The need for Counselors to develop solution-focused online counseling guidelines for Generation Z

Abstract

Many innovations have been made as a form of adjustment to the development of knowledge and the demands of the times. Counseling is one of the sciences that is directly related to human life, which is indispensable in developing innovation so that the implementation of counseling is in accordance with the conditions of the present situation, which is of course required by counselors as practitioners in educational institutions. One of the innovations in the counseling service process is to use online counseling, an approach that is quite effective and efficient is counseling that focuses on solutions. The purpose of this study was to identify the needs of counselors in developing effective and efficient solution-focused online counseling service implementation guidelines so as to reveal the skills needed by counselors in online counseling that focuses on solutions service implementation guidelines. The research design used a descriptive study with 48 counselors as the subject of the study, which was taken using a multistage cluster area with random sampling technique. Data collection uses instrument assistance in the form of a needs questionnaire that has been validated and distributed through the help of an online google form. The data obtained were then analyzed using the proportion technique of each aspect surveyed in detail. The results showed that a solution-focused online counseling guide for the Z generation needed by junior high school counselor teacher in East Java, Indonesia in terms of material needs, effectiveness and efficiency of the guides, and the skills in implementing solution-focused online counseling.