The Effects of Career Counseling Programs on Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy and Career Anxiety of a Student Athlete – A Single Case Study Design

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a career counseling program for a high school baseball player. The career counseling program was composed by synthesizing previous research, expert opinions, and player needs analysis. The career counseling program for a student athlete was composed of 8 sessions, and each session lasted approximately 60 minutes. The contents of the career counseling program included setting life goals, finding my strengths, exploring career aptitude and interests, creating a life graph, acquiring life skills, searching for career information, selecting a realistic career path, identifying and overcoming career obstacles, creating a career action plan, and making a future business card. This research design was a single case study design with 2 baseline stages and 3 time points after the program closure. The effectiveness of the career counseling program was confirmed through the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale, the Career Anxiety Scale, and interviews. The career counseling program designed in this study improved the career decision self-efficacy of a participant. Specifically, it improved the job information, goal selection, future plan, and problem solving skills of a participant in the career counseling program. In addition, this study showed that the career counseling program reduced the career anxiety of student athlete.