COUNS-EDU The International Journal of Counseling and Education Vol. 6, No. 4 2021, pp. 145-156 | p-ISSN: 2548-348X- e-ISSN: 2548-3498 http://journal.konselor.or.id/index.php/counsedu DOI: 10.23916/0020210639240 Received on 18/09/2021; Revised on 15/10/2021; Accepted on 20/11/2021; Published on: 30/12/2021 145 Gestalt approach group counseling implementation in junior high school: systematic literature review Simon Wudy 1*) , Kadek Suranata 1 , Putu Ari Dharmayanti 1 1Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Bali, Indonesia *)Corresponding author, e-mail: simon.wudy@student.undiksha.ac,id Abstract Group Counseling is an excellent support service to help with personal skills development, prevention, and dealing with interpersonal conflicts or problem solving. Gestalt counseling believes that through awareness, there must be change. The focus is on helping individuals through their transition from a state that is always assisted by the environment to a state that is independent. The main concept of the gestalt approach is the here and now and unfinished business. This study aims to collect and analyze relevant articles to find out the progress of the articles, the methods or techniques used, and to find out whether the Gestalt approach to counseling can be implemented in junior high schools. The method in this study uses a Systematic Literature Review, namely research to identify, evaluate, and interpret all relevant research results related to certain research questions, certain topics, or phenomena of concern, searching for journal article data sources is done through the Publish or Perish application, documentation of scientific journal articles that have been published from the Google scholar, Croosref and GARUDA databases in the last 5 years and in working on these journals/papers using the Mendeley application and VOSviewer, one of the software that can be used to build and visualize bibliometric networks using the keywords "Group Counseling Gestalt approach” which obtained 536 papers and classified based on the research protocol, namely the RQ (Request Question) and AQ (Answers Question) set by the researcher. In order to obtain 15 relevant articles.Based on the results of a systematic literature review of 15 relevant articles about the gestalt approach group counseling in junior high schools. The article analyzed provides a statement that group counseling services have an influence in helping special junior high school students to be more mature, responsible and integrated with their world using a gestalt approach. Keywords: Group counseling, gestalt approach, systematic literature review How to Cite: Wudy, S., Suranata, K., & Dharmayanti, P. A. (2021). Gestalt approach group counseling implementation in junior high school: systematic literature review. COUNS-EDU: The International Journal of Counseling and Education, 6(4), 145–156. https://doi.org/10.23916/0020210639240 This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ©2021 by author. Introduction Gestalt therapy is an existential therapy based on the premise that individuals must find their own way in life and accept personal responsibility if they hope to reach maturity. The basic assumption of Gestalt therapy is that individuals are able to deal effectively with their own life problems. The main task of the therapist is to help the counselee to fully understand his existence here and now by being aware of his actions preventing himself from feeling and experiencing the present moment. In the end, the Counselee is encouraged to directly experience the struggle here and now over unfinished business in the past.The Gestalt view is that the individual has the capacity to assume personal responsibility and live fully mailto:Simon.wudy@student.undiksha.ac,id COUNS-EDU  Vol. 6, No. 4 2021 Available online: http://journal.konselor.or.id/index.php/counsedu Wudy, S., et al. Gestalt approach group counseling implementation … | 146 Indonesian Counselor Association (IKI) | DOI: 10.23916/0020210639240 as an integrated person. For Perls, nothing "is" except "now", because the past has gone and the future has not yet come, it is the present that matters. This view is also reinforced by the opinion (Setiyawan et al., 2021) Gestalt psychology is a flow of psychology that studies a sign, Gestalt psychology data is known as phenomena (gestures/symptoms) which are the most fundamental data in this theory where existence is felt here and now. Group counseling services are a type of service that can be carried out by counselors using various counseling approaches, one of which is the Gestalt approach. The most important area of attention in gestalt counseling is the thoughts and feelings that individuals are currently experiencing. The basic tendency of every individual is to strive for balance, but in interacting with the environment many individuals encounter disturbing imbalances, both through external factors (demands and the environment) and internal (needs). According to (Dharsana et al., 2020) The basic assumption of the Gestalt approach to humans is that individuals can overcome their own problems in life, especially if they use awareness of the experiences they are experiencing and the world around them. This group counseling service is more efficient for dealing with problems faced by students at the adolescent developmental stage. Returning to the purpose and function of counseling that actually cannot be done easily is like turning the palm of the hand, but must be gradual so that it can be ingrained into a habit. The first step is to change the mindset which so far has been limited by several things that are contradictory to one another. The data collected and used in this study is the source of journal/paper proceedings which discuss guidance and counseling on the Gestalt approach in junior high schools for the 2018-2022 period using the systematic literature review (SLR) method. Articles are done through the PoP (Publish or Perish) application, documentation of scientific journal articles that have been published from the Google scholar database, Croosref and GARUDA in the last 5 years and in working on these journals/papers using the Mendeley and VOSviewer applications. This research is expected to be useful for counselors/counseling guidance teachers in seeing an overview of the results of current research and obtaining gaps/knowledge gaps to be able to objectively provide a form of research direction in the future. Method The method used in this study is a systematic literature review and has several process flows, namely: The planning stage is the initial stage in research using the SLR method, then enters the conducting stage, namely the implementation stage of the systematic literature review (SLR) and the final stage, namely the reporting stage. is the stage of writing SLR which will become a report. The research design that the authors use is a qualitative approach with the type of Systematic Literature Review (SLR) research, which is a synthesis of literature studies that are clear systematic in nature, this overall method is used to identify, assess and interpret all the articles found. So that the purpose of this literature review research is to help the writer to better understand the development of the research topic being sought and to understand effective methods and how the influence of previous research that has been carried out regarding the gestalt approach group counseling in junior high schools. The subject of this research is published scientific articles with the keywords gestalt group counseling, from 2018-2022. Based on the research that the author has done, it is known that the number of articles on self-confidence gestalt group counseling of students in 2018-2022 were published in the Google Schoolar, Crosseref and GARUDA databases in the last five years. Based on searches on the database, it is known that the number of Gestalt group counseling articles in 2018-2022 was 25 articles on Google Schoolar, 500 articles on the Croosref database and 11 articles on GARUDA for the last five years for a total of 536 articles. In this study the authors used secondary data sources where the authors obtained data from scientific journal article documentation that had been published from the Google Scholar database, Croosref and GARUDA in the last 5 years. The main focus of the research is the implementation of the Gestalt approach group counseling. This research question arises based on the understanding that until now group counseling services in junior high schools have different models and techniques, and the effects on the consequences are different, with this gap making the research question: COUNS-EDU  The International Journal of Counseling and Education Vol. 6, No. 4 2021 Gestalt approach group counseling implementation … | 147 Indonesian Counselor Association (IKI) | DOI: 10.23916/0020210639240 Research Question RQ1: What are the developments in the articles on the results of the Gestalt approach group counseling research in 2018-2022? RQ2: What are the methods or techniques that are often used in research on guidance and counseling with the Gestalt approach in the 2018-2022 period? RQ3: Does the gestalt approach group counseling have an effective effect on implementation in junior high schools for the 2018-2022 period? Search Process The Search Process or search process is used to obtain relevant sources to answer research questions or Research Questions and other related references. During the process of searching for scientific articles the researcher conducted an online search of digital libraries by limiting the publication of articles from January 2018 to December 2022. The author used POP (Publish or Perish) software to find scientific articles on the Google Schoolar and Croosref databases and researchers used search. engine (Google Chrome) with the site address http://garuda.ristekdikti.go.id/ GARUDA. The database is a literature search engine for various scientific fields, by providing trusted and fixed links because it uses DOI links. Before starting the search, the researcher adjusts the correctness of the database that has been selected to increase the likelihood of finding relevant scientific articles. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria At this stage the inclusion and exclusion criteria are used in selecting the main studies with the aim of deciding whether the data found is suitable for use in SLR research or not. These criteria are shown in table 1. Table 1 Inclusion Criteria Scientific articles written by general researchers and students use English and Indonesian. Scientific articles are published in journals linked to Google scholar, Croosref and GARUDA Scientific articles published between 2018 and 2022 Scientific articles have a relationship with the gestalt approach group counseling Scientific articles use research samples from adolescents aged 13-16 years or who are at the junior high school level Criteria exclusion Non-Empirical research and not published by general researchers or students and using languages other than English and Indonesian. Scientific articles are not published through journals linked to Google scholar, Croosref and GARUDA The research was conducted in the last 5-6 years between 2018 and 2022 The research in it is not about guidance counseling the gestalt approach the study took samples with different stages of development and not from adolescents with an average age of 15-18 years or those at the junior high school education level Quality Assesment In research using the SLR systematic literature review method, the data that has been found will be evaluated based on the question of quality assessment criteria so that the literature its credibility can be recognized. The Quality Assessment (QA) is based on the following criteria questions: QA1: Have there been any developments in articles on the gestalt approach group counseling in junior high schools for the 2018-2022 period? QA2: Is there an approach/method that is commonly used regarding the gestalt approach group counseling research in junior high schools in the 2018-2022 period? QA3: Is there a gestalt approach group counseling data collection technique in junior high schools? Each scientific article (paper) will be given an answer value for each of the questions above. Y (Yes): For problems and methods written on paper in the 2018-2022 period. T (No): For unwritten problems and methods. COUNS-EDU  Vol. 6, No. 4 2021 Available online: http://journal.konselor.or.id/index.php/counsedu Wudy, S., et al. Gestalt approach group counseling implementation … | 148 Indonesian Counselor Association (IKI) | DOI: 10.23916/0020210639240 Data Collection Data collection or data collection is the stage where data for research is collected. In this study, the data collected were primary data and secondary data. 1. Primary Data Primary data is information collected through surveys, interviews, observations and adapted to needs. In this study, the primary data taken were journals from POP (Publish or Perish) software and from http://garuda.ristekdikti.go.id/ for the following reasons:  The PoP application is an application used to decide which journal to submit to conduct a literature review.  PoP applications can be used to find out the number of citation numbers in scientific published articles.  Garuda Digital Referrals provides quite complete facilities.  The data from GARUDA found is easy to find, because it has a range of years that can be adjusted based on the needs of the researcher.  The data displayed can be adjusted to the needs. 2. Secondary Data Secondary data is used to complement primary data if there is only abstract primary data, then researchers need secondary data to complement primary data. Secondary data in this study were obtained using Google's assistance and there were several reference books. Collecting data in research was obtained through several stages, including:  Observation (Observation) At this stage the author made observations of data through direct observation of research data sources, namely the PoP application (Publish or Perish) on the Google Scholar and Croosref database and observations on GARUDA, namely http://garuda.ristekdikti.go.id/.  Library Studies This is the stage for conducting data assessment studies related to the SLR method in journals obtained from the PoP (Publish or Perish) application and http://garuda.ristekdikti.go.id/.  Documentation Documents are records of past events. Documents can be in the form of writing, pictures, or monumental works of a person. Written document for example diaries, life histories, stories, biographies, regulations, policies. Document study is a complement to systematic literature review research. At this stage the data researcher searches for articles that are relevant or related to the topic to be studied on internet networking sites. The data collected by researchers is research data that is in accordance with the variables needed for researc. Results and Discussions Search Process Results The search process results shown in table 1.3 are grouped by journal and type of journal, author, year of publication and database to make it easier to see the type of data or type of journal obtained through keywords as in Table 2. COUNS-EDU  The International Journal of Counseling and Education Vol. 6, No. 4 2021 Gestalt approach group counseling implementation … | 149 Indonesian Counselor Association (IKI) | DOI: 10.23916/0020210639240 Table 2< Journals and Types of Journal> No Journals and Types of Journal Writer Year of Publication Database 1 Analysis Of The Gestalt Approach In Increasing Adolescent Confidence. Literasi Nusantara. vol.2 no. 1, November 2021 – February 2022 ISSN 2746-8208 (Online) and ISSN 2746-3575 (Print) DOI: https://doi.org/10.21107/literasinusantara.v 2n1.263 AqimaSholehat i, Netrawati 2021 Croosref 2 Meta-Analysis: Gestalt Counseling Contribution In Increasing Students’ Self- Confidence: A Meta-Analysis. PsikopedagogiaJurnalBimbingan Dan KonselingVol.10, No.2, December 2021 p- ISSN 2301-6167 e-ISSN 2528-7206 DOI: 10.12928/psikopedagogia.v10i2.20368 FilastriKurnias ari, SigitSanyata, AnisaSitiNurja nahdanRojana h 2021 Croosref 3 Assessment in Gestalt Group Counseling. Indonesian Teacher Research Journal (Vol. 4 No 1, 2019) Print ISSN: 2541-3163 - Online ISSN: 2541-3317 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.29210/02353jpgi0005 Indah Sukmawati, Neviyarni, YeniKarneli, danNetrawati 2019 Croosref 4 The Effectiveness of Empty Chair Technique Gestalt Group Counseling and Role Revelsal to Improve Students' Self Esteem. JurnalIlmiah Mandala Education http://ejournal.mandalanursa.org/index.php/JI ME/index TerakreditasiPeringkat 4 (No. SK: 36/E/KPT/2019) Vol. 7. No. 2 April 2021 p- ISSN: 2442-9511 e-ISSN: 2656-5862 MaskhairaniHa rahap, Mungin Eddy WibowodanM ulawarman 2019 GARUD A 5 Increasing Students Awareness Of School Discipline Through The Gestalt Approach In Group Counseling. Literasi Nusantara. vol.2 no. 1, November 2021 – February 2022 ISSN 2746-8208 (Online) and ISSN 2746-3575 (Print) DOI: https://doi.org/10.21107/literasinusantara.v 2n1.279 RahayuDewan y, Netrawati 2021 Google Scholar 6 The Effectiveness of Gestalt Approach Group Counseling To Improve Interpersonal Communication JurnalFokusKonseling, Volume 8 Number 2 (2022) pp. 1 - 9 ISSN Print : 2356-2102 ISSN Online : 2356-2099 DOI: https://doi.org/10.52657/jfk.v8i2.1688 Fransisca Cabrini Lebo1, AyongLianawa ti 2022 Google Scholar COUNS-EDU  Vol. 6, No. 4 2021 Available online: http://journal.konselor.or.id/index.php/counsedu Wudy, S., et al. Gestalt approach group counseling implementation … | 150 Indonesian Counselor Association (IKI) | DOI: 10.23916/0020210639240 No Journals and Types of Journal Writer Year of Publication Database 7 The Influence of Group Counseling in Overcoming Confidence Problems in Mataram City Middle School Students JurnalRealitaBimbingan Dan Konseling (Jrbk) Volume 7 Nomor 2 EdisiOktober 2022 P-Issn: 2503 – 1708 Bimbingan Dan KonselingFippUniversitasPendidikanMandali ka E-Issn: 2722 – 7340 Https://E- Journal.Undikma.Ac.Id/Index.Php/Realita AluhHartati 2022 Google Scholar 8 Group Counseling With Assertive Exercise Techniques To Improve The Manners Of Junior High School Students Literatus Literature For Social Impact And Cultural Vol. 4, No. 1, April 2022, Pp. 329- 336 Studies E-Issn: 2686-5009 Novi Andriati 2022 Croosref 9 Group Guidance Based on Gestalt Theory to Develop Creativity in Learning KONSELI: JurnalBimbingandanKonseling (E-Journal) p-ISSN 2089-9955 e-ISSN 2355- 8539 06 (2); 2019; 149-156 Rizki Diana Putri 2019 Croosref 10 The Effectiveness of Applying Gestalt Counseling Through Reframing Techniques to Reduce Internet Addiction Behavior in Middle School Students JurnalIlmiahMahasiswaBimbingandanKonsel ing Volume 3 Nomor 4 Tahun 2018 Hal 67 – 74 Desember 2018 Fattayatinur, Nurhasanah, dan Abu Bakar 2018 Google Scholar 11 Gestalt Counseling Model Development for Middle School Students JurnalBimbinganKonseling Indonesia Volume 1 Number 1, 2020, pp XX- XX ISSN: Print 2598-3199 – Online 2598-3210 Undiksha | DOI: 10.23887/XXXXXX-XX- 0000-00 Open Access Ni Komang Ari Darsini, I WayanTirka, dan Ni KetutSuarni 2020 Croosref 12 Effects of Gestalt Group Counseling With Techniques Dialogue Games to Reduce the Level of Isolation of Class VIII Students of SMP Nurul Islam Jakarta Guidance JurnalBimbingandanKonseling Volume 16 Nomor 2 Desember 2019. Halaman 9-15 DindaKurniaLi sdianti, SabarLesmana, Amir Erwin 2019 GARUD A 13 Gestalt Counseling With Empty Chair Techniques To Increase Student Self Esteem Jurnal Prakarsa Paedagogia Vol. 4 No. 1, Juni 2021 Hal. 123-129 ISSN 2620-9780 (Online), 2621-5039 (Cetak) An NisaNurAfifah, SusiloRahardjo , NurMahardika 2021 Google Scholar COUNS-EDU  The International Journal of Counseling and Education Vol. 6, No. 4 2021 Gestalt approach group counseling implementation … | 151 Indonesian Counselor Association (IKI) | DOI: 10.23916/0020210639240 No Journals and Types of Journal Writer Year of Publication Database 14 The Effect of Gestalt Counseling with Dialogue Game Techniques to Minimize Self Aggression. JurnalIlmiahBimbinganKonselingUndiksha Volume 9 Number 1, 2018, pp 52-60 ISSN: Print 2598-3199 – Online 2598-3210 Undiksha | DOI: 10.23887/XXXXXX-XX- 0000-00 Open Access RosmaDitaJay antiPutri, ,Ni KetutSuarni, I KetutDharsana 2018 Google Scholar 15 Reducing Student Anxiety in Facing Semester Exams Through Group Counseling Gestalt. PsikologiKonseling, (2019). 15(2), 531– 544., Husniah, W. O., &Ulfa, M. 2019 GARUD A Selection Results Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria The results of the search process are then selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. In the initial search process there were 536 journals and then data scanning was carried out. Table 4 lists the number of articles resulting from the search process using the keyword "Gestalt Group Counseling". The researcher then checked the relevance of the article by applying inclusion criteria to the title and then to the article's abstract. Then, the researcher obtained 15 articles for review. Tabel 3 Inclusion danExclusionSelection Results Database Initial Search Selection Results Google Scholar 25 6 GARUDA 11 3 Croosref 500 6 Total 536 15 Quality Assessment Results (Quality Assessment) Table 4 shows the results of the quality assessment to indicate whether the data is used or not in this study. Of the 15 journals that resulted from a search process based on inclusion and exclusion in the 3 search databases, there were the same journal/article titles in different databases, so that 5 journals were re-selected using Quality Assessment. Table 4 < Journal/Article Titles In Different Databases> No Writer Citation Journal Title Year QAI QA2 QA3 Results 1 AqimaSholehat i, Netrawati Analysis Of The Gestalt Approach In Increasing Adolescent Confidence 2021 Y T T No Accepted 2 FilastriKurniasa ri, SigitSanyata, AnisaSitiNurja nah, Rojanah Meta-Analysis: Gestalt Counseling Contribution In Increasing Students’ Self-Confidence: A Meta-Analysis. 2021 Y T T No Accepted COUNS-EDU  Vol. 6, No. 4 2021 Available online: http://journal.konselor.or.id/index.php/counsedu Wudy, S., et al. Gestalt approach group counseling implementation … | 152 Indonesian Counselor Association (IKI) | DOI: 10.23916/0020210639240 No Writer Citation Journal Title Year QAI QA2 QA3 Results 3 Indah Sukmawati, Neviyarni, YeniKarneli, Netrawati Assessment in Gestalt Group Counseling . 2019 T Y T No Accepted 4 MaskhairaniHa rahap, Mungin Eddy Wibowo Mulawarman The Effectiveness of Empty Chair Technique Gestalt Group Counseling and Role Revelsal to Improve Students' Self Esteem. 2019 Y Y Y Accepted 5 RahayuDewan y, Netrawati Increasing Students Awareness Of School Discipline Through The Gestalt Approach In Group Counseling. 2021 Y T T No Accepted 6 Fransisca Cabrini Lebo1, AyongLianawa ti The Effectiveness of Gestalt Approach Group Counseling To Improve Interpersonal Communication Y Y Y Accepted 7 AluhHartati The Influence of Group Counseling in Overcoming Confidence Problems in Mataram City Middle School Students 2022 Y Y Y Accepted 8 Novi Andriati Group Counseling With Assertive Exercise Techniques To Improve The Manners Of Junior High School Students 2022 Y Y T Accepted 9 Rizki Diana Putri Group Guidance Based on Gestalt Theory to Develop Creativity in Learning 2019 Y Y T Accepted 10 Fattayatinur, Nurhasanah, dan Abu Bakar The Effectiveness of Applying Gestalt Counseling Through Reframing Techniques to Reduce Internet Addiction Behavior in Middle School Students 2018 Y Y Y Accepted COUNS-EDU  The International Journal of Counseling and Education Vol. 6, No. 4 2021 Gestalt approach group counseling implementation … | 153 Indonesian Counselor Association (IKI) | DOI: 10.23916/0020210639240 No Writer Citation Journal Title Year QAI QA2 QA3 Results 11 Ni Komang Ari Darsini, I WayanTirka, Ni KetutSuarni Gestalt Counseling Model Development for Middle School Students 2020 Y Y Y Accepted 12 DindaKurniaLi sdianti, SabarLesmana, Amir Erwin Effects of Gestalt Group Counseling With Techniques Dialogue Games to Reduce the Level of Isolation of Class VIII Students of SMP Nurul Islam Jakarta 2019 Y Y Y Accepted 13 An NisaNurAfifah, SusiloRahardjo, NurMahardika Gestalt Counseling With Empty Chair Techniques To Increase Student Self Esteem 2021 Y T T Accepted 14 RosmaDitaJaya ntiPutri, ,Ni KetutSuarni, I KetutDharsana The Effect of Gestalt Counseling with Dialogue Game Techniques to Minimize Self Aggression 2018 Y Y Y Accepted 15 Wa Ode Husniah, Maria Ulfa Reducing Student Anxiety in Facing Semester Exams Through Group Counseling 2019 Y Y Y Accepted Of the 15 journal/article titles that were re-selected using a Quality Assessment, leaving 5 relevant journals which were then grouped to be able to answer Research Questions (RQ1-RQ3) Results Discussion Padabagian sub babiniakanmenjelaskandanmenjawabhasilResearch Question (RQ) 1, 2 ,dan 3. 1. QA1: Are there any developments in articles regarding the gestalt approach group counseling in junior high schools in the 2018-2022 period? The development of articles on special research on group counseling with the gestalt approach in the 2018-2022 range was very minimal, in searching through several databases such as the published or perish PoP application on the Google Scholar database and Croosref and GARUDA using the keywords Gestalt approach group counseling, researchers experienced difficulties so that the data that can be found and is relevant for the guidance and counseling service of the gestalt approach in junior high schools is only five (5) articles. According to (Herlina, 2015) group counseling is an effort to help individuals in a group atmosphere that is preventive and healing in nature, and is directed at providing convenience in the framework of development and growth. Group counseling aims to be able to speak in front of many people, to be able to express opinions, ideas, suggestions, responses, feelings, and so on to many people, to learn to respect the opinions of many people, to be responsible for the opinions expressed, and to be able to control oneself and be tolerant too become familiar with one another. COUNS-EDU  Vol. 6, No. 4 2021 Available online: http://journal.konselor.or.id/index.php/counsedu Wudy, S., et al. Gestalt approach group counseling implementation … | 154 Indonesian Counselor Association (IKI) | DOI: 10.23916/0020210639240 According to (Nuryanti et al., 2018) students must have the ability to think critically in order to be able to deal with various personal and social problems in their lives. Critical thinking ability is the ability to think reflectively and reason in making decisions and (Fauzi et al., 2022) argues that Gestalt counseling is very suitable for children and adolescents. Counseling with the gestalt approach has good quality because in the counseling process there is contact between the individual and the group. From several previous researchers in the article AnNisaNurAfifahet.c with the title Effects of Gestalt Counseling with Dialogue Game Techniques to Minimize Self Aggression. Found that the Gestalt group counseling service can help increase self-esteem by using the empty chair technique, this results in a change in attitude and an increase in self-assessment in students. The results of research by Wa Ode Husniah and Maria Ulfa, with the Gestalt approach group counseling can reduce students' anxiety in facing semester exams, besides that using dialogue game techniques also helps students to be able to be responsible for themselves. The Gestalt counseling model for junior high school students emphasizes the current and present level of awareness. (Darsini& , I WayanTirka, 2020). The conclusion is that research on the use of gestalt approach group counseling services in junior high schools in the last five years has rarely been studied. 2. QA2: Is there an approach/method that is commonly used in relation to the Gestalt approach counseling group research in junior high schools in the 2018-2022 period? The Gestalt counseling approach holds that humans in their lives are always active as a whole. Each individual is not merely the sum of the parts of organs such as the liver, heart, brain, and so on, but is a coordination of all these parts. The active human is driven toward the whole and the integration of his thoughts, feelings, and behavior. According to (Anugrah Faisal, 2020) The main concepts in Gestalt therapy include personal responsibility, unfinished business, avoidance, experiencing and being aware of the present moment, this therapy suppresses feelings and the influence of unfinished business on present personality development (Corey, 2013 : 327 ). Therefore, in the gestalt approach, the counselee is assisted to honestly express what he feels, which hinders him in expressing his abilities. It is hoped that this Gestalt approach group counseling will help students to be aware of their feelings and behavior, accept reality and be able to take responsibility for their life choices, accept current and present circumstances and unfinished business. (Lebo &Lianawati, 2022). Every individual has the ability to accept personal responsibility, has the drive to develop awareness that will lead to the formation of personal integrity or wholeness. So human nature according to this counseling approach is: (1) cannot be understood, except in the whole context, (2) is part of the environment and can only be understood in relation to that environment, (3) actors are not reactors, (4) have the potential to fully aware of his sensations, emotions, perceptions, and thoughts, (5) able to choose consciously and responsibly, (6) able to organize and direct his life effectively. In relation to the journey of human life, the Gestalt Counseling approach views that nothing "is" except "now". The past has gone and the future has not yet been lived, therefore what determines human life is the present. 3. QA3: Is there a gestalt approach group counseling data collection technique in junior high schools? In Gestalt therapy there are several techniques, according to Levitsky and Perls(1970, p. 144-149) in Corey, 2009:132-133, including: a) Dialogue games. This technique is carried out in a way that the client is conditioned to dialogue between two conflicting tendencies, namely the top dog tendency and the under dog tendency, for example: (1) parental tendencies versus children's tendencies; (2) the tendency to be responsible versus the tendency to be ignorant; (3) the tendency of "good boy" versus the tendency of "stupid child" (4) the tendency of autonomous versus dependent tendency;(5) strong or strong tendencies against weak tendencies. Through this contradictory dialogue, according to the Gestalt view, the client will eventually direct himself to a position where he is willing to take risks. The application of this dialogue game can be carried out using the "empty chair" technique. b) Make a circle. c) Unfinished business. d) Exercise "I am responsible for ..." Is a technique intended to help clients to acknowledge and accept their feelings rather than projecting those feelings onto others. In this technique the counselor asks the client to make a statement and then the client adds to the statement with the sentence: "...and I am COUNS-EDU  The International Journal of Counseling and Education Vol. 6, No. 4 2021 Gestalt approach group counseling implementation … | 155 Indonesian Counselor Association (IKI) | DOI: 10.23916/0020210639240 responsible for that." For example: "I feel bored, and I am responsible for that saturation" "I don't know what to say now, and I am responsible for that ignorance". "I'm lazy, and I'm responsible for that laziness." Even though it seems mechanical, according to Gestalt it will help increase the client's awareness of feelings that may have been denied. f) Play projection. Projection means reflecting to others feelings that he himself does not want to see or accept. Denying one's own feelings by reflecting them on others. It often happens that the feelings reflected on others are his attributes. In the projection playing technique, the counselor asks the client to try or do things that are projected on others. g)Reversal technique. Certain symptoms and behaviors often represent a reversal of the underlying drives. In this technique the counselor asks the client to play a role that is opposite to the feelings he is complaining about. For example: the counselor gives the client the opportunity to play the role of "exhibitionist" for excessively shy clients. h) Rhythm of contact and withdrawal. i) Replay game. j) The game exaggerates. k) May I give you a sentence?. l) Marriage counseling games, and m) Stay with feelings. The technique can be used for a client who is displaying an unpleasant feeling or mood or who really wants to avoid it. The counselor encourages the client to persist with the feelings he wants to avoid. Most clients want to escape from the frightening stimulus and avoid unpleasant feelings. In this case the counselor still encourages the client to endure the fear or painful feelings he is experiencing now and encourages the client to dive deeper into the behavior and feelings he wants to avoid. To open and make way for the development of newer awareness of feelings is not enough just to confront and confront the feelings one wants to avoid but it takes courage and experience to endure the pain of those feelings one wants to avoid. One group pretest-posttest design technique that is often used from several articles to determine the effect before and after treatment. The weakness is that there is no guarantee that X (treatment) is the only factor or even the main factor that causes the difference between T1 (pre-test before being given treatment) and T2 (post-test after being given treatment). Conclusions Based on the research that has been done, the following conclusions are obtained: (1) The results of the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) conducted on a collection of journals that have been researched and published from the 2018-2022 range, show that the gestalt approach group counseling is very helpful in solving problems faced by counselees/students. (2) The results of the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) conducted on a collection of journals that have been researched and published from the year 2018- 2022, the most widely used method/approach in the counselees of the Gestalt approach group is Quantitative with the method used is Quasi Experiment type Pretest- Posttest Control Group Design. (3) The one group pretest-posttest design technique is a data collection technique that is most widely used for research in published journals from 2018-2022. 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