Vol. 1, No.2, 2020, pp. 58-61 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2921/08jces48400 Contents lists available at Journal IICET Journal of Counseling, Education and Society ISSN: 977 2716489 (Print), ISSN 977 2716488 (Electronic) Journal homepage: https://jurnal.iicet.org/index.php/jces 58 Group counseling as self-management intervention for former mental health patients: A case study Abu Yazid Abu Bakar 1 *, Nurul Anis Azizi 2 , Siti Khadijah Hashim 3 123 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia Article Info ABSTRACT Article history: Received Jan 20 th , 2020 Revised Feb 10 th , 2020 Accepted Feb 20 th , 2020 The aim of the study conducted in order to help and to give exposure for the group members on how to build self-confidence in facing society. Three objectives of the study are 1) to build self-confidence among group members on how to face society, 2) to encourage and to give support in self-motivation towards well-being among group members and 3) to give awareness for the group members that this life needs courage and positive thoughts which are more meaningful. The method of this study was conducted a group counselling session involving six mental health patients who are recovered and still under doctor observation at the Hospital Canselor Tuanku Mukhriz (HCTM), which is under the Day Care Community Psychiatry, Medical Centre and Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). The findings show that the responsiveness of respondents’ self-management is still lacking as they are still in the process of recovering and monitoring from Psychiatrists and Counsellor Officers at HCTM for time to time. Keyword: Group counselling; mental health patients, self-management © 2020 The Authors. Published by IICET. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-SA license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 Corresponding Author: Abu Yazid Abu Bakar Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia Email: yazid3338@ukm.edu.my Introduction Mental health describes about different social adaptations according to the place and time that the individual has at various levels as a position or, to what extent, does the individual successfully adjust internally between his or her various motivators and proponents as well as externally in relation to the nature and surroundings including living or non-living things. Therefore , there are some significant indicators for measuring an individual's mental health, which are the individual realistic acceptance of his or her limitations, willingness to enjoy social relationships, success and willingness to work, life passion, ability to cope with frustration, life views, wide psychological, the ability to expand his or her movement and needs, the attitude reliability, and willingness to take risk of his or her actions and decisions (Roslee, Mohamed Sharif & Jamaludin 2005). Based on the results of a study conducted by Porter, Spates and Smitham (2004), it explains that depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in mental health practice. In this study, a treatment to cure depression is called Behavioural Activation Group Therapy (BAGT) has emerged to manage depression with a combination of psychological approaches in which mental illness behaviours are viewed over time as a recovery treatment process. In addition, this study examined the effects of Behavioural Activation Group Therapy (BAGT) on depression in public mental health settings. The results indicate that BAGT can respond positively to the respondents - patients experiencing natural behavioural changes - and indirectly save on the cost of treatment when using this treatment approach.