Exploring anxiety of practicum counselor by using drawing activities

The study explores the anxiety of a group of practicum counselors in order to help them to cope with difficulties and challenges during counseling practicum. The experiences were shared using creative art activity (drawing) during their weekly supervision. Koltz and Odegard (2012), mentioned tha...

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Main Authors: Kassim, Siti Kholijah, Rais, Haniza
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
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English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/79172/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/79172/3/PERKAMA%20CONFERENCE%20JOGJA.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/79172/9/IMG_20200226_103433.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/79172/10/79192%20abstract.pdf
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description The study explores the anxiety of a group of practicum counselors in order to help them to cope with difficulties and challenges during counseling practicum. The experiences were shared using creative art activity (drawing) during their weekly supervision. Koltz and Odegard (2012), mentioned that using creativity in supervision enables the supervisor to model the counseling concept and gives opportunity for the supervisee or practicum counselor learn during the practicum or internship. The study involved forty practicum counselors who were enrolled in Bachelor of Education Guidance and Counseling program. They were undergoing a 7-week counseling practicum in various areas in Klang Valley. The data revealed that the practicum counselors were facing with various kinds of challenges such as relationship with community, and inability to apply theories into practice.For these challenges, They adopted various kinds of coping strategies to deal with their personal and professional issues. Communicating with friends and university supervisor seems to be an important coping mechanism for them. The study manages to capture various feeling related to their experiences at different phases of the practicum journey (pre, during and post practicum). Through the drawings, they were able to feel more at ease and be more objective in sharing their experiences. The study also confirms the need for continuous support from supervisor and a platform to share their experiences during supervision
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spelling iium-791722020-04-01T03:02:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/79172/ Exploring anxiety of practicum counselor by using drawing activities Kassim, Siti Kholijah Rais, Haniza L Education (General) The study explores the anxiety of a group of practicum counselors in order to help them to cope with difficulties and challenges during counseling practicum. The experiences were shared using creative art activity (drawing) during their weekly supervision. Koltz and Odegard (2012), mentioned that using creativity in supervision enables the supervisor to model the counseling concept and gives opportunity for the supervisee or practicum counselor learn during the practicum or internship. The study involved forty practicum counselors who were enrolled in Bachelor of Education Guidance and Counseling program. They were undergoing a 7-week counseling practicum in various areas in Klang Valley. The data revealed that the practicum counselors were facing with various kinds of challenges such as relationship with community, and inability to apply theories into practice.For these challenges, They adopted various kinds of coping strategies to deal with their personal and professional issues. Communicating with friends and university supervisor seems to be an important coping mechanism for them. The study manages to capture various feeling related to their experiences at different phases of the practicum journey (pre, during and post practicum). Through the drawings, they were able to feel more at ease and be more objective in sharing their experiences. The study also confirms the need for continuous support from supervisor and a platform to share their experiences during supervision 2019 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79172/3/PERKAMA%20CONFERENCE%20JOGJA.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79172/9/IMG_20200226_103433.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79172/10/79192%20abstract.pdf Kassim, Siti Kholijah and Rais, Haniza (2019) Exploring anxiety of practicum counselor by using drawing activities. In: 2nd international Seminar on Guidance and Counseling(2nd ISGC), 14th October 2019, Yogjakarta, Indonesia. (Unpublished) http://isgc.uny.ac.id/sites/isgc.uny.ac.id/files/download-file/Proceeding%20ISGC-UNY%202019.pdf
spellingShingle L Education (General)
Kassim, Siti Kholijah
Rais, Haniza
Exploring anxiety of practicum counselor by using drawing activities
title Exploring anxiety of practicum counselor by using drawing activities
title_full Exploring anxiety of practicum counselor by using drawing activities
title_fullStr Exploring anxiety of practicum counselor by using drawing activities
title_full_unstemmed Exploring anxiety of practicum counselor by using drawing activities
title_short Exploring anxiety of practicum counselor by using drawing activities
title_sort exploring anxiety of practicum counselor by using drawing activities
topic L Education (General)
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/79172/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/79172/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/79172/3/PERKAMA%20CONFERENCE%20JOGJA.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/79172/9/IMG_20200226_103433.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/79172/10/79192%20abstract.pdf