COUNS-EDU: The International Journal of Counseling and Education
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An Exploration of Individuals' Basic Assumptions towards Self- Resilience after the Covid-19 Pandemic in Aceh Province
No full textThis study aims to look at the basic assumptions of individuals towards self-resilience after trauma due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this study uses an e-research research method by distributing CBI questionnaires from google form through social media in order to obtain relevant information from various random respondents. While the data analysis technique was carried out by frequency distribution analysis to get the average percentage value of the research results. After analysing the percentage, it was found that the basic assumptions of individuals towards self-resilience after the COVID-19 pandemic with an average percentage of 7.73% VU, 7.720 NS, 18.33 NQR, 34.22% AP, and 32.43% VS. So the results of this study indicate that positive post-traumatic changes towards individual resilience due to the COVID-19 Pandemic occur very realistic changes, where individual resilience can be categorised as very transformational, where individual changes and mental development are much better than the pre-trauma situation before the COVID-19 Pandemic occurred
Fee-Free Basic Education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Dream or Reality?
No full textThe purpose of this study is to show how political discourse has influenced the introduction of free-of-charge Basic Education (FFBE) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the 2019-2020 school year, following President Félix Tshisekedi's election promise. This article analyses the link between political utterances on free-of-charge decision and their implementation in the provision of public services. The paper is based on an assemblage framework to analyse stakeholders in FFBE implementation. Using press articles and secondary data from official reports, we found that the obstacles in implementing FFBE may be explained by the need for a properly concise public policy about free education, the mismanagement of different stakeholders, the lack of transparency and economic constraints. The population concerned is all the stakeholders in the education system in the DCR. To arrive at our conclusion, we used the assemblage method. In DRC, the promise of FFBE faces significant challenges, notably funding shortages, inadequate infrastructure, and a lack of trained teachers. The economic instability in the region hampers government investment in educational resources, often resulting in fees being imposed by schools despite official policies promoting free education. Future research could focus on innovative funding models, such as community-based initiatives or partnerships, to enhance educational delivery. Additionally, exploring the impact of digital learning tools could provide insights into bridging educational gaps, especially in remote areas where access to traditional schooling is limited
Group Counseling Self-Management Techniques in Reducing Nomophobia Through Self-Control
No full textInformation technology is developing rapidly, especially for smartphone users. Smartphones have become a communication and information tool in everyday life. The activity of using smartphones with excessive intensity can cause various impacts on users, such as nomophobia. Someone who is unable to exercise self-control in using a smartphone or has low self-control will be susceptible to addiction. The research aims to determine the effectiveness of group counseling on self-management techniques to reduce nomophobia by increasing self-control. This research uses a pretest and posttest design. The subjects of this research were 10 people. The sampling used was purposive sampling. Data was collected using self-control and nomophobia questionnaires. Data analysis used mediation analysis with a bootstrap bias-corrected method with a confidential interval of 95% assisted by micro-process software (N=5000). The research results show that there is an effect of group counseling on effective self-management techniques in reducing nomophobia by increasing self-control
Strengthening lecturer competence with the job-embedded professional development (jepd) model: a solution for dealing with education in the era of 5.0 and the metaverse
No full textThe purpose of this study is to provide references related to the model of lecturers' pedagogic competence development in higher education. Pedagogic competence is fundamental in education. This is because pedagogic competence is one of the important factors in teaching. Pedagogic competence relates to how a lecturer can provide teaching that is not monotonous, fun, creative and meaningful and uses various types of media, especially in the Era of 5.0 and the Metaverse
Communicating using storytelling method to children experienced sexual abuse and harassment
No full textEvery year, sexual abuse against children is increasing. Globally, it is estimated that 3-31% of children had experienced sexual abuse. This harms children, including the impact of physical injury, neurobiological impact, and psychiatric, such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, PTSD, drug abuse, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and attempted suicide. To help children who are victims of sexual abuse, a special approach is required to ease the communication to children. Since children communicate using symbols, thus storytelling, which is part of the Play Therapy technique, is the right method to communicate awareness to children. With an approach using the storytelling method, hopefully, children will be able to understand the very situations, recognize and express their emotions properly, and minimize the negative impact after the abuse
The effectiveness of art therapy to reduce academic stress among students during online learning
No full textMany changes have occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and also be seen in the sphere of education, as learning methods are being transitioned from offline to online learning. These changes cause academic stress among students. Academic stress results in a drop in student learning motivation, and failure to complete lecture assignments on time. The researcher used this phenomena to conduct a one-design group experimental investigation on five academically challenged teenagers. Art therapy was utilized as the intervention, with an academic stress scale tool used to measure its effectiveness. During COVID-19, data collection and intervention operations are carried out directly through the use of health protocols. The Student-t Test is used to analyze the data with the help of Jeffreys' Amazing Statistics Program software. According to the findings of the study, an art therapy intervention was beneficial in reducing student academic stress in online learning
Narcissism and social media addiction: gender, social demographics, and social media use
No full textThis study aims to describe differences in narcissism and social media addiction based on gender, social demographics, and use of social media. This research is a comparative student, the sample for this study amounted to 123 students in Vocational High School (SMK) in DKI Jakarta. There are two instruments used in this study, namely, the narcissistic instrument (22 items) and the social media addiction instrument (17 items). Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and Multivariate One-Way Analysis of Variance Model (MANOVA). The findings for this study indicate that there are significant differences in narcissistic and social media addiction variables based on gender, number of social media accounts, and gender-daily internet access. In addition, there is a significant difference in social media addiction based on domicile. Gender and the order of children in the family are also significantly different on the variables of social media addiction. Based on the results of this study, it is hoped that further researchers will link other variables (for example: self-esteem, loneliness, subjective well-being, stress, etc.) to prevent narcissistic behavior and social media addiction in education.
Prevalence, Socio-demographic Factors and Psychosocial Work Hazards of Primary School Teachers: A School-based Cross-sectional Study
No full textThis study investigated the prevalence, socio-demographic factors, and psychosocial work hazards of primary school teachers. This is a cross-sectional study that recruited 254 primary school teachers. The responses from the participants were collected using Copenhagen psychosocial questionnaire and teachers’ socio-demographic questionnaire. Bar chart, mean, standard deviation, and bivariate analysis were used to analyze the data collected. The result showed a high level of work-related psychosocial hazard among primary school teachers. The results showed that teachers’ age has a positive relationship with psychosocial work hazards. Also, the result showed that working status and years of experience have a significant relationship with psychosocial work hazards. Therefore, occupational health experts should consistently conduct psychosocial risks assessments on the teachers
Effect of counselling on psycho-social adjustment on elderly in Makurdi metropolis
No full textThis paper examined the effect of counselling on psycho-social adjustment of aged people in Makurdi Metropolis. The study employed a quasi-experimental design based. The study sample 30 aged people. The instrument used for data collection was Aged People Psycho-Social Adjustment Questionnaire (CAPPSA). The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. ANCOVA was used to test the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The findings revealed that counselling has significant effect on adjustment to anxiety and self-acceptance among the aged people. It was recommended that government and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) should work together in making provisions such as aged people home with counselling unit equipped with profession in order to support the aged to properly adjust to psychology disorders such as anxiety among others.
Impact of Demographical Factors and Language Acquisition Level on Depression Symptoms Among Arabic Language Learners
No full textThe prevalence of depression among language learners, specifically Arabic learners, should receive proper attention from academics. Unfortunately, it would be easily overlooked by scholars because they were tend more focusing on the development of effective teaching strategy. The objective of current study was to investigate the effect of demographic variables and language proficiency on symptoms of depression in individuals learning Arabic as a second language. This cross-sectional study involved 1126 participants who voluntarily provided their consent. Of the participants, 762 were female and 364 were male (age M = 20.03 and SD = 1.56). The study collected demographic information, assess language acquisition levels, and measure symptoms of depression. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression. Results showed that model proposed in this study with its predictors explained 7.5% of the variance in depression symptoms while factors such as sex, number of siblings, living arrangement, listening skills, and reading skills were found being significant predictors in the model. This study highlights the prevalence of depression among individuals learning Arabic as a second language and the importance of demographic variables and language proficiency in predicting depression symptoms. The findings suggest that interventions to address depression in this population should take into account factors such as sex, number of siblings, living arrangement, and language skills