International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Vol. 24, Issue 05, 2020 ISSN: 1475-7192 DOI: 10.37200/IJPR/V24I5/PR202064 Received: 01 Mar 2020 | Revised: 24 Mar 2020 | Accepted: 02 Apr 2020 3534 Abstract--- This research explored of correctional social worker role in the implementation of the children in conflict with the law. As we understand the task and function of the Community advisers at the correctional hall (BAPAS) includes being able to develop community research, become a person who assists the client both adults and also children, become a mentor and become a supervising of his clients. In this study, the approach used is a qualitative method, with a descriptive approach where the research results will give an accurate picture of the role of the correctional social worker in the implementation of diversion toward children who faced legal issues the Indonesian correctional hall in the year 2019 has successfully implemented diversion program by performing the motivation Interview approach. The results of the research provided an overview of the role of community advisers, where the method of motivational interview techniques conducted by community advisers has made progress on the success of the child diversion. Providing four principles includes held in curating the attitude of empathy, the development of the disrepair attitudes, developing the approach of the implementation of resistance and the application of self-efficacy support can be a driver in the success of the child diversion. Keywords--- Correctional, Social Worker, Diversion, Children. I. INTRODUCTION The role of the Correctional Social Worker described in Indonesian Acts No. 11 of 2012 about the Children's criminal justice system, explained about the implementation of the criminal justice system, where restorative justice is The right approach, as well as the purpose of the child criminal justice process, is changing the disciplinary paradigm of sanctions for those who focused initially and restoration of the relationship between perpetrators, victims, and communities. This law is basis realization of the relationship client, the victim, and the community, where the violation of the law committed by the son, not only interfere with the relationship child with the victim but also interfere with the relationship family and community.(Equatora et al., 2020) The implementation of restorative justice taken through the process of diversion, which is the transfer of legal issues concerning children from the criminal justice process to the process outside criminal justice by way of deliberation.(Pope & Jones, 2020) Those processes involving the child, parents/guardians of children, victims, and Muhammad Ali Equatora, Community Guidance Department, Polytechnic of Correctional Science, Gandul Street No.4, Depok, East Java, Indonesia. E-mail: bangtora1973@gmail.com Eneng Imas Yusmiati, Correctional Social Worker, Correctional Hall of Garut., JL. H. Hasan Haur Panggung – Garut, East Java, Indonesia. E-mail: imayusmiati73@yahoo.com Herry Fernandes Butar Butar, Community Guidance Department, Polytechnic of Correctional Science, Gandul Street No.4, Depok, East Java, Indonesia. E-mail: herryfbutar2@gmail.com Ambo Upe, Sociology Department, Halu Oleo University, Kendari, Indonesia. E-mail: ambo.upe@uho.ac.id The Role of Correctional Social Worker on Implementation Diversion Process for Children Facing Legal Issues Muhammad Ali Equatora, Eneng Imas Yusmiati, Herry Fernandes Butar Butar and Ambo Upe