The Effect of Reality Therapy-Based Career Counselling Psychoeducation Programme on Secondary School Students

Career, which refers to the sum of an individual's experiences, particularly in the process of acquiring a profession, is not limited to the choice of a particular occupation, but is shaped by the skills and achievements acquired by an individual throughout his or her life. In this study, the effectiveness of the Reality Therapy-Based Career Counseling Psychoeducation Program (RTCCP) developed for high school students, which is one of the important processes in career development, on individuals' career engagement, depression, anxiety and stress levels was examined. In the study, a quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test, follow-up, control group was used. The research group consisted of 20 11th grade students. 10 individuals were assigned to the experimental group and 10 to the control group. In the experimental group, the researcher administered five sessions, one session per week, of the RTCCP, which was applied as a group. Career Career Engagement Scale (CAS) and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) were used as data collection tools. Mann Whitney U Test and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test were used to determine the effect of the RTCCP applied to the experimental group. As a result of the study, it was determined that RTCCP was effective in increasing secondary school students' career engagement and decreasing their depression, anxiety and stress levels. The findings were discussed within the framework of the related literature and recommendations were presented.