Aim

Edu Consilium: Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Pendidikan Islam is a leading global platform for disseminating high-quality research that integrates Islamic values with contemporary counseling and psychological practices to foster a deeper understanding of human nature, holistic education, and the realization of individual’s highest potentials through an Islamic pedagogical lens.

 

Focus

The journal focuses on the interdisciplinary study of Islamic Educational Guidance and Counseling, prioritizing research that synthesizes Islamic epistemology with transpersonal and contemporary psychological frameworks, validates the effectiveness of spiritual interventions through empirical evidence, and examines multicultural competency across diverse global environments.

 

Scope

Edu Consilium invites scholarly contributions that advance the field through the following specific areas:

• Spiritual and Transpersonal Guidance and Counseling This scope explores the metaphysical dimensions of the human psyche by synthesizing Islamic spiritual traditions with transpersonal psychology. It prioritizes research on the realization of human nature’s highest potentials, examining how spiritual states, contemplative practices, and faith-based values serve as essential catalysts for psychological resilience, healing, and self-actualization.
• Guidance and Counseling in Religious Educational Environments This area examines guidance systems within faith-based educational ecosystems, such as madrasas, pesantrens, and Islamic international schools. Consistent with the journal’s Islamic pedagogical lens, it focuses on the role of the educator-mentor in fostering student character, holistic development, and mental health support structures unique to religious residential and academic settings.
• Indigenous and Multicultural Guidance and Counseling This scope investigates the adaptation of Islamic counseling principles across diverse cultural, geographical, and social contexts. It emphasizes global relevance by analyzing cross-cultural competency, the interplay between Islamic ethics and indigenous local wisdom, and strategies for navigating identity and social integration in multicultural or minority environments.
• School and Community Guidance and Counseling This area addresses the broader application of Islamic ethical frameworks in public schooling and community sectors. It covers career guidance, family and marriage counseling, and social-emotional learning, seeking to bridge the gap between individual psychological well-being and social harmony through preventive and developmental interventions.
• Guidance and Counseling Professionalism and Ethics This scope focuses on the ethical standards and professional competencies required for practitioners integrating faith into clinical and educational practice. It addresses the development of spiritual competency models, ethical dilemmas in religious counseling, and the responsible use of technology in delivering guidance services while maintaining Islamic ethical integrity.