Implementasi 21st Century Community Counseling Program bagi Anak Kurang Beruntung di Yayasan Anak Bangsa Mandiri Banua

Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk untuk memberikan pelatihan 21st century skill melalui pelayanan bimbingan dan konseling secara terprogram bagi anak-anak kurang beruntung agar mampu mencegah masuknya pengaruh negatif lingkungan urban bagi mereka. Kegiatan dilaksanakan di Rumah Singgah milik Yayasan Anak Bangsa Mandiri Banua. Kegiatan ini mempunyai 11 metode terprogram yang dilaksanakan berkesinambungan selama 6 bulan. Tujuh dari sebelas program konseling komunitas telah dilaksanakan secara tatap muka, yaitu: (1) koordinasi program dengan pengelola komunitas; (2) asesmen dan orientasi program; (3) bimbingan klasikal teknik kuis dan teka-teki; (4) pelatihan keterampilan bahasa asing dasar; (5) bimbingan klasikal tema ‘ leadership’ dengan Teknik storytelling dan symbolic modeling ; (6) bimbingan kelompok tema ‘ problem solving ’ dengan metode permainan eduaktif; dan (7) konseling kelompok art therapy . Sedangkan 4 sisanya dilaksanakan secara daring karena adanya pemberlakuan aturan social-distancing akibat Pandemi Covid-19, yaitu: (1) bimbingan karier tema cita-cita dan masa depan; (2) konseling individual; (3) gerakan sadar literasi; dan (4) asesmen akhir. Hasil asesmen pada sebelum dan sesudah program menunjukkan adanya peningkatan kecil 21 st century skills anak (+7,8 poin). Direkomendasikan agar kegiatan ini dapat terus diterapkan guna memperoleh efek yang lebih baik dalam peningkatan 21 st century skills pada anak.  Community service activities aim to provide 21st-century skills training through programmatic guidance and counselling services for disadvantaged children to be able to prevent the entry of negative influences on the urban environment for them. The activity held at the  Rumah Singgah  owned by the  Yayasan Anak Bangsa Mandiri Banua . This activity has 11 programmed methods that are carried out continuously for six months. Seven of the eleven community counselling programs have been carried out face-to-face: (1) program coordination with community managers; (2) assessment and orientation of the program; (3) classical guidance on quiz and puzzle techniques; (4) basic foreign language skills training; (5) classical guidance on the theme 'leadership' with storytelling and symbolic modelling techniques; (6) theme group guidance ‘problem solving’ with educational methods; and (7) art therapy group counselling. While the remaining four are carried out online because of the enactment of social-distancing rules due to the Covid-19 Pandemic: (1) career guidance on the themes of ideals and future; (2) individual counselling; (3) literacy conscious movements; and (4) final assessment. The results of the assessment before and after the program showed a small increase in 21st-century children's skills (+7,8 points score). It is recommended that this activity can continue to be applied to obtain a better effect in improving 21st-century skills in children .