Ecological Counseling as an Integrative Cognitive Complexity Intervention Framework for Students with COVID-19 Pandemic-Caused Mental Health Challenges

This article aims to present a practical conceptual perspective on ecological counseling as a theoretical framework for counselors' integrative cognitive complexity to work with students who experience mental health challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The transition of educational activities into virtual learning has caused various challenges for students worldwide that risk their mental health. Indonesia is one of the countries implementing virtual learning for more than a year with various social, technical, and environmental obstacles. Besides the benefit of distanced learning, this online learning model has widely caused mild to severe anxiety among students. Although researchers have investigated the impacts of virtual learning on mental health problems, the intervention strategies to help students with mental health issues remain lack attention. Ecological counseling has been known for its principles of seeing individuals' mental health issues involving a broader milieu that allows counselors to understand clients according to their contextual living systems. This framework offers a culturally sensitive perspective to help counselors withdraw appropriate and best available information for intervention purposes. This article also includes an application illustration of the ecological counseling framework in the Indonesian community as a practical guideline. It is expected that this article provides academic supports for academics to work with students dealing with their mental health challenges during this pandemic adhere to the counselors' integrative cognitive complexity functions.Keywords: ecological counseling, cognitive complexity, COVID-19 mental health, counselors, Indonesia

Profile of self-adjustment and level of academic stress during online learning in higher education

This study aims at determining the profile of self-adjustment and academic stress levels during the online learning period of students at Faculty of Engineering PGRI Adi Buana University, Surabaya. The method used was survey quantitative research. The sampling technique used was a saturated sample for a more accurate representation. There were 200 students of total from department of industry, electrical, environment, urban planning, fashion, make-up, and gastronomy. The data collection techniques used were two questionnaires, namely self-adjustment and academic stress which were collected through online application. The data analysis technique used in this research was descriptive statistics. The results show that the self-adjustment of engineering faculty students was in the poor and high category. The adjustment aspect in the low category was found in the aspect of expressing feelings for 62%, while the academic stress in the high category was found in the aspect of change for 78%. It can be concluded that most of research participants during the online learning were still in a stable condition. However, there were several percentages of aspects that were less than perfect in the process of either self-adjustment or the level of academic stress. Keywords: self-adjustment, academic stress, online learning, higher education

Promoting students’ tolerance awareness in the context of peace education through Wayang Golek

Tolerance awareness is one of important aspect to realizing peace education that train students to avoid of using violence. This study aims to represent the results of the tolerance awareness training guide using “wayang golek” as a media to realize peace education by using indigenous heritage that has been tested for acceptability standards. Research and development model used in this study which has been modified according to the needs and deficiency of researchers in the field, so that it consists of six stages: preliminary study, planning, product making, product testing, product revision, and final product. The assessment that used in this study was adjusted to "Standards for Evaluation of Educational Programs, Projects, and Materials by the joint committee" which involves two experts in the field of guidance and counseling as well as practitioners in the field. The result shows that the guide of tolerance awareness training using “wayang golek” as a media fulfilling the acceptability standards. Recommendation for further researchers to test the effectiveness of the product using experimental method. Keywords: tolerance awareness, peace education, wayang golek, puppet show, guidance and counseling

The effectiveness of using educational cinema techniques to increase students’ self-confidence: An experimental research

This research is motivated by the problem of low self-confidence of students. The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of educational cinema techniques as a medium to increase students' low self-esteem. The research design used pre experimental research with one group pretest and posttest design. The research subjects were 16 students of class VIII SMPN 6 Malang, the subjects were selected using purposive sampling technique. Data collection used (1) self-confidence scale; (2) experimental guidelines and (3) observation guidelines. Data analysis used descriptive and statistical analysis (Wilcoxon signed rank test). The results of data analysis produce that H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted, this means that there is a significant increase in student self-confidence after being given educational cinema techniques. The findings of the study show that there are differences in the improvement of students 'self-confidence between before (pretest) and after (posttest) being given educational cinema techniques, thus the results of the study concluded that educational cinema techniques were effective in increasing students' self-confidence. Keywords: educational cinema technique, self-confidence, students

Profile of self-awareness among junior high school students

The purpose of this study was to describe a profile of self-awareness among students in junior high school in the city of Tasikmalaya. Research grounded by the similarities in the tendency of the problems that occur about excessive anxiety among students. The data analysis technique in this study used inferential statistics with random sampling and a total population of 262 students. The results showed that the self-awareness of subject research was in the high category with an average of 75.47%. This shows that most of the subject research have achieved maximum self-awareness in several aspects and indicators, including the achievement of student self-awareness, namely having an understanding of strengths and weaknesses, being able to develop themselves for the desired achievement and have the confidence to voice their opinions. Keywords: self-awareness, student, adolescent, guidance, counseling

Level of Academic Stress for Students of Guidance and Counseling at Semarang State University during the Pandemic

Academic stress is a subjective perception of an academic condition or a response experienced by students in the form of negative physical reactions, behaviors, thoughts, and emotions that arise due to school or academic demands. During a pandemic Covid 19 most of earning activities becomes online. The aim of this research is to determine the level of academic stress among students in Guidance and Counseling Department, Semarang State University during the pandemic. The method used is descriptive qualitative research. This research conducted interviews to collect data by using purposive sampling. The results show that students experience symptoms of academic stress symptoms that affect their physical, emotional, behavioral, and thoughts as well as several factors that influence academic stress both in themselves (internally) and in the environment and circumstances (externally). The conclusion of this study is the respondents' stress level is quite high or increases when they get assignments from the lecturers. Keywords: college students, academic stress, pandemic

A Qualitative Study of Anxiety for Santri at the “Durrotu Ahlissunah Wal Jamaah Semarang” Islamic Boarding School in Facing the Covid-19 Pandemic

Anxiety is a normal symptom in humans. However, it will be called pathological if the symptoms persist and disturb the peace of the individual. Anxiety can occur as a result of a response to stress or conflict. The response is in the form of worry, anxiety, fear, and a sense of discomfort as a result of the threat of danger from inside and outside the individual. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the spread of COVID-19 to be categorized as a pandemic. This research is a descriptive study with qualitative methods. The research subjects were 5 students of the Durrotu Ahlissunah wal Jamaah Islamic Boarding School. The results showed that the students of the Durrotu Ahlissunah Wal Jamaah Islamic boarding school felt that there was no sense of feeling in the face of the ongoing Covid-19 conditions. Keywords: anxiety, pandemic, santri

The Career adaptability among Young Adulthood : A Systematic Literature Review

The success of a person completing typical developmental tasks at certain stages of development lies in career adaptability. Career adaptability is an individual's readiness for a career in accordance with the effort to complete career-related developmental tasks. To suggest future development directions, this article systematically reviews the review literature on future adaptations. This article uses a systematic literature review (SLR) approach. This article uses 47 articles from 17 journals with research that has been conducted in various Asian countries, Europe, South America and other countries such as South Africa, China, Korea and Australia as the source. This article concludes that the adaptability possessed in adulthood is included in the high or mature category. Where it focuses more on aspects that are owned by the career and adult reasons why the adaptation at that time is high and the advantages that are owned when having the abilities possessed by a high or mature career. This article concludes with some suggestions for further research that could be produced in the future.

Body Image and Disordered Eating Among LGBTQ+ University Students and Recent Graduates in Rural Appalachia: A Thematic Analysis

LGBTQ+ university students and recent graduates of a large rural Appalachian institution were interviewed for an exploratory thematic analysis on body image and disordered eating behaviors. While participants noted an overall sense of comfortability in the university setting, there were varying obstacles associated with navigating intersecting identities and physical presentation that were noted in the data. Excerpts from participant interviews were coded into five unique themes: (1) feeling “othered”/different from peers as well as fellow LGBTQ+ community members, (2) seeking comfortability with body/self, (3) facing stereotypes and image expectations based on presumed gender identity and/or sexual/affectional orientation, (4) general experiences as an LGBTQ+ community member in a rural university town, and (5) seeking increased support from the university. This study concludes that significant challenges related to body image are exacerbated by common experiences as a person in the LGBTQ+ community.

Career guidance conceptualization to improve career adaptability for generation z

Generation Z will control 20% of the workplace. Every generation has a different approach to work and the workplace. Z generation needs to have career adaptability to anticipate problems such as worries about not getting a job and a lack of understanding about the desired field of work. The research aims to explore and create a solid theoretical foundation for designing a career guidance model to increase the adaptability of Generation Z’s career. The research uses library research methods sourced from books and literature on 1) career adaptability, 2) understanding generation Z, 3) counselling guidance models in the revolutionary era 4.0. The comparison between Generation Z characteristics and the dimensions of career adaptability, the primary need of Generation Z is career control. Career guidance services for Generation Z can be in the form of 1) coaching, 2) workshops, 3) inspirational content through social media, 4) internship programs. Keywords: career guidance, adaptability, generation z