Kesedaran tentang masalah kemurungan dalam kalangan guru (Awareness of the problem of depression among teachers)

Manak Ek Klai, Farhana Kamarul Bahrin

Abstract


Masalah kemurungan merupakan salah satu masalah kesihatan mental yang berpunca daripada kurangnya pengetahuan dalam diri individu, terutamanya bagi golongan profesion perguruan. Objektif kajian adalah bertujuan untuk mengenalpasti tahap kesedaran para guru tentang masalah kemurungan. Dengan kesedaran yang ada pada para guru terhadap masalah kemurungan tersebut akan menjamin kesejahteraan hidup mereka dalam semua aspek, terutamanya dalam sistem sekolah. Seterusnya, ia akan mengekalkan produktiviti para guru dalam kehidupan seharian mereka. Kaedah analisis digunakan dalam penyelidikan kajian kualitatif ini adalah kaedah pengumpulan data secara tematik. Seramai sepuluh (10) orang responden, yang terdiri daripada guru mata pelajaran yang terlibat dengan peperiksaan awam sama ada Pentaksiran Tingkatan 3 (PT3), Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), atau Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) di SMKA Al-Mashoor Perempuan, Pulau Pinang telah ditemu bual. Hasil kajian telah dianalisis secara manual dengan menggunakan kaedah teknik analisis kandungan, dan mendapati bahawa para guru rata-rata mempunyai kesedaran akan masalah kemurungan tersebut. Hal ini dikatakan demikian kerana para guru masing-masing mempunyai pengalaman secara tidak langsung terhadap masalah kemurungan, seperti mempunyai kenalan atau pelajar yang dikesan telah mengalami masalah kemurungan. Namun begitu, kefahaman para guru terhadap masalah kemurungan adalah kurang, kerana kurangnya pendedahan terhadap pendedahan masalah kemurungan kepada para guru di sekolah. Oleh hal yang demikian, penyelidik mencadangkan Akta Kerja Sosial digazetkan agar jawatan Pekerja Sosial Sekolah untuk membantu menangani masalah kesihatan mental di sekolah.

Kata Kunci: guru, kemurungan, kerja sosial di sekolah, kesejahteraan, pekerja sosial sekolah

Depression is one of the mental health problems caused by a lack of knowledge in individuals, especially in the teaching profession. The objective of this study is to identify the level of teachers’ awareness regarding the problem of depression. Awareness of this issue will ensure the well-being of teachers, resulting in teachers being able to maintain their productivity. This qualitative study uses a thematic analysis approach. A total of 10 respondents were interviewed, consisting of subject teachers involved in the following public examinations: Pentaksiran Tingkatan 3 (PT3), Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), and Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) at SMKA Al-Mashoor Perempuan, Pulau Pinang. The results of this study were analyzed manually using content analysis techniques, and found that most of the teachers are aware of the issue of depression. This is because each of the respondents had indirect experience with the issue, either through acquaintances or students who were recognised as going through depression. On the other hand, any lack of understanding among teachers about the issue of depression can be attributed to a lack of exposure to information on depression. Therefore, the researchers have proposed that the Social Work Act should be gazetted to establish the position of  school social worker to help in handling mental health issues among teachers in school.

Keywords: teachers, depression, social work in school, well-being, school social worker


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