IMPLEMENTATION OF ISLAMIC GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING IN SHAPING STUDENTS' CHARACTER BASED ON NOBLE MORALS

Abstract

This study aims to examine the role of Islamic guidance and counseling in shaping students’ character and moral conduct within the school environment. Islamic guidance and counseling is a mentoring service based on the values of the Qur’an and Sunnah, intended to help students develop good personality traits, -control, and behavior that aligns with Islamic teachings. The research uses a descriptive qualitative method through interviews, observations, and documentation studies involving guidance and counseling teachers (BK teachers) and students self who received counseling services. The findings show that the application of Islamic counseling techniques—such as nasehat bil-hikmah (wise advice), exemplary behavior, muhasabah (self-reflection), and worship habituation—effectively improves discipline, honesty, responsibility, and students’ respect toward teachers and peers. These findings confirm that integrating Islamic values into counseling services can shape students’ character and noble moral conduct more deeply and sustainably. The study recommends strengthening Islamic guidance and counseling programs in schools to support the creation of an educational environment rooted in character development.