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- Title
Spiritual Counseling and Guidance in the Process of Preventing and Rehabilitating Juvenile Delinquency: A Research on the Views of Guidance Teachers/Psychological Counselors.
- Authors
Demirel, Hüseyin; Çınar, Fatih
- Abstract
In this study, it was aimed to determine the views and approaches of guidance teachers/psychological counselors (GTPC) about spiritual counseling and guidance (SCG) in preventing and improving juvenile delinquency in schools. Qualitative research method was used in the study. Semi-structured interview technique was used to obtain the data. The sample of the study consisted of 30 volunteer counseling and guidance teachers working in state high schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in Isparta center and districts. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. At the end of the research, it was determined that GTPC mostly encounter legal crimes such as violence, abuse, addiction, bullying in the institutions where they work and that they carry out preventive studies, intervention studies and improvement studies for juvenile delinquency. In addition, the findings of the study also included the participants' approaches to SCG in preventing juvenile delinquency. Accordingly, it was determined that most of the interviewed teachers felt the need for spiritual comfort in the face of the negativities they encountered and that religious beliefs could be effective in the process of coping with the negativities encountered. In addition, it was observed that most of the participants had an approach that spirituality can have positive effects in preventing juvenile delinquency and that psychotherapy techniques and spirituality can be used together. In addition, it was determined that GTPC had the opinion that spiritual counseling education should be included in undergraduate education. One of the important findings of the study was that the majority of the participants, who expressed positive opinions in many questions about SCG, expressed negative opinions about the establishment of SCG units in schools and the appointment of SCG staff. It is thought that the findings of the study will contribute to counseling and guidance counseling, SCG and other related fields.
- Subjects
SPIRITUALITY; COUNSELING; JUVENILE delinquency; TEACHER attitudes; COUNSELOR attitudes
- Publication
Turkish Studies - Comparative Religious Studies, 2024, Vol 19, Issue 1, p67
- ISSN
2667-5544
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7827/TurkishStudies.72915