Counseling Services In Settings Non-Formal Education

Nowadays, the development of the counseling profession, especially in Indonesia, has begun to be seen clearly. This is marked by the recognition of the counselor profession as one of the educators in Law Number 20 of 2003 concerning the National Education System. Current counseling activities are not only limited to formal education, especially in schools, but have also penetrated into various settings/areas, including in the business/industry world, agencies, and the wider community, including non-formal education settings. The need for counseling services in non-formal education settings is not unreasonable. Citizens learning in non-formal education settings are also faced with various problems that are more or less the same as the problems faced by students in the formal education environment. Some of these problems are general in nature and some are related to learning activities. These problems can certainly hinder the smoothness of learning activities in particular and can hinder the achievement of the happiness of the private life of citizens in general. One of the services that can be provided to help them develop themselves towards a better and happier life is counseling services.