Building peer social support as a mental disorder solution for the blind

Blind people are people with disabilities due to the dysfunction of the sense of vision, this condition triggers the birth of various mental disorders. This qualitative study tries to examine the mental problems of blind vision disorders in the Sahabat Mata Semarang Community and the solutions the m...

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Main Authors: Umi Habibah, Ade Sucipto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UIN Walisongo Semarang, Fakultas Dakwah dan Komunikasi 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling
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Online Access:https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/agc/article/view/5774
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description Blind people are people with disabilities due to the dysfunction of the sense of vision, this condition triggers the birth of various mental disorders. This qualitative study tries to examine the mental problems of blind vision disorders in the Sahabat Mata Semarang Community and the solutions the management is trying to overcome. The results of the study show that mental disorders with visual impairments include difficulties in adapting to the environment, anxiety about the future of a career and soul mate, prolonged stress due to dependence on others and no economic independence, and do not yet have self-acceptance. One of the efforts undertaken by the management of this community is to build peer social support, namely support provided by fellow blind people in the form of emotional support, appreciation support, structural support, information support, and real assistance. The various supports are built by holding regular recitals, monthly community meetings, and building good interpersonal relationships. Such peer social support, felt blind can provide alternative solutions and a variety of mental disorder problems they experience.   Tunanetra merupakan penyandang disabilitas akibat ketidakberfungsian indera penglihatan keadaan inilah yang memicu lahirnya berbagai gangguan mental. Penelitian kualitatif ini mencoba mengkaji problem mental disorder tunanetra di Komunitas Sahabat Mata Semarang dan solusi yang diupayakan pengelola untuk mengatasinya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan problem mental disorder tunanetra di sana antara lain seperti kesulitan beradaptasi dengan lingkungan, cemas terhadap masa depan baik karir dan jodoh, stres berkepanjangan akibat bergantung kepada orang lain dan tidak memiliki kemandirian ekonomi, dan belum memiliki penerimaan diri. Salah satu upaya yang dilakukan pengelola komunitas ini adalah membangun dukungan sosial sebaya yaitu dengan memberikan dukungan emosional, penghargaan, instrumental, informasi dan dukungan secara nyata. Berbagai dukungaan tersebut dibangun dengan mengadakan pengajian rutin, pertemuan bulanan komunitas, dan membangun hubungan interpersonal yang baik. Dukungan sosial sebaya yang demikian, dirasakan tunanetra mampu memberikan alternatif solusi dan beragam problem mental disorder yang mereka alami.
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spelling doaj.art-d88458a4a98345a28f52b5a8e64581912022-12-22T02:32:18ZengUIN Walisongo Semarang, Fakultas Dakwah dan KomunikasiJournal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling2746-15132746-15212020-06-0111688110.21580/jagc.2020.1.1.57742602Building peer social support as a mental disorder solution for the blindUmi Habibah0Ade Sucipto1Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo, SemarangUniversitas Negeri SemarangBlind people are people with disabilities due to the dysfunction of the sense of vision, this condition triggers the birth of various mental disorders. This qualitative study tries to examine the mental problems of blind vision disorders in the Sahabat Mata Semarang Community and the solutions the management is trying to overcome. The results of the study show that mental disorders with visual impairments include difficulties in adapting to the environment, anxiety about the future of a career and soul mate, prolonged stress due to dependence on others and no economic independence, and do not yet have self-acceptance. One of the efforts undertaken by the management of this community is to build peer social support, namely support provided by fellow blind people in the form of emotional support, appreciation support, structural support, information support, and real assistance. The various supports are built by holding regular recitals, monthly community meetings, and building good interpersonal relationships. Such peer social support, felt blind can provide alternative solutions and a variety of mental disorder problems they experience.   Tunanetra merupakan penyandang disabilitas akibat ketidakberfungsian indera penglihatan keadaan inilah yang memicu lahirnya berbagai gangguan mental. Penelitian kualitatif ini mencoba mengkaji problem mental disorder tunanetra di Komunitas Sahabat Mata Semarang dan solusi yang diupayakan pengelola untuk mengatasinya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan problem mental disorder tunanetra di sana antara lain seperti kesulitan beradaptasi dengan lingkungan, cemas terhadap masa depan baik karir dan jodoh, stres berkepanjangan akibat bergantung kepada orang lain dan tidak memiliki kemandirian ekonomi, dan belum memiliki penerimaan diri. Salah satu upaya yang dilakukan pengelola komunitas ini adalah membangun dukungan sosial sebaya yaitu dengan memberikan dukungan emosional, penghargaan, instrumental, informasi dan dukungan secara nyata. Berbagai dukungaan tersebut dibangun dengan mengadakan pengajian rutin, pertemuan bulanan komunitas, dan membangun hubungan interpersonal yang baik. Dukungan sosial sebaya yang demikian, dirasakan tunanetra mampu memberikan alternatif solusi dan beragam problem mental disorder yang mereka alami.https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/agc/article/view/5774peer social supportmental disorderblinddukungan sosial sebayamental disordertunanetra
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Building peer social support as a mental disorder solution for the blind
Journal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling
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dukungan sosial sebaya
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tunanetra
title Building peer social support as a mental disorder solution for the blind
title_full Building peer social support as a mental disorder solution for the blind
title_fullStr Building peer social support as a mental disorder solution for the blind
title_full_unstemmed Building peer social support as a mental disorder solution for the blind
title_short Building peer social support as a mental disorder solution for the blind
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tunanetra
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