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An extraordinary child development institution, henceforth referred to as LPKA is an institution where children serve their criminal sentences. LPKA is mandated to deliver education, skills training, and supervision and uphold children's rights in compliance with relevant rules. Cinematherapy is used as a form of counseling technique to coach children. This research aims to describe the implementation of cinematherapy techniques for correctional students (handicaps) in LPKA, Palangka Raya City. This type of research is qualitative. The primary data sources for this study included counselors, LPKA staff, and Andikpas at LPKA. Secondary data sources include books, literature, documents, journals, and other relevant materials related to the research topic. Data collection methods involved observation, interviews, and documentation. Data processing and analysis were carried out in three stages: data reduction, presentation, and conclusion drawing. Data analysis for this study was performed using NVivo version 12 software. This research shows that the implementation of cinematherapy at LPKA uses short and prolonged types of inspirational films. Short films, such as commercial advertisements, are produced in Thailand or Singapore.