Kreativasi : Journal of Community Empowerment

Peningkatan Kualitas Sumber Daya Manusia Melalui Pemanfaatan Tanaman Herbal Untuk Kesehatan Di Desa Karang Panggung Bengkulu Tengah

Sunoto Sunoto, Bertha Iin Esti Indraswanti, Bambang Agoes Hermanto — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In the development process, human resource is crucial determinant. Not only about the quantity, it also the quality. HDI is an indicator of human development which form of tree composite index; education index, healthy index, and standard of living index. To increase the HDI, one of the ways is to improve the healthy index by create programs of healthy development that could be increase the number of expecting life. The awareness of quality of life is important in a society. The herbal plants can be source of society healthy. The herbal plants usually to produce “jamu”, is a traditional medicine in Indonesia. It can be preventive or curative treatment for healthy. In Karang Panggung Village, there are many herbal plants but the people usually just for cooking or to sell original form. So, how to create something new must introduced to them. Not only for healthy, but it can be created value added.

Pengembangan Kompetensi Konselor Melalui Pelatihan Konseling Adiksi Berbasis Emotional Freedom Technique

Gian Sugiana Sugara, Muhammad Muhajirin, Anandha Putri Rahimsyah — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Addiction counseling training is a strategic effort to improve the professional competence of Guidance and Counseling (BK) teachers in dealing with increasingly complex addiction problems among students. This activity not only strengthens conceptual understanding of addictive behavior, but also equips teachers with practical skills to provide effective and evidence-based interventions. One of the approaches introduced in this training is the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), an energy-based psychological technique that has been proven to reduce stress, anxiety, and compulsive drives that often underlie addictive behavior. The results of the training showed that BK teachers gained significant improvements in their knowledge and intervention skills, and were able to apply EFT adaptively in counseling services in schools. These findings emphasize the importance of ongoing professional development that not only focuses on cognitive aspects, but also includes practical approaches that are relevant to the psychosocial needs of students. Thus, this training contributes directly to improving the quality of guidance and counseling services in schools.

Membangun Budaya Riset di Sekolah: Pelatihan PTK Untuk Guru Dalam Meningkatkan Kualitas Pembelajaran

Sri Mulyati, Iskandar, Atin Nuryatin, Ermalia Putri, Jingga Radesa — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Most teachers do not yet have adequate knowledge of the concepts, methodologies, and stages of PTK. This causes them difficulty in designing and implementing systematic research to improve the learning process in the classroom. The purpose of the activity is to improve teachers' understanding and skills in identifying learning problems and designing reflective improvement actions through training PTK. The implementation methods include socialization, training, technology application, mentoring, and evaluation, as well as ensuring the sustainability of the program. Based on the post-test results conducted after the activity, it was found that there was a significant improvement in teachers' understanding of the concepts and steps in designing Classroom Action Research (PTK). The majority of participants were able to systematically design PTK plans relevant to the learning issues in their respective classrooms. These results indicate that the training successfully equipped teachers with the basic skills needed to integrate research into teaching practices to improve the quality of education.

Pengembangan UMK Berbasis Ekonomi Lokal di Bengkulu Tengah: Peran Pendidikan Tinggi dalam Pemberdayaan Masyarakat

Merri Anitasari, Lela Rospida, Cikit Apriyanti — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Pengembangan Usaha Mikro dan Kecil (UMK) berbasis potensi ekonomi lokal merupakan strategi penting dalam meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat dan mendorong kemandirian ekonomi daerah. Kecamatan Pondok Kelapa, Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah, memiliki kekayaan sumber daya alam dan budaya yang belum sepenuhnya dioptimalkan oleh pelaku UMK. Artikel ini membahas peran pendidikan tinggi dalam pemberdayaan masyarakat melalui kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang terstruktur dan berkelanjutan. Metode yang digunakan meliputi pelatihan kewirausahaan, pendampingan bisnis, dan digitalisasi usaha. Hasil menunjukkan peningkatan kapasitas pelaku UMK dalam manajemen usaha, pemasaran digital, serta pemanfaatan potensi lokal secara kreatif. Pendidikan tinggi terbukti menjadi katalisator dalam transformasi sosial-ekonomi masyarakat Pondok Kelapa.