Counseling Skills Training for Service Officers of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Consultation Institute (LKP3A)in Pekalongan Regency

Abstract

LKP3A counselor in terms of quality and quantity is still very lacking. One of the indications
is there are still many unskillful bachelor degree graduates that work as counselors. Thus,
there is a need for assistance and empowerment to meet the needs of the community. This
community empowerment program aims to improve knowledge and counseling skills that
are still relatively minimal for mentors at LKP3A Fatayat Nadhalatul Ulama Pekalongan. This
research is a participatory action research (PAR) with a qualitative approach. This research
was carried out for 1 year in the NU building in Pekalongan. The subjects of this study were
divided into two community categories namely the Core Trainer Team (TIP) and LKP3A
Women's Citizens (WP). Counseling skills training is carried out through three activities,
namely planning, implementation, and evaluation monitoring activities. The results of this
research show that after LKP3A counselors received training and mentoring, it showed many
changes, including being able to understand ethical principles for counseling and paying
attention to risk management; able to bring up a friendly attitude; empathize; want to listen
to clients; understand and appreciate individual differences. The counselor provides services
based on these differences. The focus on the client is greater. The counselor understands her
position as a counselor, able to integrate theory into counseling practice, able to evaluate the
course of counseling both in the process and results.