Social Competence of Peer Counsellors: Descriptive Study on Youth Community in Bali

Ni Agustini, Yayi Prabandari, Wenny Nisman

2018

Abstract

The existence of peer counsellors was expected to help adolescents. Social competence was social knowledge, self-confidence, empathy, social sensitivity, an emotional ability to capture their environmental needs. Objective: This study aimed to describe the social competence of peer counsellor and process of peer counselling. Methods: The study was a qualitative descriptive case studies through in-depth interview to collect the data. Six peer counsellors and youth program nurse in public health centre were interviewed twice. Data was analysed by Colaizzi’s method. Results: The characteristic of teenagers age were 16 – 19 years with the variety of level education. The ability to recognize their own self’s ability and being empathetic towards others, good communicator and listener as a counsellor’s ability and counselling was facilitated in relaxed atmosphere. Conclusion: Competence of peer counsellor was able to prevent adolescent negative behaviour.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Agustini N., Prabandari Y. and Nisman W. (2018). Social Competence of Peer Counsellors: Descriptive Study on Youth Community in Bali.In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Indonesian National Nurses Association - Volume 1: ICINNA, ISBN 978-989-758-406-0, pages 24-30. DOI: 10.5220/0008199800240030

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinna18,
author={Ni Agustini and Yayi Prabandari and Wenny Nisman},
title={Social Competence of Peer Counsellors: Descriptive Study on Youth Community in Bali},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Indonesian National Nurses Association - Volume 1: ICINNA,},
year={2018},
pages={24-30},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008199800240030},
isbn={978-989-758-406-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Indonesian National Nurses Association - Volume 1: ICINNA,
TI - Social Competence of Peer Counsellors: Descriptive Study on Youth Community in Bali
SN - 978-989-758-406-0
AU - Agustini N.
AU - Prabandari Y.
AU - Nisman W.
PY - 2018
SP - 24
EP - 30
DO - 10.5220/0008199800240030