Etika dan penghayatan integriti merupakan salah satu aspek terpenting dalam agensi penguatkuasaan undang-undang (Mahayudin, 2006) seperti Polis DiRaja Malaysia (PDRM). Untuk meneroka amalan etika dan budaya integriti, suatu kajian akan dijalankan bagi meneroka konsep, faktor, cabaran dan kesan pengamalan etika dan budaya integiti dalam kalangan pegawai penyiasat di Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah/Crime Investigation Department (JSJ/CID) dan kesannya terhadap imej profesional polis. Jabatan Penyiasatan Jenayah dilihat amat sentral dalam penguatkuasaan undang-undang dan penyiasatan jenayah justeru memahami konsep etika dan pengamalannya adalah sesatu yang crucial. Ia menyumbang kepada peningkatan kepercayaan rakyat terhadap PDRM serta kecekapan dan prestasi penyampaian PDRM. Bagi memahami fenomena ini secara mendalam, kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kualitatif pendekatan fenomenologi dengan persampelan bertujuan. Pengumpulan data melalui kaedah temubual separa berstruktur serta perbincangan berkumpulan berfokus (FGD) akan dilaksanakan bagi meneroka konsep, cabaran dan kesan pengamalan etika dan budaya integriti. Rumusan hasil kajian ini akan dapat mengenalpasti faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pengamalan budaya integriti, cabaran dan halangan serta kesan pengamalan integriti terhadap imej dan keupayaan perkhidmatan PDRM. Suatu model “Budaya Integriti PDRM” akan dihasilkan untuk menjadi panduan tentang pengamalan etika dan budaya integriti para pegawai polis dalam era pasca abad ke-20 ini.

Integriti dan etika adalah asas kepada profesionalisme dan salah satu dari kompetensi utama dalam pekerjaan (Marr, 2007). Tambahan pula sebagai seorang Muslim, integrtiti dan etika atau akhlak merupakan asas kepada ajaran Nabi Muhammad SAW sepertimana dalam hadis riwayat Imam al Bukhari. Para sarjana seperti Quirrez dan Idian (2018) dan Mohd Koharuddin (2015) mendakwa bahawa etika dan integriti mampu mempertingkatkan kecekapan dan kecekatan kakitangan serta membawa kepada peningkatan produktiviti. Untuk tujuan itu, suatu kajian telah dilaksanakan bagi mengkaji kefahaman dan pelaksanaan amalan etika kerja dalam kalangan Perunding Hartanah di Johor Bahru. Kajian juga ingin meneroka nilai etika sebenar dan cabaran yang dihadapi dalam mengamalkan etika dan membentuk diri agar menjadi Perunding Hartanah yang lebih berintegriti dan berjaya. Selain daripada itu, ia cuba merungkaikan kefahaman para responden dari dua perspektif iaitu; prinsip etika kerja, dan etika kerja Islam. Kaedah temu bual separa berstruktur telah digunakan dan pemerhatian libat-serta pengkaji sebagai sumber primer untuk mendapatkan data kajian. Sepuluh orang responden telah ditemubual dari tiga buah organisasi hartanah berdaftar di daerah Johor Bahru. Kesemua data temu bual yang diperolehi ditafsirkan kepada transkrip dan dianalisis oleh pengkaji dengn melaksanakan analisis tematik. Kajian mendapati bahawa konsep amanah, kejujuran dan ketelusan, bertanggungjawab, profesionalisme, perpaduan, bekerjasama dan bertolak ansur sebagai asas pembentukan integriti dalam kalangan Perunding Hartanah. Sementara itu, kepercayaan, keselesaan, rekomendasi, reputasi serta memudahkan urusan kerja dilihat sebagai beberapa kualiti etika yang boleh membantu dalam melahirkan Perunding Hartanah yang berwibawa dan professional.

The Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) of the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) is responsible for combating drug-related issues in Malaysia. Despite numerous eradication initiatives, Malaysia's drug problem continues to worsen. This study aims to investigate the challenges faced in Malaysia's efforts to eradicate drugs issues in Malaysia via the experience of Royal Malaysia Police Anti Narcotic Personnel. This study investigated the challenges faced in Malaysia's efforts to eradicate drugs by gathering primary data through interviews and secondary data from literature research. The primary data was collected using qualitative methodology through interviews with personnel from the NCID Selangor and Police Contingent Headquarters, Bukit Aman. The study objective is to analyze the drug situation in Malaysia from the NCID's perspective. The findings indicated that Malaysia's drug situation had become a security threat, influenced by legal and legislative factors, drug possession, smuggling, and distribution. However, all respondents agreed that the NCID was committed to its mission and had demonstrated success in several instances. Respondents discussed internal factors, such as the quality of human resources, integrity, and infrastructure and logistics growth, which posed barriers to drug combating efforts in Malaysia based on their personal experiences. External factors included geographic challenges, virtual threats, the presence of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), modus operandi, drug mules, and legal issues. The study concludes that the NCID remains crucial in combating drugs, but with the collaboration of all stakeholders, the highlighted concerns can be addressed, and prompt actions can be taken towards comprehensive eradication.

The identification of drug mules by drug dealers was established over 30 years ago, with notable cases of women playing leading roles in this crime. This trend has garnered attention not only in Malaysia but also in many other countries. This qualitative phenomenological study was conducted to gain a better understanding of the risk factors associated with recruitment as a drug mule, the motivations driving individuals to get involved in drug smuggling, and the physical and emotional impact of drug smuggling on these individuals. This study collected data from inmates at Sungai Buloh Prison, Selangor. As part of a qualitative research strategy, one-on-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants. The sample consisted of five inmates with diverse criminal backgrounds, all housed in Sungai Buloh Prison, Selangor. Thematic analysis, coding, and categorization were employed to examine the information gathered during the interviews. The overall findings of the study indicate that female drug couriers in Malaysia often engage in this activity out of a strong desire to support their families. Additionally, this study has revealed that the precarious financial situations of women make them particularly vulnerable to recruitment as drug mules. The study delves into the historical and current circumstances of female drug couriers. By doing so, society can gain a deeper understanding of the factors that increase the risk of individuals becoming drug mules or motivate them to participate in drug smuggling. Consequently, this study has the potential to contribute to the development of early detection, education, and awareness campaigns focused on the dangers of drug smuggling via the drug mule method.

Rohingya refugees are a group of people who does not only have well-founded fear that they cannot return home, but are afraid of challenges awaiting them in the host country. Due to their traumatic past experiences, the Rohingya refugees rely much on their own community specifically the community leaders for assistance. However, the lack of community leaders as well as deficient hierarchical engagement with the leaders have created more difficulties for the refugees to seek for help. Social navigation for survival becomes an issue not only because they have language barriers but also internal conflicts on the imagined terrains (the hopes) and the unexpected circumstances (the difficulties) they encounter in the host country. This study aims to develop a literacy training module for Rohingya youth refugees to become social navigators. These refugees are expected to provide horizontal (peer-like) engagement to their community. To meet the aim of the study, 15 Rohingya youth refugees were recruited using a snowball sampling technique. Both qualitative and quantitative data collection instruments were used: guided questionnaires, interviews and baseline tests. The themes from the data suggest that despite the challenges in language, the participants exhibited strong sense of brotherhood with other fellow refugees. Religion has developed a powerful bond that ignites their willingness to extend assistance to their community. However, the participants unfolded their uncertainties on the ways and resources available, to be of help. It is also apparent that, a conceptual framework suitable for this literacy training module for social navigation emerged from the overall data. The framework will serve as a guide to develop a Literacy Module to groom social navigators to help their people, the Rohingya refugees. Keywords: Literacy, Refugees, Rohingya, Social navigation

Providing crisis intervention and psychological support in crisis work requires counselor’s resiliency in coping with the massive adversity situations, multiple responsibilities, unexpected public demands, and their own psychological distress. Thus, self-care practices become a crucial need for counselors that provide themselves with relief, recovery, and growth ability. Although most of Malaysian counselors does not receive formal training in self-care, it does not limit them to practice self-care in their own ways. Thus, there is a need to explore what kind of self-care practices are applied by the counselors in crisis situation so that the experience can be referred as a guide the other counselors. This paper is a qualitative review of several selected studies related to the experience of self-care practices among Malaysian counselors. The search strategy was applied to collect relevant studies by using keywords such as "self-care", "Malaysian counselor" and "crisis experience". The search was limited to the publication of research articles and dissertation within years 2015 to 2021. Thematic analysis then was used to analyze the findings of the research. Three themes that reflect the phases of self-care experience emerge from the thematic analysis namely (1) before deployment, (2) during crisis work, and (3) after duty". Each theme has its own subthemes that reflects the areas of self-care practices. The analysis also reveals two important findings. Firstly, it initiates that self-care practices are a continuous process in counseling profession particularly in crisis work. Secondly, it is found that the Malaysian counselors put high priority on spiritual self-care practices. It is hoped that these findings may lead towards further research to deeply explore the self-care experience of Malaysian counselors without neglecting the essence of religious belief in the experience. Keyword: Self-care, Malaysian counselors, crisis work, crisis experience

Counselors in Malaysia rely on religious practices for self-care and personal growth, according to a previous study. This exploratory study used a descriptive phenomenological approach to interview four counselors with diverse religious beliefs who are engaged in crisis work. The study identified three key themes of spiritual self-care: 1) religious practice, 2) self-reflection, and 3) internalizing religious values professionally. The research suggests the need for increased religious competence among counselors and emphasizes the inclusion of religious competence as a requirement for crisis work deployment. It also highlights the importance of incorporating cultural aspects into counselor self-care education.

Kaunseling kelompok merupakan satu bentuk perhubungan menolong yang memerlukan interaksi antara ahli kelompok. Terdapat elemen yang perlu dipupuk dalam kalangan ahli kelompok bagi memastikan matlamat yang ditetapkan boleh dicapai. Kejeleketan adalah merupakan pencapaian kesepaduan yang erat dalam kalangan individu yang seterusnya dapat menghasilkan nilai kekitaan. Pembentukan perasaan ini sesama ahli kelompok adalah satu keperluan penting dalam memastikan pelaksanaan kaunseling kelompok berkesan. Oleh itu, kajian ini adalah bertujuan untuk mengkaji faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pembentukan kejeleketan dalam sesi kaunseling kelompok. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kajian kualitatif menerusi analisis kandungan terhadap jurnal-jurnal berindeks tinggi seperti Scopus, Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) dan Science Direct. Analisis yang telah dijalankan menjelaskan antara faktor penyumbang kepada terbentuknya kejeleketan dalam sesi kaunseling kelompok adalah interaksi, penerimaan ahli, kebersamaan, saiz kelompok, perkongsian rasa, konflik dan sikap. Justeru, faktor-faktor ini perlu diberi perhatian secara jitu oleh kaunselor dalam mengendalikan sesi kaunseling kelompok dengan berkesan.

Increasing number of apostasy cases in Malaysia by year have been reported by many authorities.In this sense,istitabah,literally means asking or calling for repentance ,has to be enforced as a national educational and rehabilitation measure.The application of istitabah is considered as obligatory ,and supererogatory by the majority of scholars of Ahl Al-Sunnah Wa Al-Jamaah.This article aims to highlight some findings on the model and approaches of istitabah within the climate of Malaysian religious administration and societal needs.Through the use of qualitative research strategies,it was found that there were only glimpses of istitabah exposition in the classical and modem texts of Islamic scholarship.This has called for present ijtihad to fill in the gaps towards a living practice of istitabah.This article will elucidate a preliminary exposition of M-Istitabah (Malaysia Istitabah),which will become a model for Malaysian Istitabah that applies integrated approach of the principle religion and crisis intervention towarda rehabilitation of apostasy crimes in Malaysia.

Kajian lepas menunjukkan perkaitan yang kuat antara aspek-aspek keagamaan dengan kesejahteraan dalam hubungan pasangan berkahwin. Walau bagaimanapun, masih kurang kajian yang meneroka tentang perkara ini dalam konteks Malaysia, khususnya dalam kalangan orang Islam. Kertas ini akan meneroka tentang kefahaman agama dengan proses transformasi dalam perkahwinan. Kefahaman agama dalam kajian ini mencakupi kepercayaan dan amalan keagamaan. Manakala, proses transformasi dalam perkahwinan pula merujuk kepada proses-proses yang berlaku dalam hubungan perkahwinan yang tidak memerlukan intervensi secara professional daripada luar, khususnya apabila berlakunya isu atau konflik dalam perkahwinan. Metodologi kajian adalah menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Sampel bermatlamat melibatkan lima pasangan Melayu beragama Islam yang usia perkahwinan mereka melebihi sepuluh tahun. Temubual berstruktur telah dijalankan dan dapatan menunjukkan kefahaman beragama iaitu kepercayaan dan amalan Islam adalah berkait dengan pengekalan hubungan sesuatu pasangan dalam perkahwinan. Dapatan ini menunjukkan kepentingan untuk menggunakan intervensi kaunseling perkahwinan yang mengintegrasikan ilmu naqli dan �aqli yang dapat membantu menyokong keperluan klien.

Literally al-istitabah to ask for repentance or the act of doing repentance. The discussion regarding al-istitabah can be seen clearly in the discussion of the various disciplines of Islamic knowledge as it is based upon a strong foundation i.e. the Qur'an and Prophetic traditions. The problem of leaving Islam which is a main issue in Islamic law requires an enlighten and contemporary approach via istitabah. A qualitative study is currently being pursued towards the attempt to construct an operational model which is more comprehensive in Malaysia. This article is a premilinary paper which is based upon a textural study on 30 contemporary and heritage texts which covers the opinion of at least 40 scholars of Islam on the issue of istitabah. The findings of this textual study and analysis will be used in the operational model together with input from other disciplines i.e.crisis intervention procedures and faitll based procedures which is normally related to the counselling field.

Exposure to traumatic experiences routinely may affect the counselor's psychological health. Past studies indicated that experienced counselors tend to use self-talk as one of their psychological self-care strategies to shield themselves from the psychological impact. Self-talk that takes place during crisis intervention was found to benefit in releasing tense emotions. However, in-depth exploration of this practice as a self-care strategy through empirical study is limited. This study was conducted to deeply describe the practice of self-talk among Malaysian counselors who are involved in crisis work by routine. This qualitative research employed descriptive phenomenology as its approach. Ten participants in this study were selected through purposive sampling. The individual in-depth interviews were conducted and analyzed thematically. The findings reveal that Malaysian counselors utilize positive self-talk during crisis interventions for selfcalming and self-reaffirmation, enabling them to maintain their professional roles without being negatively affected by their clients' traumatic experiences, or other third-party remarks. This study introduces a potentially valuable self-talk technique during intervention sessions, reducing the risk of post-traumatic stress resulting from ongoing exposure to traumatic client narratives.

Ketika ini, statistik kes gangguan seksual dan keganasan di Malaysia dilihat sedang mengalami peningkatan yang mendadak. Ia bukan sahaja berlaku di tempat awam, malah boleh berlaku di tempat kerja. Gangguan seksual dalam kalangan pekerja bukanlah isu yang boleh di pandang remeh kerana ianya merupakan isu sosial yang boleh memberi implikasi kepada produktiviti, motivasi dan persekitaran kerja yang berkualiti dan selamat. Justeru, kajian ini bertujuan untuk; a)mengenalpasti persepsi pekerja terhadap sensitiviti gangguan seksual dan hubungannya dengan tingkah laku devian. b)mengkaji perbezaan persepsi pekerja mengikut jenis jantina dan bangsa bagi sensitiviti terhadap gangguan seksual. kajian ini berbentuk tinjauan kuantitatif dengan menggunakan persampelan rawak mudah melibatkan 294 responden. Soal selidik yang digunakan adalah soal selidik adaptasi gangguan seksual daripada Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat 2019 dan Skala Delinkuen Junger 1997. Data kajian dianalisis menggunakan Program Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) versi 23 untuk menganalisis data statistik deskriptif dan inferensi. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa perempuan lebih sensitif berbanding lelaki terhadap bentuk-bentuk gangguan seksual. Selain itu, dapatan menunjukkan semakin tinggi tingkah laku devian individu, maka semakin rendah tahap sensitivitinya terhadap gangguan seksual.Dari aspek bangsa, kajian menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan persepsi gangguan seksual mengikut bangsa yang mungkin dipengaruhi oleh gaya hidup, budaya dan agama. Berdasarkan dapatan kajian, gangguan seksual ini boleh dibendung dengan adanya kesedaran kendiri untuk mengelak kejadian berlaku terhadap diri sendiri. Pihak organisasi juga berperanan dalam mewujudkan faktor pelindung bagi menghalang tingkah laku ini berlaku di tempat kerja dengan menekankan etika kerja profesional dan mewujudkan saluran aduan bagi memelihara kesejahteraan persekitaran tempat kerja serta produktiviti pekerja.

Konsep mempersaudarakan (Muakhah) antara kaum Muhajirin Mekah yang baru berhijrah ke Madinah dengan kaum Ansar yang merupakan penduduk asal Madinah yang dilakukan oleh Nabi Muhammad SAW tatkala mula berhijrah dari Mekah ke Madinah merupakan satu langkah menyelesaikan masalah masyarakat tatkala krisis. Konsep ini hampir sinonim dengan konsep bimbingan (mentoring) yang menggalakkan orang lebih pengalaman membantu orang menghadapi masalah membangunkan potensi diri. untuk membimbing orang . Konsep ini yang berjaya memberdaya ahli dalam sesebuah organisasi. Namun, perbezaan kosep ini dengan konsep bimbingan adalah ia dilakukan dalam komuniti masyarakat, mempunyai kaedah tertentu dan mempunyai kesan yang lebih besar. Langkah tersebut dilihat berjaya menyelesaikan masalah yang dihadapi oleh masyarakat pada ketika itu.yang Islam baru di Madinah menjadi yang kuat dan disegani meskipun pada awalnya mereka berhadapab dengan krisis ini dilihat sebagai satu langkah bimbingan dalam kalangan masyarakat tatkala krisis yang akhirnya berjaya menjadikan mereka dapat mengharunginya. Namun, tiada model pemberdayaan masyarakat melalui konsep ini yang diutarakan bagi diaplikasikan dalam menyelesaikan masalah masyarakat di kala krisis. Justeru artikel ini cuba meneroka konsep tersebut serta melihat kesesuaiannya untuk diaplikasikan untuk memberdaya masyarakat di kala krisis.

As a method to combat the COVID 19 pandemic in Malaysia, all travelers from abroad were accorded a compulsory 14-days quarantine. Previous studies, such as Rainero et al. (2021) and Jassim et al. (2021) have found that the quarantine has brought profound impact towards their mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. This qualitative research was conducted to explore this matter. Five research participants were interviewed at the point of saturation, and they were selected by purposive sampling method for an in-depth exploration of their experiences within the phenomenological inquiry. Due to the limitations of the current pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO) which hinders “face-to-face” interviews with the respondents, interviews were conducted through telephone. Data analysis from the interviews came up with two major themes: (1) self-adjustment, and (2) acceptance. Findings have helped us to understand the phenomena of quarantine and its effect on patients specifically on how they have adjusted to the practice, how they have developed to accept the circumstance and eventually make necessary adjustments. This could help health workers and counselor practice in Malaysia to understand this situation and usher future research.

Attentively listening to the clients’ narratives and witnessing their suffering can be emotionally draining for counsellors. Counsellors may start adopting their clients’ thoughts and carrying their emotions, which can affect their belief systems. While the impact of counsellors being exposed to traumatic narratives has been extensively studied in Western countries, this psychological issue has received less attention in Malaysia. This study aims to describe Malaysian counsellors’ experiences with clients' traumatic narratives and the psychological impact of such encounters. Seven Malaysian experienced public service counsellors participated in this study. In-depth, semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with them. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed. The results revealed two main themes: the experience of traumatic narrative exposure and the psychological impact. Overall, the participants shared their experiences of working with traumatic cases that involved death and serious injuries to the victims. They also discussed both the positive and negative psychological impacts of these encounters on themselves. The counsellors emphasized that having the knowledge, skills, and supportive supervisors played crucial roles in helping them navigate these challenges. The study underscores the importance of equipping counsellors with specialized training and education on how to handle traumatic narrative exposures effectively, including the need for professional development programs that focus on psychological trauma care and strategies for maintaining counsellors’ mental well-being. These findings could also contribute to the development of policies and guidelines within the Malaysian counselling profession, offering extensive guidelines for self-care, setting limits on caseloads involving traumatic narratives, and defining best practices for managing such cases.

Unconditional acceptance is one of the core attitudes in helping professionals to establish successful therapeutic relationships. Despite unconditional acceptance was accepted in most helping professional settings, it received less attention in academic scientific research due to scholars' disagreement regarding unconditional acceptance as a single separable construct from empathy and genuineness as proposed in person-centred therapy. The knowledge gap led to the implementation of this study, employing a qualitative method, specifically descriptive phenomenology. It aims to describe Malaysian counselors' experience exercising unconditional acceptance while encountering clients from various backgrounds. The thematic analysis revealed that unconditional acceptance encompasses acceptance of the client as a person, acceptance of the client's reality experience as part of them, and acceptance of the client's traumatic reaction. The findings indicate by years of experience, Malaysian counselors show high competency in practicing unconditional acceptance. It was found that unconditional acceptance requires counselors to have empathy, increasing their ability to comprehend the clients' situation and justify their emotional reactions. Counselors especially novice counselors need proper training and guidance to increase their ability to unconditionally accept their clients, their life experience, and their traumatic reactions. This study contributes to deepening the comprehension of implementing unconditional acceptance in counseling settings. It also provides new perspectives on improving the training curriculum for counselors in Malaysia, specifically in strengthening their skills in exercising unconditional acceptance and empathy attitudes.

Decision making and resilience are the most important element in addressing social and emotional issues among gifted and talented students (GTS). Therefore, Cognitive Behavior Play Therapy Module (CBPT Module) is conceived as an intervention to improve the decision-making skills and resilience among GTS. The purpose of this research is to assess the content validity of this module. The content validity of CBPT Module analyzed by five experts in the field of module construction, gifted students and play therapy. The findings indicated that the coefficient value of the content validity was .92 and based on the sub module and activities was .909. The research proves that CBPT Module has a high content validity hence it is suitable to apply for the GTS that encloses an inadequate and mediate decision-making skills and resilience level.