International Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

From Admissions to Graduation: An Analysis of a Social Justice Infused Masters-Level Counseling Program

Tina Paone — 2024-08-29

Researchers assessed the impacts of a social justice-infused masters-level counseling program (N = 210) over a five-year period. A social justice-infused masters-level counseling program is defined as a program that teaches social justice concepts as the focal point of each class, with the counseling content being gleaned through that lens. Social justice is not an afterthought in coursework but rather the primary focus. Impacts were assessed using the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI LLC, 2020). Results offer useful data that could inform other counseling programs looking to assess students' overall intercultural, cultural, or multicultural counseling competence throughout their programs.

Empowering Elementary School Children: Increasing Self-Efficacy Through Traditional Game-Based Counseling

Edy Irawan Edy — 2024-08-29

This research investigates the efficacy of a counseling model that utilizes traditional games to increase self-efficacy in elementary school children. Using a developmental approach rooted in the Borg and Gall model, this research develops a counseling framework that centers on traditional games as an interactive medium for client involvement. Specifically, this research pioneers the exploration of traditional play-based counseling interventions specifically designed to improve children's self-efficacy; an area hitherto unexplored in the literature. Traditional play, chosen for its inherent capacity to facilitate emotional expression and character development in children, serves as an appropriate channel for therapeutic interaction. Through rigorous testing and data analysis, the efficacy of the developed counseling model was confirmed, proven by its high validity and practical usefulness. The results show the effectiveness of the model in increasing the level of self-efficacy in all dimensions so that this model is declared worthy as an intervention strategy because it is easy to access, culturally appropriate, and age-appropriate for elementary school children.

Gender Empowerment as a Strategy for National Development In Nigeria

Kayode Asaju — 2024-08-29

Gender empowerment is currently the main focus of attention from researchers, governments, and other stakeholders. The concept of women's empowerment contains various meanings. This paper attempts to look into gender empowerment as a strategy for national development with more focus on women. The data for this study is generated through secondary sources of data collection from journals, textbooks, and materials from the internet. The study recommends that Nigerian government policy should always consider the female gender for necessary support, and upliftment, as this will help to improve their status and enhance national development in Nigeria. Across the country, there is an urgent need for women's development and self-employment training institutes. Empowerment programs initiated by successive governments should be sustained and not allowed to waste. In other words, there should be continuity of programs after each government has left office. The issue of maintenance culture should be revisited and imbibed by government agencies and all stakeholders in development so that the various empowerment programs will not be abandoned and resources invested in the programs wasted.

Sipakatau, Sipakainge, Sipakalebbi, Siri Na Pace: A Multicultural Counseling Model in Terminating Moral Degradation

Nur Suci Izramadhani — 2024-08-29

This study discusses the development of a multicultural counseling model based on 4S cultural values to terminate moral degradation among adolescents which is one of the factors that cause various social problems. This study generally aims to present a multicultural counseling service guide for guidance and counseling teachers. The specific objectives of this study are: 1) To describe students' needs for a multicultural counseling model based on 4S cultural values "(sipakatau, sipakainge, sipakalebbi, siri na pacce)" in terminating moral degradation among them. 2) To describe the ideal multicultural counseling model based on 4S cultural values "(sipakatau, sipakainge, sipakalebbi, siri na pacce)" through a feasibility test, usability test, and accuracy test so that it can be applied to terminate moral degradation among students 3) To identify if there are differences before and after the implementation of multicultural counseling services based on 4S cultural values "(sipakatau, sipakainge, sipakalebbi, siri na pacce)". The study was carried out through a Research and Development approach from Borg & Gold. Data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. Quantitative data from paired observations were analyzed using the Wilcoxon test to identify whether they were different or not. The Wilcoxon test using SPSS version 22 for Pre-Test and Post-Test data showed that students' moral awareness increased after participating in multicultural counseling activities based on 4S culture. The study is authentically reported by authors and has not been published in any journal.

Traditional Cultural Game-Based Group Guidance Model: Efforts to Reduce Introverted Behavior

Nasia Namma — 2024-09-28

The purpose of this research is to determine: (1) the design of a traditional game-based group guidance model aimed at reducing introverted behavior among students at SMPN 3 Pangkajene; (2) the validity and practicality of the traditional game-based group guidance model in reducing introverted behavior among students; and (3) the effectiveness of the traditional game-based group guidance model in reducing introverted behavior among students at SMPN 3 Pangkajene. This study is a research and development (R&D) project based on the Borg and Gall method. The expert subjects consist of three professionals: two from academia and one practitioner.

The development stages include: (1) information gathering, (2) planning the development of the guidance manual, (3) initial manual development, (4) expert validation, (5) revision of the initial manual, and (6) small group testing. Data collection techniques include questionnaires, interviews, and observations, with a sample size of 15 ninth-grade students exhibiting introverted behavior. The data analysis technique used to test the hypothesis is the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test.

The research results indicate that: (1) the design of the traditional game-based group guidance model consists of a guidance manual that includes general objectives, targets, and materials covering responsibility, honesty, cooperation, solidarity, leadership, social interaction, empathy, and mutual assistance, as found in the traditional games of massantok, massalo, ma’boy, and songko-songko jangang, along with assessment worksheets to evaluate student understanding; (2) the traditional game-based group guidance model has been tested for validity and practicality, meeting the criteria of accuracy, feasibility, and usability; and (3) group guidance services using traditional games have proven effective in reducing introverted behavior among students, with a noticeable decrease in indicators from a high category before the model was implemented.