However, few libraries reported high levels of confidence in this regard. For example, 82% responded that they either had a “low” or a “minimum” preparedness for dealing with a pandemic. The survey revealed that none of the responding libraries were fully open to provide user services during the COVID-19 pandemic while 100% were open for administrative functions. Additionally, 72% reported having some sections open but others closed, while 22% indicated that the library only provided specified services, most of these in an online environment. Only 12% indicated that they provided access to mobile library services. The libraries responses to crisis management included creating public awareness through social media campaigns (50%), supporting other government bodies to mitigate the pandemic (46%), providing counseling services for particular users (40%), promoting authoritative and authentic national and global strategies on the pandemic for the public (34%), providing pandemic-related information via phone or email on demand (32%), and distributing relief to affected people (30%). Other activities included organizing online social and cultural programs to reduce public anxiety with special reference to vulnerable groups (24%), online staff training (22%), monitoring and supervising government programs (20%), and providing research data on the pandemic (10%). The response to needs regarding redesigning library programs and services for the post-pandemic world revealed that 90% of libraries identified a need for a dedicated online service platform, 80% saw the need to create policies related to health and safety, while 72% indicated a need for more emphasis on digital content. The responses indicated 56% were in favor of introducing innovative online services. Conclusion – In response to the results of their study, the authors make several recommendations regarding helping the libraries of Bangladesh to cope with consequences of future pandemics similar in scale to COVID-19. The first recommendation is to move away from “providing services in a traditional manner,” while developing dedicated online platforms running on high-bandwidth Internet connections (Begum et al., 2022, p. 183). These include introducing a secure cloud-based library automation system to provide a robust and stable information gateway. The development of digital resources should also be a priority. This includes both the digitization of library resources and more widespread access to an increasing number of subscription databases. The data indicated a strong desire among librarians to introduce innovative library services which the authors identify as digitized content delivery, remote access to online resources, online chat reference, current awareness services, online programming mirroring face-to-face programming, home delivery service for books, strategic disaster policy development, online information literacy programs, online career counseling, and leadership along with online training, workshops, and seminars. The authors conclude that: libraries face challenges, such as transitioning to virtual services, breaking long-established service models, funding for digital resources and its impacts on library operations in the future, enforcing social distancing measures, creating social awareness, and the lack of formal pandemic plans and policies …. (Begum et al., 2022, p. 179)

STRATEGI GURU BK DALAM PEMBERIAN LAYANAN KONSELING TERHADAP KEBIASAAN ANAK BERBICARA KASAR DI SDN LAE SIMOLAP

This study aims to determine the counseling teacher's strategy in providing counseling services to children's speaking habits at SDN Lae Simolap. This research is a qualitative descriptive research. The data sources in this study were 2 counseling teachers who provided counseling services and several students at SDN Lae Simolap. Data collection techniques with direct observation and interviews. The results of this study indicate that the counseling teacher's strategy in providing counseling services to children's speaking habits is by individual counseling services through practicing the habit of speaking politely to teachers, friends and the surrounding environment for a certain period of time, consulting with certain parties to help and monitor and direct students to develop good behavior, and conduct home visits when absolutely necessary. The results obtained in the implementation of this counseling have been going well and have been able to reduce the behavior of speaking rudely to students at SDN Lae Simolap.

The social value and financial benefits of providing preventive and timely counselling to people with sight loss in Wales, UK

AbstractBackgroundAlmost 2 million people in the UK live with sight loss, and this number is predicted to double by 2050. There is increasing recognition of the need to provide counselling services to people living with sight loss.AimThe aim of this research was to assess whether there is an unmet need for counselling services for people living with sight loss in North Wales and to estimate the social value and budget impact of the potential roll‐out of counselling services to this population.MethodBetween December 2020 and May 2021, a telephone survey was completed by 192 people living with sight loss in North Wales, UK. The survey instrument was a 19‐item questionnaire, which included the Short Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well‐being Scale (SWEMWBS). Using data from the SWEMWBS and published statistics, a social return on investment (SROI) and budget impact analysis were conducted.ResultsMost respondents (84%, n = 161) had never been offered counselling in relation to sight loss. Thirty‐nine per cent (n = 74) stated that they would use a new counselling service if it were available. Fifty‐one per cent (n = 97) indicated that counselling could be especially beneficial for people who have recently been registered or diagnosed with sight loss (the timely window). Of those who completed the SWEMWBS, approximately 25% reported low mental well‐being or probable depression. Social return on investment analysis estimated that providing counselling services for people with sight loss in North Wales could generate a social value of £3.42 for every £1 invested.ConclusionTimely counselling may improve an individual's ability to cope with sight loss and improve their quality of life over time.

Moral Injury and its Correlates among Iranian Nurses in the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with various health-related issues among nurses, including mental health problems such as moral injury. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between moral injury, general health, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and type of hospital among Iranian nurses working in different clinical settings during the COVID-19 outbreak. This cross-sectional study employed convenience sampling to recruit 334 nurses working in various clinical settings, including teaching and referral hospitals, in Kerman, Southeastern Iran from October 2021 to February 2022. The study used three measures, including the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), and The Moral Injury Symptom Scale-Healthcare Professionals version (MISS-HP). Data analysis was conducted using SPSS25. The results indicated that moral injury was highly prevalent among Iranian nurses, with 47% of the participants reporting experiencing it. A total, 26.9% of the participants reported experiencing mental health disorders and 57.2% of the participants reported experiencing this disorder. Significant correlations were found between moral injury, general health, and PTSD. Specifically, moral injury levels were higher among female nurses with a history of mental disorders and those designated to treat all kinds of cases, compared to other participants. The results suggest that Iranian nurses are at a high risk of experiencing moral injury during the COVID-19 pandemic. Policymakers and health authorities should establish related health educational programs, provide counseling services to promote general health, and pay particular attention to moral injury and PTSD. Additionally, nurse educators should integrate materials related to moral injury into the nursing curriculum.

TEACHER’S STRATEGY IN PREVENTING ACTS OF VIOLENCE THROUGH THE CHILD-FRIENDLY SCHOOL PROGRAM

Although regulations regarding child-friendly school policies have been made by the government since 2014. However, the reality is that we often find cases of violence against children in educational institutions covered by social media. Cases of violence that often occur in educational institutions include physical violence, sexual violence, and psychological violence. In this study, researchers were very interested and wanted to research teacher strategies for preventing acts of violence through child-friendly school programs. This aims to map teacher strategies from the results of research on child-friendly schools that have been conducted by several previous researchers. This study uses a qualitative approach with the method of a literature review or literature study. It is hoped that the results of this strategy mapping can be put to good use in the future by educational institutions in Indonesia to implement a child-friendly school program. The results of the study show that educational institutions that have implemented a child-friendly school program have tried to follow the rules by the six standard indicators set by the government. Teachers are required to carry out fun learning, invite students to actively participate, also provide more educational punishments if students make mistakes. Several educational institutions are also innovating by creating literacy activities, clean Fridays, strengthening character education, creating educational content for children through social media, and providing counseling services that students and parents can access.

Factors associated with fertility intention among women with systemic lupus erythematosus in China: A cross-sectional study.

This study aims to explore the status and influencing factors of fertility intention in women of childbearing age with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A total of 158 SLE patients admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University from February 2021 to February 2022 were selected for a cross-sectional study. The dependent variable in this study was the fertility intention of lupus women of childbearing age, so the questionnaire was selected: "In view of your disease, do you plan to have children? Yes/no" as the measurement statement. Lupus patients were divided into fertility intention groups and non-fertility intention groups. The questionnaire survey comprises following scales: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20), Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised (FSDS-R), and others. Independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Mann-Whitney U test, and binary logistic regression were used for analysis. The results showed that 20.9% of lupus patients in this study had a fertility intention. The fertility intention was associated with age, reproductive history, reproductive concerns, sexual distress, fatigue, family function, social support, depression, and sleep. Binary logistic regression showed that physical fatigue (OR 3.56, 95% CI 1.048-12.07) and personal health (OR 2.50, 95% CI 1.065-5.853) had significant predictors of fertility intention. Our study identified a lower fertility intention in SLE patients who had reproductive concerns, sexual distress, family dysfunction, and fatigue. We encourage healthcare institutions to provide counseling services to all the SLE patients who have fertility intention and focus more on those who have requirements for fertility.

APLIKASI CYBER COUNSELING-NGOBROL YUK BERBASIS ANDROID (WHATSAPP) UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR

This study aims to make it easier for counseling teachers to describe a model of online counseling services. BK teachers are required to be able to provide good and best service through the guidance and counseling process. Developments in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can be utilized in cyber counseling and handling various services, currently almost all students have cellphones which on average can be used to build systems by optimizing cyber counseling applications based on Android (whatsapp) to improve psychological well-being of elementary school students. The development of communication in the era of digital technology helps provide counseling services more broadly. In the digital era, counseling is not only in the form of face-to-face meetings, but it can be done using the internet network with several applications such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp and various other types of applications. This counseling model is also called cyber counseling. This research method is a descriptive method, which aims to obtain an overview of the object of research. Retrieval of data by giving questionnaires to students about student responses to the application of online counseling which consists of two choices (yes / no). To determine the results of student responses to the implementation of online counseling, statistical analysis using presentation techniques was used. The effectiveness of this counseling is measured from student responses which are proven that students feel comfortable, relieved, easy to use the application, helped to solve the problems they face, and Back motivated to continue to achieve goals. Therefore, the cyber counseling-chat application based on Android (whatsapp) to improve students' psychological well-being should be used as a model for counseling services for elementary school students in the digital era effectively.