ANINDYA LILA KAROMAH. NRP. 19.04.122.YANA SUNDAYANIERI SUSANTO2024-02-232024-02-232024-02-23https://repository.poltekesos.ac.id/handle/123456789/439ABSTRACT ANINDYA LILA KAROMAH. NRP. 19.04.122. Empowerment of Families with Disabilities through Family Support Groups in Watumalang District, Wonosobo Regency. Supervised by YANA SUNDAYANI and ERI SUSANTO. This research examines the Empowerment of Families with Disabilities through Family Support Groups in Watumalang District, Wonosobo Regency. This research aims to obtain an empirical picture of empowerment: 1) Characteristics of informants, 2) Empowerment efforts, 3) Empowerment barriers, and 4) Empowerment impact. Empowerment efforts are studied through three aspects of empowerment, namely Enabling, Empowering, and Protecting.This research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive methods. The data collection techniques used were in-depth interviews, participatory observation, and documentation studies. The determination of informants was carried out using purposive sampling technique, where informants were selected based on certain criteria. So that 5 (five) informants were obtained consisting of 1 (one) Watumalang Family Support Group Facilitator, 1 (one) Watumalang Family Support Group Chairperson, 2 (two) Watumalang Family Support Group members, and 1 (one) Wonosobo Regency Social Service Employee.The results showed that the empowerment of families with disabilities through the Family Support Group had been carried out well in the Enabling, Empowering, and Protecting aspects. Based on the results of the study, problems were found including: 1) Unplanned activities, 2) Marketing is still traditional, 3) Uneven entrepreneurial skills, and 4) Lack of assistance from the government. Therefore, the needs to overcome the problems were identified, namely 1) Skills training and entrepreneurial abilities, 2) Improvement of group business marketing to improve traditional marketing, and 3) Network and partner expansion. Based on these needs, researchers proposed a program called "Kerta Swadaya (Empowered Watumalang Disability Family)" to improve the quality of empowerment in the economic field through increasing group business productivity. Keywords: Empowerment, Disability Family Empowerment, People with Disabilities, Family Support Group ABSTRAK ANINDYA LILA KAROMAH. NRP. 19.04.122. Pemberdayaan Keluarga Penyandang Disabilitas melalui Family Support Group di Kecamatan Watumalang Kabupaten Wonosobo. Dibimbing oleh YANA SUNDAYANI dan ERI SUSANTO Penelitian ini mengkaji mengenai Pemberdayaan Keluarga Penyandang Disabilitias melalui Family Support Group di Kecamatan Watumalang Kabupaten Wonosobo. Penelitian ini bertujuan memperoleh gambaran empiris tentang pemberdayaan: 1) Karakteristik informan, 2) Upaya pemberdayaan, 3) Hambatan pemberdayaan, dan 4) Dampak pemberdayaan. Upaya pemberdayaan dikaji melalui tiga aspek pemberdayaan yaitu Enabling, Empowering, dan Protecting.Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah wawancara mendalam, observasi partisipatif, dan studi dokumentasi. Penentuan informan dilakukan dengan teknik purposive sampling, yaitu informan dipilih berdasarkan kriteria tertentu. Sehingga diperoleh 5 (lima) informan yang terdiri dari 1 (satu) Pendamping Family Support Group Watumalang, 1 (satu) Ketua Family Support Group Watumalang, 2 (dua) annggota Family Support Group Watumalang, dan 1 (satu) Pegawai Dinas Sosial Kabupaten Wonosobo.Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa pemberdayaan keluarga penyandang disabilitas melalui Family Support Group sudah dilakukan dengan baik pada aspek Enabling, Empowering, dan Protecting. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ditemukan permasalahan diantaranya: 1) Kegiatan yang belum terencana, 2) Pemasaran yang masih bersifat tradisional, 3) Kemampuan kewirausahaan yang tidak merata, dan 4) Kurangnya pendampingan dari pemerintah. Oleh karena itu diidentifikasi kebutuhan untuk mengatasi permasalahan yaitu 1) Pelatihan keterampilan dan kemampuan wirausaha, 2) Peningkatan pemasaran usaha kelompok untuk meningkatkan pemasaran yang masih bersifat tradisional, dan 3) Perluasan jaringan dan mitra. Berdasarkan kebutuhan tersebut, peneliti mengajukan program yang bernama “Kerta Swadaya (Keluarga Disabilitas Watumalang Berdaya)” untuk meningkatkan kualitas pemberdayaan di bidang ekonomi melalui peningkatan produktivitas usaha kelompok. Kata Kunci: Pemberdayaan, Pemberdayaan Keluarga Disabilitas, Penyandang Disabilitas, Family Support GroupPemberdayaanPemberdayaan Keluarga DisabilitasPenyandang DisabilitasFamily Support GroupOther