Karakteristik Pribadi Konselor Berkualitas Dalam Kisah Kiai As’ad Syamsul Arifin

Abstract

The counselor is a figure who is always required to continue to develop his personal qualities,
the counselor’s personal qualities should be in accordance with their own culture. This study aims to
examine the content of personality values in the story of Kiai As’ad Syamsul Arifin which was later
adopted as the concept of the counselor’s personal quality according to the culture of the Salafiyah
Syafi’iyah Islamic boarding school Sukorejo Situbondo. The research method used is a qualitative
approach of the type of Gadamerian Hermeneutics which aims to interpret and understand the text in
the story of Kiai As’ad Syamsul Arifin to achieve a complete meaning. The results of the study found
seven personality values that can be developed into personal characteristics of qualified counselors,
including: religious, nationalist, honest, patient, socially caring, communicative, and responsible.