UPAYA MENGURANGI KECEMASAN SOSIAL REMAJA MENGGUNAKAN TEHNIK RET (RATIONAL EMOTIVE THERAPY) MELALUI KONSELING KELOMPOK SISWA KELAS XI TATA BUSANA DI SMK N 4 BANDAR LAMPUNG TAHUN PELAJARAN 2022/2023

Abstract

This study aims to reduce adolescent social anxiety using RET (rational emotive therapy) techniques through group counseling. In this study, researchers used the PTBK research method by directly observing the phenomena that occurred in students gradually from each meeting conducted. The activity carried out is to conduct group counseling services with rational emotive therapy techniques carried out in 2 cycles. Initial condition data is known from 23 students, 7 students have high levels of social anxiety, 7 students have moderate levels of social anxiety and 9 students have low levels of social anxiety. After participating in group counseling services with RET techniques in cycle I of 7 students each student reached a number with an average of APC (55%) in the high category, FA reached an average (48%) in the medium category, MAS reached an average (49%) in the high category, NDD reached an average (51%) in the high category, PM reached an average (52%) in the high category, PHZ reached an average (47%) in the medium category and TRZ reached an average (48%) in the medium category. Of the 7 students, 3 students namely FA, PHZ and TRZ were in the medium category and the other 4 students namely APC, MAS, NDD and PM were still in the high category. In cycle II -each student reached a number with an average of APC (37%) in the low category, FA reached (34%) in the low category, MAS reached an average in the category (37%), NND reached (36%) in the low category, PM reached an average (35%) in the low category, PHZ reached (32%) in the low category and TRZ reached an average (33%) in the low category. It can be concluded that the seven students experienced a decrease in social anxiety in themselves and can be categorized as low.