The relation between self-regulated learning, academic performance of graduate student

The purpose of this study is to discover possible relationships between self-regulated learning with graduate students’ academic performance. Eighty graduate students from the Learning Sciences Programme and Human Resources Programme at Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development were randomly selected.  Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (Pintrich, 1991) was piloted and administered. First, the questionnaire was undergone the back-to-back translation (into Malay language version).  Two variables that involved in this study were motivation and learning strategies. Academic performance measured to be dependent variable which is the graduate students’ current CGPA.   Findings show that there is no relation between motivation and learning strategies with academic performance. Future recommendations are also discussed in this study

Kuching to Host International Counselling Association Conference

Announcement at the International ProCoun'1

29.5% of Malaysians aged 16-19 from poor families have mental illness

An excerpt statement from a speech by YB Datuk Fatimah at International ProCoun'16 at Hilton on 13th October 201

Sarawak Communities of Practice (CoP) Sharing Session Part II on Resilient Therapy

Presented to Sarawak Communities of Practice (CoP) Part II on Resilient Therapy as sharing session at Wisma Bapa Malaysia, Kuching, Sarawa

Resilience Shapes a Healthy Self-Concept during the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis

This paper discusses resilience domains in shaping individual’s healthy self-concept in crisis, especially during pandemic COVID-19. In crisis, the mental and emotional health are at risk. Resilience domains -such as Basics, Belonging, Learning, Coping, and Core Self- become an important ‘booster’ to assist individuals in confronting the real self and ideal self. Living in fear due to unseen virus that can cause death, feeling sorrow and grief, may lead individuals to perceive their world in unhealthily. Hence, exploration of protective and risk factors also known as resilience factors, in self may provide a self-intervention to remain calm, positive and living in new norm or new normal. Implication to self-development will be emphasized in this paper in order to perceive and create a healthy self-concept through resilience intervention

International Counseling Seminar 2016 (ICS2016) Plenary Speaker on Resilient Therapy as an Expansion of Counselling Services in Working with the Vulnerable Clients

Title: Resilient Therapy as an Expansion of Counselling Services in Working with the Vulnerable Clients This paper introduces Resilient Therapy, resilience framework and Resilient Therapy Intervention in counselling services. Resilient Therapy (RT) has been introduced as one of the strategic methodologies in working with children and families. RT discusses four key principles named The Noble Truths: Accepting, Conserving, Commitment and Enlisting. The therapy itself is a non-clinical approach and able to be applied by non-professional counsellors such as guardians, volunteers, medical doctors, social officers, and even by parents. The resilience framework called The Magic Box Model as a guideline for counsellors who are interested to enhance their counselling techniques. The framework consists of five domains also known as potions: Basics, Belonging, Learning, Coping and Core Self Potions will be discussed in details. At the end of this paper, Resilient Therapy Intervention is explained in implementing the interventions in building resilience in vulnerable clients from the perspective of counselling

DASS21.. It's not a self-diagnose tool!

A summary of slides to explain Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) and its background