Therapeutic Communication Strategies for Guidance Counseling Teachers in Handling Students Addiction to Gadgets

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10.2991/978-2-38476-247-7_35How to use a DOI?

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therapeutic communication; gadget addiction; counseling guidance

Abstract

This study aims to determine how the strategy of SMPN 3 Krian counseling guidance teacher in dealing with students addicted to gadgets. During the Covid-19 pandemic, learning at school was carried out through gadgets, because of students’ interaction with these gadgets, it did not rule out the possibility of students being addicted to gadgets. This research method uses descriptive qualitative methods. The research location is at SMPN 3 Krian with the determination of research informants using purposive sampling, namely two counseling guidance teachers from SMPN 3 Krian and six seventh grade students. Data collection was carried out in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation. So the results of this study are therapeutic communication is direct interaction can provide rapid recovery to students addicted to gadgets, the strategies used by counseling guidance teachers are asking questions, listening to complaints, receiving answers, repeating topics, clarifying information, and providing reflections to students. The conclusion of this study is that the therapeutic communication strategy at the pre-interaction stage, orientation stage, work stage and finally the termination stage, is very useful for overcoming student problems because they feel safer, calmer, easier to accept, and more support is given to form courage in making good decisions in order to improve achievements that can be achieved in the school environment.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Lestari Eka Indriana
AU  - Djarot Meidi Budi Utomo
AU  - Kukuh Sinduwiatmo
AU  - Mashhura Toirхonovna Alimova
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/09/04
TI  - Therapeutic Communication Strategies for Guidance Counseling Teachers in Handling Students Addiction to Gadgets
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advance Research in Social and Economic Science (ICARSE 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 309
EP  - 320
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-247-7_35
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-247-7_35
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