Proceedings of Siliwangi Annual International Conference on Guidance and Counselling

Exploring the Interplay of Strengths, Positive Emotions, and Critical Thinking in Counseling Practice

2025-05-08T16:41:35+07:00

This literature review explores the interplay of strengths, positive emotions, and critical thinking within the counseling practice. This literature review used a methodical approach that included a thorough search strategy in order to find and choose peer-reviewed journal articles published within the last ten years that focused on the interaction between strengths, positive emotions,and critical thinking in the counseling practice. Guided by a strengths-based approach, the review investigates how fostering positive emotions, including as appreciation, pleasure, and hope, might assist the discovery and application of client strengths.This review focused on empirical research articles, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies, that specifically examined the interaction between the three core constructs within the counseling context, excluding dissertations, theses, and studies focusing solely on one construct, while employing a systematic data extraction process with inter-rater reliability checks, followed by rigorous thematic analysis of the collected data.The review also explores the critical thinking abilities that are most important for enhancing the effectiveness of strengths-based therapies, including analysis, evaluation, and problem-solving.The review concludes by examining methods for incorporating critical thinking into the counseling process, such as Socratic questioning, reflective exercises, and cooperative goal planning. The results point to a synergistic interaction between critical thinking, positive emotions, and strengths that has a great deal of potential to improve client outcomes. The review does, however, also stress the significance of a well-rounded strategy that recognizes and deals with both happy and negative emotions during the counseling process.

Optimizing Career Development and Academic Achievement of Generation Z Students through Strengths-Based Counseling

2025-05-08T16:36:49+07:00

Generation Z students, who were born and developed in the digital era, face unique challenges in career development and academic achievement. The characteristics of those who tend to rely on technology to communicate and learn often conflict with traditional academic and career expectations. This research aims to analyze the application of strengths-based school counseling in optimizing the potential of Generation Z students. Through a literature review approach, this study evaluates the impact of this approach on their academic motivation and career readiness. The findings show that strengths-based guidance can improve students' self-confidence, coping strategies, and emotional regulation. In addition, this approach, which utilizes digital technology as an interactive medium, provides positive results in supporting the development of student potential. Adapting coaching methods to the unique characteristics of Generation Z, such as their preference for technology and online communication, has been shown to strengthen the effectiveness of this approach. The research conclusions underscore the importance of adaptation in the implementation of strengths-based guidance to address the specific needs of Generation Z students, thereby helping them overcome academic challenges and achieve future career success. This research provides strategic insights for educators and school counselors to support holistic student development in an era that continues to change.

Students’ Social Skills to Improve Social Inclusion in Schools

2025-05-08T16:29:18+07:00

Indonesia has a high commitment in organizing inclusive education, but there are several problems in inclusive schools, namely children with special needs often feel isolated in their classes, get bullied by their peers, and they are not socially integrated. The purpose of this study is to analyze aspects of students' social skills to improve social inclusion in schools, so that children with special needs get good acceptance by their peers and academically have meaningful learning. Based on the results of the literature study review, the aspects of social skills that students need to have in improving social inclusion are (1) students' social interaction skills with their friends who have special needs, (2) students' social awareness of their differences with their friends who have special needs, (3) students' emotional control in dealing with their friends who have special needs, and (4) students' participation skills to be able to involve their friends who have special needs in the peer group social structure. It is hoped that by developing these aspects of social skills, it can improve social inclusion in schools, so that students with special needs can be integrated both socially and academically.

Guidance and Counseling in Islamic Perspective

2025-05-08T16:51:29+07:00

This research discusses the development of a Guidance and Counseling model based on an Islamic perspective that is relevant to the needs of Indonesian society. The main problem is the dominance of Western psychological approaches in counseling services in Indonesia, which often ignore the spiritual dimension, even though the majority of Indonesian society is religious. This research aims to integrate Islamic values into Guidance and Counseling practices in order to improve individual psychological and spiritual well-being. The research method involves literature analysis and case studies at the IKIP Siliwangi Cimahi campus. This approach emphasizes the integration of Al-Qur'an and Hadith values in the counseling process, such as the use of prayer, dhikr, and advice based on Islamic teachings. The research results show that the Islamic Guidance and Counseling model is able to provide holistic solutions, including psychological and spiritual aspects, and is more relevant to Indonesian culture. This model increases the effectiveness of Guidance and Counseling services in helping individuals overcome problems, develop personal potential, and achieve prosperity in the world and the hereafter.

Strengths-Based Multicultural Counseling (SBMC) Model: An Approach for Counselors and Guidance and Counseling Teachers in the 21st Century

2025-05-08T16:12:21+07:00

The diversity among students serves as a valuable potential for fostering dynamic interactions and personal growth. To harness this potential, every student must cultivate multicultural awareness, which does not develop automatically but requires intentional efforts from an early stage. This article highlights the critical importance of strengths-based multicultural counseling and its relevance in the 21st century. The study utilizes a literature review as a methodological approach to emphasize the significance of strengths-based multicultural counseling, focusing on the opportunities and challenges faced by counselors and guidance teachers in contemporary contexts. Findings from the study reveal that strengths-based multicultural counseling is recognized as a "fourth force" or dimension within the counseling field, positioned alongside humanism, behaviorism, and psychodynamics. This approach emphasizes the need for cultural competence in counselors, encompassing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for professional practice in strengths-based multicultural counseling. Counselors are encouraged to view this method as a long-term relational process rather than a temporary intervention, given its implications for problem-solving and fostering understanding of diverse values among students. The counseling process thus becomes a

The Role of Teachers in Shaping Student Character after the Covid-19 Pandemic

2025-05-08T16:44:40+07:00

The study aims to determine the role of teachers in shaping student character after the co-19 pandemic through civic education learning in class IV of SD Negeri 200217 Padangsidimpuan. The type of research is descriptive qualitative. The informants in this study were the principal as the key informant and the fourth grade teacher as the main informant. Data collection techniques used: 1) observation, and 2) interview. Based on the results of the study, it is concluded that the role of homeroom teacher IV as a teacher at SD Negeri 200217 Padangsidimpuan in shaping student character through civic education learning has been done as much as possible by making learning objectives, presenting material, making learning activities, and rules based on student character building. This can be seen from the existence of character lesson plans and syllabus, teachers who describe the values contained in the material, create active and efficient learning activities with the application of new methods and ideas, and the existence of regulations that have implications for educated values. Teachers have also modelled and practised good behaviour with students inside and outside the classroom. This shows that teachers play a role as teachers in shaping student character after the co-19 pandemic through civic education learning.

Strength-Based Counseling (SBC): A Key Approach to Strengthening Adolescent Resilience in the Face of Social Media Challenges

2025-05-08T16:39:35+07:00

Social media has become an integral part of adolescents' lives, but it also brings negative impacts such as social pressure, depression, and anxiety. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Strength-Based Counseling (SBC) in increasing adolescent resilience to social media pressure through the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method. The data used came from 321 articles which were then filtered into 10 articles that met the inclusion criteria. this study identified that SBC is effective in helping adolescents manage emotional stress, reduce the negative impacts of social media, and improve mental health and psychological resilience. Strength-Based Counseling focuses on developing individual strengths, such as self-control, positive thinking skills, and emotional management, which have been shown to significantly increase resilience. These results indicate the potential of SBC as a relevant and applicable counseling approach in educational settings to support adolescent well-being in the digital era.

Final-Year Students in Terms of Career Maturity and Employability

2025-05-08T16:33:45+07:00

After completing their education at university, students will face a world that is much different from campus world. How mature these students are to start their career and their readiness to face the world of work are important things to research. This research was carried out with a quantitative approach to see the connection between these two variables. This research was conducted on 184 final-year students at the UNJANI Faculty of Psychology using Sample Random Sampling techniques. The measurements used are the Career Maturity Inventory-Form C questionnaire proposed by Crites & Savickas (2011) and the Employability questionnaire, which is an adaptation of the measuring tool created by Pool & Sewell (2007). Data processing is JASP 0.14.1.0 for Windows which uses Cronbach's Alpha coefficient, so the reliability test results of the measuring instrument are 0.924 and employability 0.975. The research results show that there is a low positive connection between Career Maturity and Employability (r = 0.147*, p < 0.05), meaning that there is a positive connection between Career Maturity and Employability. However, if the subject has high Career Maturity, it does not necessarily mean that his Employability is high as well. Currently, students with high Career Maturity are at 27.17%, medium ones are at 61.41% and low ones are at 11.41%. As for Employability, 16.4% of students are found to have high Employability, 69% are medium and 14.6% are low.

Analysis of Trends in Publications Strength Based Counseling in Global and Indonesia

2025-05-08T16:24:54+07:00

This literature study investigates the development of strengths-based counseling publications. This research highlights scientific developments, authors, and countries that are developing in family-based counseling research. The findings reveal that the development of strengths-based counseling publications began after 2000, marked by a large number of publications. 2022-2024 will be the highest year for strength-based counseling publications in article form. America has 131 publications, while Indonesia has 48 publications. Medical science has become the highest publication in the context of strengths-based counseling. The use of Strengths-Based Counseling in Indonesia and on a global scale shows optimistic progress. School counselors can effectively provide services to clients by utilizing a Strengths-Based Counseling approach, which can contribute to improved psychological well-being by leveraging individual strengths and community supports

Enhancing Social Skills in University Students through Strengths-Based Counseling: A Literature Review Utilizing the Strengths Perspective Framework

2025-05-08T16:48:35+07:00

Strength-based counseling are grounded in the principles of positive psychology, emphasizing the recognition and development of individual strengths to enhance personal and interpersonal achievement. This approach fosters self-awareness and better relationships by encouraging individuals to recognize their strengths and those of others. Research indicates that a strengths-based approach can lead to a 50% increase in social relationships. The theory encompasses ten key propositions, including the ability to adapt and self-improve, the relationship between strengths and basic psychological needs, and the capacity for ongoing strength development influenced by various factors. Additionally, it highlights the variability of strength levels based on environmental context, the dialectical nature of strengths arising from challenges, and the importance of encouragement and effort recognition in motivating change. Ultimately, this model reinforces the significance of hope as a catalyst for transforming dysfunctional behaviors, fostering resilience, and promoting social competence.