Aina Razlin Mohammad Roose

The Perception of Training Counselors towards Counselors' Self-Disclosure in Counseling Sessions. Aina Razlin binti Mohammad Roose The purpose of this research is to study on the perception of training counselors towards the elements of self disclosure by counselor during the counseling sessions. The elements consist of interpersonal relations, personal feelings, sexual issues, professional issues, success and failures, and experiences and expertise in problem solving. This research involves the counseling students of University Malaysia Sarawak from year 1 to year 4. The findings showed that the training counselors would like their counselors to self= disclose on all elements excluded the sexual issues. There are no differences between the factor of genders, and races, based on the elements of self-disclosure. The finding of this research also showed that there are no correlation between age and number of sessions with the self-disclosure elements. This research can he used as ...

This paper presents a case study of a 22-year-old female client who came for counselling sessions for the purpose of overcoming her pedaphobia. Symptoms, such as, dizziness, nausea, arousal, sweating palm and body shaking were noticed to be visible not only by the presence of a real child, but also by pictures, stories and imaginations of infants. Systematic desensitization technique, a form of Exposure Therapy, was applied to treat the client. It involved relaxation and breathing techniques, and supported by the application of live modelling guided participation. Along with the interventions, Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy techniques were also applied, such as, thought recording, irrational thoughts identification and disputation, Rational Emotive Imagery (REI), coping self-statement, and forceful self-statement. By the end of the therapy, the client reported to have experienced a decline in the occurrences of symptoms and demonstrated the ability to overcome her phobia.Keyword...

The media has a powerful ability to influence and shape society’s perceptions towards people with disabilities. The portrayal of individuals with disabilities within the media can often have an enormous impact on the way that are perceived by viewers. In Malaysia, people with disabilities are frequently viewed as pitiful, thus medias are more likely to use the element of sympathy in order to garner support from its targeted audience. The focus of this article is on the portrayal of people with disabilities in a popular television series in Malaysia, Kerana Cintaku Saerah (Because of My Love, Saerah) through the analysis of; self-acceptance by the characters with disabilities, family and society’s acceptance, and disability stereotypes in the Malay society. The findings revealed the ideation of how people with disabilities are treated, as well as exhibits disability stereotypes that exist in the Malay society.  

Abstract: Affirmative action is a step taken by government that formed for the purpose of removing barriers, past discrimination and avoid present discrimination in every aspect of life, ie employment, education, or contracting with certain groups of people for services ...

Teori psikoterapi merupakan elemen asas yang penting dalam menyumbang kepada sesi kaunseling yang teraputik. Pelajar kaunseling, kaunselor pelatih, dan kaunselor novis yang masih kurang cekap dalam mengendalikan proses kaunseling berkemungkinan besar berhadapan dengan kesukaran untuk menentukan hala tuju dan matlamat sesi tanpa aplikasi teori. Teori bukan sahaja berperanan membantu kaunselor mengendalikan sesi dengan menggunakan teknik-teknik bersesuaian, tetapi juga membimbing kaunselor memahami isu yang dihadapi oleh klien secara konseptual. Dalam abad ke-21, terdapat lebih 400 jenis teori yang menterjemahkan masalah manusia melalui pelbagai perpektif. Maka adalah penting bagi seorang kaunselor untuk memilih teori yang bertepatan dengan kepercayaan dan ciri-ciri peribadi agar kaunselor tersebut selesa dalam mengaplikasikan teori. Kajian ini menumpukan kepada penghasilan model untuk membantu kaunselor mengenalpasti teori yang bersesuaian dengannya. Ia dijalankan secara kualitatif dan persampelan spesifik dengan menggunakan kaedah temuramah 5 orang mahasiswa Program Sarjana Muda Kaunseling yang mendapat keputusan cemerlang dalam kursus Teori Kaunseling. Peserta kajian dilihat dapat mengenalpasti teori yang bersesuaian untuk diaplikasikan berdasarkan minat, pengalaman hidup, kepercayaan, nilai yang dipegang dan kesesuaian peribadi. Selain itu, pengkaji turut menggunakan bahan-bahan kajian lepas sebagai sokongan kepada pembentukan model ini.   

Kata kunci : teori psikoterapi, pemilihan teori kaunseling, model pemilihan teori.