Counselling Experience Among Malaysian Adolescent Who Are Involved in Ilicit Sex Behaviors

Abstract

This qualitative study aims to describe the counselling experience among adolescent who are involved in illicit sex behaviour. Three adolescent girls, who are currently participate in rehabilitation programme at a center, were selected as research participants. Participants were selected based on (i) they are involved in illicit sex behaviour previously, and (ii) they are participating in counselling session. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews and journal writing. The data involved three interviews and a series of journal writing, were gathered over a period of six weeks. The results show that emotional experience was the main issue presented by the participants of this study. The three themes related to emotional experience were identified as a sense of calm, able to control their emotion, and ready to face challenges. The implications of these findings are that counselling sessions provide opportunities for adolescents, who are involved in illicit behaviour to experience unconditional acceptance, to have positive feelings, be more open to new experience and to help them to recognize the potential within themselves.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n2s1p316