ANALISIS PERMASALAHAN GURU BIMBINGAN DAN KONSELING DALAM PELAKSANAAN KUNJUNGAN RUMAH

Abstract

Home visits are one of the supporting services in guidance and counseling aimed
at obtaining direct information regarding students’ family and environmental
conditions as a basis for understanding and addressing the problems they
experience. The implementation of home visits plays an important role in
establishing collaboration between schools and families to support students' optimal
development. However, in practice, guidance and counseling teachers often
encounter various obstacles that hinder the effective implementation of this service.
This study aims to analyze the problems faced by guidance and counseling teachers
in conducting home visits. The study employed a qualitative approach with a
descriptive method. The research participants consisted of guidance and counseling
teachers as the main informants, while school principals, homeroom teachers, and
parents served as supporting informants selected through purposive sampling. Data
were collected through in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation. Data
analysis was conducted using the Miles and Huberman interactive model, including
data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The findings revealed that
guidance and counseling teachers faced several challenges in implementing home
visits, including limited time due to heavy workloads and counseling responsibilities,
excessive work demands, low levels of parental understanding and participation in
guidance and counseling services, limited operational funding and supporting
facilities, geographical barriers that complicated access to students’ residences, and
insufficient institutional support from schools. The study also found that these
challenges were influenced not only by individual factors related to the counselors
but also by family, school, and broader social environmental factors that interact
with one another. Therefore, strengthening school policies, enhancing the
professional competencies of guidance and counseling teachers, providing
adequate operational support, and improving collaboration between schools and
families are essential to optimize the implementation of home visit services and
support students’ overall development.