Exploring Individual Intervention Methods to Address Secondary School Students' Misbehaviour in Malaysia: A Case Study among Counselling Teachers

Ahmad Shahlan Saudi; Norzalinda Mohd Ali Hanafiah; Zakiyah Jamaluddin

doi:10.57239/PJLSS-2025-23.1.0039

Author(s)

Ahmad Shahlan Saudi School of Applied Psychology, Social Work and Policy, University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia.

Norzalinda Mohd Ali Hanafiah School of Applied Psychology, Social Work and Policy, University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia.

Zakiyah Jamaluddin School of Applied Psychology, Social Work and Policy, University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia.

Abstract

The post-modern world has witnessed the busyness of humans pursuing worldly life can cause humans to become distracted and eventually fall into various social problems. Social problems, especially among secondary school students in Malaysia, are still at an alarming level and require immediate action so that they do not have a negative impact on the school. There are various intervention methods that can be used by counselling teachers to deal with these social problems at school. There are various intervention methods that can be used by counselling teachers to deal with these social problems such as individual, group, family and community intervention methods. This article will examine the intervention methods that are often used by counselling teachers in secondary schools to deal with student misconduct problems, especially for the mild and moderate categories. The data in this study were obtained from a qualitative study conducted in the states of Perlis, Kedah, Penang and Perak. A semi-structured interview approach was used to collect study data where four counselling teachers were interviewed. The study data was analysed using thematic analysis methods and the results of the study showed that the individual intervention method is the method most widely used by counselling teachers to deal with student misconduct problems, especially misconduct problems such as not completing schoolwork, not bringing books, lying, cheating, being irresponsible and copying in tests or examinations. In addition, some of the intervention approaches used include giving advice or reprimands, visiting students at home and rehabilitation programs.

Publication Details

Page(s) 497-504

DOI 10.57239/PJLSS-2025-23.1.0039

Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Year: 2025

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Keywords

Social Problems Individual Intervention Misbehavior Counselling

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