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Evaluation of Career Counseling Management on Career Maturity: A Cipp Model-Based Correlational Study

Ummi Qudsiyah, Akhmad Dasuki — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This study evaluates career counseling management in three senior high schools in Palangka Raya City, Indonesia, using the CIPP model. Through a mixed methods approach, the study involved 186 grade XII students as well as in-depth interviews with counseling guidance teachers and school principals. The results showed that all CIPP dimensions were positively but weakly correlated with students' career maturity, with the Product dimension having the strongest relationship (r = 0.254). Multiple regression analysis showed a significant but limited influence of the CIPP dimensions on career maturity (R² = 0.109), with Product being the dominant predictor. Thematic analysis identified challenges with structural support, limited resources, and variable student engagement, indicating a gap between policy and practice. Overall, career counseling management is structured but not yet optimal in enhancing students' career maturity, requiring policy strengthening, resource development, and more personalized counseling strategies.

Development of Google Sites-Based Career Card Media for Career Understanding at Junior High School 3 Palangka Raya

Hadi Cahyono, Mimi Suriatie, Fendahapsari Singgih Sendayu, Nopi Feronika — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Career understanding is a person's understanding of career information, which can be in the form of jobs matching their interests, talents, and abilities needed to carry out the job. However, some students have a low level of career understanding, so many are confused when choosing a secondary school without consideration. With this Google Sites-based career card media, students can better understand secondary schools and various types of careers. This study was conducted to determine the feasibility of Google Sites-based career card media and to find out whether this Google Sites-based career card media is useful for students' career understanding. This study uses a Research and Development (R&D) approach, namely research and development, and produces a product, namely a career card and a Google Sites-based career card media for career understanding. The development model was adapted from Borg and Gall and included six stages of development research. The sample was taken using the purposive sampling technique, so six students from class VIII-2 of Junior High School 3 Palangka Raya were selected. The main data collection tool used by researchers is a questionnaire. Researchers use a questionnaire to determine whether there are changes before and after using Google Sites-based career card media for career understanding. The data was then analyzed and processed using parametric statistics from Kolmogorov-Smirnov using SPSS 26, which showed a normal distribution. The results showed that the t-test calculation using the paired sample t-test showed a significance of 0.000 < 0.05, and the calculated t-value compared to the t-table value was 24.265 > 2.015. Therefore, the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. Therefore, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference between before and after using Google Sites-based career card media for career understanding.

Pastoral Counselling as a Framework for Enhancing Women’s Quality of Life in Nigeria

Sabina Nwakaego Obi, Oyebola Olubunmi Igeleko — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Women play indispensable roles in family life, community development, and nation-building, yet their quality of life in Nigeria remains undermined by persistent challenges. Poverty, cultural restrictions, reproductive health burdens, limited access to education, and gender-based violence continue to affect women's well-being across physical, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions. Because of the centrality of women to sustainable development, improving their quality of life requires holistic and contextually grounded interventions. The purpose of this conceptual paper is to explore pastoral counselling as a framework for enhancing women's quality of life in Nigeria. Unlike empirical studies, the paper adopts a conceptual research design, synthesising literature from psychology, theology, and counselling, alongside studies on women's wellness in Nigeria. The analysis involved clarifying the quality of life and pastoral counselling constructs, reviewing empirical findings on the barriers to women's wellness, and integrating insights to propose a holistic framework. Findings from the conceptual review highlight that socio-economic hardship, gender inequality, cultural norms, reproductive health issues, and psychological stressors shape women's quality of life. Pastoral counselling addresses these challenges through four domains of intervention: psychoeducation and empowerment, vocational and economic support, spiritual resilience, and psychotherapeutic care. By integrating psychological methods with spiritual resources, pastoral counselling emerges as a culturally sensitive and multidimensional approach to women's wellness. The result is that pastoral counselling should be recognised as more than a religious activity; it is a viable framework for policy, practice, and collaboration among counsellors, NGOs, faith communities, and government. Its conceptual contribution lies in reframing counselling as a holistic pathway for improving women's quality of life and advancing sustainable development in Nigeria.

The Future of Alternative Treatment for Substance Abusers among Secondary School Students

Moses Adeleke Adeoye, Windari Sabela — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Background: Substance abuse among secondary school students is a growing concern, and conventional treatment methods such as counselling, rehabilitation, and support groups have shown limited success due to stigma, restricted access to treatment facilities, and high relapse rates. These shortcomings highlight the urgent need to explore innovative and holistic interventions tailored to adolescents’ unique developmental needs. Aim: The purpose of this research is to examine the effectiveness and future potential of alternative treatments—including mindfulness-based interventions, art therapy, and outdoor experiential programs—in addressing substance abuse among secondary school students. Method: This study adopted a qualitative research design that combined a literature review, expert interviews, case studies, and analysis of institutional programs. Data were examined thematically, focusing on patterns of treatment outcomes, barriers to implementation, and the role of school and community environments in supporting recovery. Results and Discussion: The findings reveal that mindfulness-based interventions enhance emotional regulation, reduce stress, and lower substance use tendencies; art therapy facilitates self-expression, identity formation, and coping mechanisms; and outdoor experiential programs foster resilience, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. These approaches not only mitigate the limitations of traditional methods but also provide personalised, non-stigmatising, and engaging support mechanisms for adolescents. Effective adoption requires systemic integration into school curricula, professional training for staff, and collaboration among educators, mental health practitioners, and community stakeholders. Conclusion: The study concludes that the future of alternative treatment for secondary school students struggling with substance abuse lies in the integration of evidence-based alternative therapies alongside traditional interventions. By addressing stigma and accessibility barriers while promoting holistic well-being, schools can create supportive environments that empower students to recover from substance abuse and achieve both academic and personal growth.

The Future Counsellors: Challenges and Prospects in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Balqis Olabisi Popoola, Olayemi Zainab Oduola, Yusuf Babatunde Kareem — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Background: The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)—driven by artificial intelligence, robotics, big data and virtual platforms—is disrupting counselling in Nigeria, where youth unemployment, uneven infrastructure and legacy curricula constrain practice and employability. Aim: To identify the competencies, service models and policy levers required for Nigerian counsellors to remain effective and competitive in the 4IR. Method: A position-paper design using systematic document analysis of peer-reviewed articles, national and international policy reports, and labour-market statistics (2015–2025). The review followed a staged flow—scoping, eligibility screening, thematic categorisation and synthesis—using a document-analysis protocol and a coding matrix as instruments; data were analysed through thematic synthesis and integrative argumentation. Results and Discussion: Evidence indicates a persistent digital-skills gap in counsellor education (digital literacy, online/hybrid delivery, ethical data governance) and limited institutional readiness, which collectively depress service quality and labour-market outcomes. Yet, technology-enabled models—AI-assisted intake/triage, tele-mental-health platforms, secure cloud records and data-informed career guidance—can expand reach, reduce wait times, personalise interventions and strengthen counsellors’ roles in tackling youth employability and mental-health burdens. Realising these gains requires curriculum redesign aligned to 4IR competencies, mandatory CPD in cyberpsychology and data ethics, minimum technology standards and practice guidelines to manage privacy, bias and equity risks, with targeted support for rural and resource-constrained settings. Conclusion: The research answers its guiding question by showing that Nigerian counselling will sustain relevance only through a deliberate shift to technologically informed, ethically grounded hybrid practice, underwritten by curriculum reform, structured CPD and enabling policy and infrastructure; without this integration, counsellors face progressive marginalisation, whereas with it they can deliver broader access, higher efficiency and better outcomes.

Classical Guidance to Prevent Academic Stress in Students of Mtsn 1 Palangka Raya City

Aisyah Nofin Nuraini, Asep Solikin — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Academic stress refers to the pressure and tension experienced by students in relation to academic performance and the educational environment, which can have an impact on students' psychology, physiology, and academic achievement. Appropriate techniques are needed to manage stress in order to help prevent situations that can have a negative impact on students. This study was conducted to (1) determine the difference in academic stress levels before and after the implementation of classical guidance and (2) determine the effectiveness of classical guidance in preventing academic stress among students at MTsN 1 Kota Palangka Raya. The population in this study was all 275 eighth-grade students at MTsN 1 Palangka Raya City, with a sample consisting of 31 students from class VIII-1, selected using purposive sampling. The results of the study show that: (1) before being given classical guidance services, most of the students in class VIII-1, namely 22 students, experienced moderate academic stress, 6 students experienced high academic stress, and 3 students experienced low academic stress. Meanwhile, after receiving classical guidance services, most students, namely 20 students, still experienced moderate academic stress, 6 students experienced high academic stress, and 5 students experienced low academic stress. The total pre-test score was 3893 and the post-test score was 3871. This means that there was not much change after the researcher provided classical guidance services; (2) the results of the hypothesis test using SPSS 25 software on the Paired Sample T Test method showed that the significance value obtained was 0.066. This indicates that the Sig value > 0.05, which indicates that classical guidance services are effective in preventing academic stress among students at MTsN 1 Kota Palangka Raya.