Writing for Healing: Pelatihan Aplikasi Journaling Digital untuk Meningkatkan Kesehatan Mental Siswa
Abstract
Permasalahan kesehatan mental pada remaja menjadi perhatian penting di lingkungan pendidikan. Tekanan akademik, tuntutan sosial, serta kesulitan dalam memahami dan mengelola kondisi psikologis dapat memengaruhi kesejahteraan psikologis dan self-worth siswa. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pemahaman siswa tentang kesehatan mental dan self-worth melalui pelatihan digital journaling. Kegiatan dilaksanakan dengan pendekatan partisipatif melalui metode pelatihan dan pendampingan berbasis experiential learning. Tahapan kegiatan meliputi analisis kebutuhan, psychoeducation kesehatan mental, pelatihan teknik journaling, praktik digital journaling, pendampingan, serta evaluasi menggunakan pretest dan posttest. Kegiatan diikuti oleh 40 siswa SMA yang berdasarkan hasil analisis kebutuhan, menunjukkan adanya stres akademik ringan serta kesulitan emosional. Hasil evaluasi menunjukkan peningkatan pemahaman kesehatan mental sebesar 25% dan peningkatan self-worth sebesar 29,8% setelah mengikuti kegiatan. Hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa pelatihan digital journaling dapat menjadi salah satu media edukatif dan reflektif yang mendukung peningkatan pemahaman siswa tentang kesehatan mental dan self-worth. Kegiatan ini juga memberikan pengalaman praktik kepada siswa dalam menggunakan digital journaling sebagai sarana refleksi diri secara mandiri.
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