The Role Of Marriage Counselor In Minimizing Marriage Failure
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The purpose of this article is to examine the role of counselors in minimizing marital failure. This study employs a literature review method, drawing on relevant academic sources obtained through Google Scholar to address the research objective. The findings indicate that counselors perform fifteen key roles in marriage counseling aimed at reducing the risk of divorce. These roles encompass mediation, facilitation, and guidance to help couples improve communication, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills. Marriage is a complex institution involving emotional, social, and psychological dimensions, in which unresolved conflict frequently contributes to marital failure. Marriage counselors play a critical role in assisting couples in managing these challenges by fostering emotional intimacy and equipping them with skills necessary for maintaining long-term marital harmony. Economic, social, health-related, religious, and psychological factors are commonly identified as contributing causes of marital failure, highlighting the importance of premarital counseling as a preventive measure. Therefore, officers of the Religious Affairs Office (KUA) who provide premarital counseling are expected to understand and apply the fifteen core counseling roles discussed in this study to effectively minimize the risk of marital failure.
Keywords: Role of Marriage Counselors; Marriage Failure.
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