PSYCHOEDUCATION THROUGH FAMILY COMMUNICATION TO IMPROVE FAMILY WELL-BEING

Abstract

The city of Surabaya is a major city in Indonesia, according to the Surabaya City Statistics Agency, the population is 3,157,126 people with a total of 971,659 family cards. In one of the areas in Surabaya, namely in Jeruk sub-district, Lakarsantri District, Surabaya City, there are problems related to family communication. The problems that occurred caused mis-communication which resulted in disputes. This can be overcome by providing psychoeducation in the first attempt which is used to provide an understanding of the importance of communication in achieving family well-being. Psychoeducation in realizing family well-being is carried out with the aim of helping families in Jeruk sub-district, Lakarsantri sub-district, Surabaya to be able to achieve family well-being in their families. Psychoeducation with this life skill model is intended so that they have abilities and skills that can be mastered as the fulfillment of their developmental tasks. The pattern of communication in a family is carried out as an effort to create a family that understands each other so as to create a peaceful atmosphere. With the creation of good and effective communication , families can achieve prosperity which at the same time can prevent problems such as divorce, conflict and violence in the family. There are seven communication patterns in the family including permissive communication patterns, authoritarian communication patterns, democratic communication patterns, fathernalistic communication patterns, manipulation communication patterns, transaction communication patterns, and self-interested communication patterns. There are several characteristics that can be carried out to achieve family well-being which can help a person achieve individual well-being as well.

Keywords : Psychoeducation, Communication, Family, family wellbeing