Enhancing the Effectiveness of Pastoral Counseling Services for People Living with HIV/AIDS through the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Module

Abstract

The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a global crisis and a serious challenge for development and social progress. This is because the number of HIV/AIDS sufferers increases from year to year at a fairly high percentage. In response to this, various efforts have been made by the government and the church to reduce the number of HIV/AIDS cases. One of the efforts made is the implementation of pastoral counseling services using the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) module. This research aims to test the effectiveness of pastoral counseling services for HIV/AIDS sufferers using the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy module. This research uses an experimental method with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The subjects in this research were people with HIV/AIDS. To measure the effectiveness of the module, researchers used a holistic wound scale at the beginning and end of pastoral counseling service activities. The research results show that the use of the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy module in pastoral counseling services is effective in reducing aspects of sufferers' holistic wounds consisting of physical, mental, social and spiritual.