THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SPIRITUAL QUOTIENT-BASED BEHAVIORAL GROUP COUNSELING IN STRENGTHENING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE TRAITS TO OPTIMIZE STUDENTS’ HARD SKILLS

Abstract

Purpose of the study: The research aims at finding how spiritual quotient-based behavioral group counseling is implemented to strengthen the creative and innovative aspects aimed at improving students’ hard skills. Methodology: The research is a qualitative method. The subject of the study is the students of the Guidance and Counseling Program at Private University in Solo Raya. The focus of the study is the implementation of spiritual quotient-based behavioral group counseling. The data are collected through interviews, observation, documentation, and test. They are validated through triangulation. They are analyzed through qualitative analysis. Main Findings: Research findings shows that the implementation of spiritual quotient-based behavioral group counseling can strengthen the creative and innovative aspects aimed at improving students’ hard skill at Guidance and Counseling Programmed at Private University in Solo Raya. It can be seen from the students’ behavior change, i.e. from uncreative and less innovative to be creative and innovative. Applications of this study: Findings of the research are useful as a reference enrichment conducting learning in guidance counseling courses especially for counseling theory. This study is also useful as a guideline for implementing group counseling practices for students and lecturers of counseling guidance at the national level because of the results of the study in terms of the implementation of the counseling technique. Novelty/Originality of this study: This research contains novelty in counseling i.e. the implementation of spiritual intelligence-based counseling to improve student hard skills, which still rarely has never been done by other researchers. This research is beneficial to advance the field of guidance and counseling, namely to increase the implementation of group counseling in building soft skills and the hard skill of students.