The Role of Guidance and Counseling in Character Education

Abstract— Character education is now a necessity for students.
The character characteristics in question are the character
values of sholeh and sholekhah, the value of the Pancasilais
character, and the character values contained in the objectives
of national education. Student character education through
guidance and counseling services can be done through two
strategies, namely through basic services and responsive
services. Basic services are services provided to all students to
achieve an optimal self-development process through activities
that prepare for classically structured experiences or groups
that are systematically presented. Basic services are designed to
internalize and develop character values in students and can
help prevent behaviors that deviate from character values.
Guidance and counseling teachers are required to be creative
in designing innovative and diverse basic services.
Keywords— character education, guidance and counseling, basic
services, responsive services.