The Role of Guidance and Counseling in Character Education

Abstract

Character education is now a necessity for students. The character characteristics in question are the character values of sholeh and sholekhah, the value of the Pancasilais character, and the character values contained in the objectives of national education. Student character education through guidance and counseling services can be done through two strategies, namely through basic services and responsive services. Basic services are services provided to all students to achieve an optimal self-development process through activities that prepare for classically structured experiences or groups that are systematically presented. Basic services are designed to internalize and develop character values in students and can help prevent behaviors that deviate from character values. Guidance and counseling teachers are required to be creative in designing innovative and diverse basic services.