Peran Konseling Kelompok dalam Meningkatkan Empati Siswa (Studi Kasus pada Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan Sekolah Menengah Atas di Kota Pekalongan)
People who have a high sense of empathy are considered easier to understand each other, so that a sense of caring and tolerance appears in a community system. This article is structured with the aim of analyzing the role of group counseling in increasing students' empathy. The preparation of the article The Role of Group Counseling in Increasing Student Empathy using associative research methods, namely research that aims to determine the effect or relationship between two or more variables by analyzing qualitative data from questionnaires and interviews with respondents. Based on associative research that has been done, the results show that group counseling affects student empathy. With group counseling, students become more understanding with each other and the care between one student and another increases, in other words students are able to hone their empathy through group counseling. Group counseling with a primary focus on honing students' empathy is implied by the counselor or guidance and counseling teacher during the first meeting in class, thus establishing a connection between one student and another.