DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN OF MIGRANT WORKERS IN PENANG, MALAYSIA
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Educational Psychological Support, Children, Migrant Workers, MalaysiaAbstract
This community service program aims to develop educational psychological support for the children of Indonesian migrant workers residing in Penang, Malaysia. Migrant workers' children are a vulnerable group facing various psychological and academic challenges, such as limited access to formal education, cultural adaptation issues, emotional instability due to separation from extended family in Indonesia, and a lack of developmentally appropriate learning stimulation. This program is designed with a psychoeducational support approach, including an initial assessment of children's abilities and needs, providing cognitive and socio-emotional developmental stimulation activities, emotional regulation training, strengthening learning motivation, and basic academic support. Implementation methods include educational games, tutoring, child group counseling, and training for parents or caregivers on home learning support. The results of the activities indicate an increase in learning engagement, emotional regulation skills, and children's confidence in facing academic demands. This program emphasizes the importance of structured educational psychological support for migrant workers' children as an effort to improve their psychological well-being and the quality of their education in a migrant environment.
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