Nooraini Othman* |
Corresponding Author: Nooraini Othman, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia |
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The aim of this paper is to highlight the role of
Ummatic Counselling in promoting the psychological well-being in the society.
It is based on my initially developed works on Ummatic Personality Inventory
(UPI). Ummatic Personality Inventory was based on a specific theoretical
framework based on the worldview of Islam. The Ummatic Personality Inventory
has been used by many research-scholars in their graduate works resulting in
masters and doctoral theses as well as referred in many scholarly works. There
are three major elements which formed the foundation of Islamic psychology in
UPI, namely, Ibadah (Motivation), Amanah (Self-concept) and Ilm
(Cognitive). The accommodation of the
elements in the counselling session involving the Muslim clients allows the
counsellor to play a better role and perform more effective as compared to the
conventional counselling. The three main elements in counselling adopted from
Carl Rogers, which is widely recognised, to be practised during the counselling
session are empathy, congruence and unconditional acceptance. The accommodation
of the three elements of Islamic Psychology is important in developing the
Islamic personality of the counsellors. These elements will be able to
strengthen their capability in handling the psychological issues faced by the
Muslim clients. The development of a strong Islamic personality in a Muslim
counsellor would certainly contribute to the positive character building of the
clients to finally enable them to independently achieve their psychological
wellbeing. Ummatic Counselling essentially comes from the Ummatic Personality
psychology is a contribution to the broad study of Islamic Psychology. The
dimension of counselling is indeed important in helping clients to resolve
their psychological issues in the manner that is not only psychologically correct
but also Islamicly upright. It must begin with counsellor personality
development to make such counsellor congruent to the required counsellor’s
personality. This will turn the counsellor into a role model and trustworthy in
the eyes of the clients. In return, the counselling process is an enriching
programme and becoming a holistic therapy session to the clients. It is not
just a counselling session, but it is also a human development process.
Keywords: Ummatic
counselling, Islamic counselling, Integrated approach, Islamic psychology,
Psychological well-being, Psycho-spiritual.