Person Centered Therapy (PCT) untuk Meningkatkan Kepercayaan Diri Istri yang Belum Memiliki Keturunan: (Studi Kasus di Desa Prenduan)

In this case, the services provided use the Person Centered Therapy (PCT) approach which emphasizes the client's ability to help and direct the client to self-actualization to increase the self-confidence of a wife who does not yet have children and what are the inhibiting and supporting factors in the process of implementing Person Centered Therapy (PCT) counseling. This type of research uses a qualitative method of case study type. The informants of this study were couples who did not have children, wives who lacked self-confidence, the client's family and neighbors around the client's house, the location used in this study was Prenduan village. The data collection techniques used were unstructured interviews, observations with non-participant types and documentation. While the analysis technique used data reduction, data presentation and verification. The Person Centered Therapy process carried out uses several stages, including problem identification, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment/therapy and evaluation/follow up. In this implementation, the counselor carried out 3 treatments, namely, the first treatment the counselor asked several questions, the second treatment the counselor provided motivation and the third treatment the counselor provided awareness of acceptance of her environment. From the results of this study, the self-confidence of a wife who did not yet have children began to increase. This is proven by clients who have begun to accept their condition with more positive perceptions. The inhibiting factors in this process are ridicule from others, less conducive atmosphere and delays in implementation time. Meanwhile, the supporting factors in this process are the desire to change, support given by family, close friends and the environment.