The Urgency of Islamic Counsellor Competence in Guiding the Millennial Generation
Keywords:
Islamic Counsellor, Competence, Guidance, Millennials
Abstract
The millennial generation, the largest part of the population today, faces various challenges in their lives, both spiritually, psychologically, and socially. Islamic counsellors are important in guiding and helping the millennial generation overcome these problems. However, to provide effective counselling services, Islamic counsellors need to improve specific competencies to meet the millennial generation's needs. This study aims to identify and analyze the urgency of increasing the competence of Islamic counsellors in guiding the millennial generation and formulating strategies for developing these competencies.
This research uses a qualitative approach with the literature study method. Data collection is carried out through the analysis of relevant documents. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results showed that Islamic counsellors must possess the main competencies for guiding the millennial generation, namely theological, spiritual, psychological, ethical, and professional competencies, as well as community and social competencies. Increasing these competencies is very important to ensure Islamic counsellors can provide holistic, effective, and appropriate counselling services for the millennial generation's needs. Increasing the competence of Islamic counsellors is a must when facing challenges in guiding the millennial generation. Strategies that can be applied include the development of an Islamic counselling education curriculum, continuous training and supervision, and collaboration with various stakeholders
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Serafini, F., & Reid, S. F. (2023). Multimodal content analysis: expanding analytical approaches to content analysis. Visual Communication, 22(4), 623–649. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470357219864133
Squires, V. (2023). Thematic analysis. In Varieties of qualitative research methods: Selected contextual perspectives (pp. 463–468). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04394-9_72
Subandi, M. A., Chizanah, L., & Subhan, S. (2022). Psychotheraputic dimensions of an Islamic-sufi-based rehabilitation center: A case study. Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, 46, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-021-09738-1
Sukman, S., Handayani, F., Sakaiganan, I., Muhaimin, R., Salmin, D. I. A. O., & Abdullah, S. (2023). Guidance and Counselling Challenges in the Millennial Era. Edumaspul: Jurnal Pendidikan, 7(1), 1781–1789. https://ummaspul.e-journal.id/maspuljr/article/view/6469
Vieten, C., & Lukoff, D. (2022). Spiritual and religious competencies in psychology. American Psychologist, 77(1), 26.
Widyanti, R., & Rajiani, I. (2021). Nascent Entrepreneurs of Millennial Generations in the Emerging Market of Indonesia. Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 9(2), 151–165. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=975659
Willman, T., Douce, T. B., & Bedi, R. (2023). Differences in religious and spiritual practice variables between Canadian Counsellors and psychologists. Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 45(3), 229–246. https://doi.org/10.1177/00846724221141738
Yusni, Y., Yusuf, H., & Yahya, M. (2023). Exploring the Influence of a Single Bout of Tahajjud Prayer on Acute Blood Pressure Response in Normotensive Young Adult Males with Varied Regularity of Tahajjud Practice. Islamic Guidance and Counselling Journal, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.25217/0020236387400
Zakaria, N. S., Subarimaniam, N., Wan Jaafar, W. M., Mohd Ayub, A. F., & Saripan, M. I. (2022). Conceptualization and initial measurement of Counselling ethics competency: the influence of spirituality and self-efficacy. European Journal of Training and Development, 46(3/4), 285–301. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-02-2020-0016
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2025-10-20
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Azizah, N., Budiyono, A., & Budi PN, A. R. (2025). The Urgency of Islamic Counsellor Competence in Guiding the Millennial Generation. Proceedings Of International Conference On Islamic Counseling Studies (ICONICS), 2, 1-12. Retrieved from https://proceedings.uinsa.ac.id/index.php/ICONICS/article/view/1620
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