MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING AS AN APPROACH TO SELFDEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Abstract
This article reviews multicultural counseling as an approach to self-development for children with
special needs. Mental health is often disrupted and becomes the core of the problems experienced
by children with special needs, this is caused by differences in the response of their environment to
abnormalities or differences that exist in these individuals with special needs. Culture and structure
need to be aligned with the parenting style needed by these children with special needs, which
parents, society and even the government can strive for. Multicultural counseling approach
assistance is very important for people who experience problems in self- development. The
research design used in this study is descriptive qualitative and the research method is a case study.
In this study, researchers made direct observations at Baitul Aziz, a therapy home for children with
special needs. The Baitul Aziz Children's Therapy House with Special Needs is located in Blitar
City, more precisely in Udanawu District, Jati Village, East Java.
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