Leadership and Counseling for Child and Juvenile Criminal Offenders: A Case Study of Counselors in the Juvenile and Family Court in Samut Sakhon Province and Neighboring Provinces

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Leadership and Counseling for Child and Juvenile Criminal Offenders: A Case Study of Counselors in the Juvenile and Family Court in Samut Sakhon Province and Neighboring Provinces is a qualitative research with the purpose to form a model of leadership and counseling for child and juvenile criminal offender of counselors in the Juvenile and Family Court in Samut Sakhon Province and neighboring provinces which consists of documentation analysis, in-depth interviews and group interviews. Data were collected from 18 samples, including 5 judges, 7 counselors, and 6 psychologists. The research areas were the Juvenile and Family Court in Samut Sakhon Province and the neighboring provinces. The research found that a model of leadership and counseling for child and juvenile criminal offender of counselors in the Juvenile and Family Court in Samut Sakhon Province and neighboring provinces consisted of 11 elements being a good examples, have a spirit of love and understanding, have positive attitudes, have emotional stability, have a good role-playing adjustment, have diverse experience and knowledge, have a personality of faith and trust, have the skills to apply and integrate, have counseling psychology skills, effective-oriented counseling, and being a leader of change.

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