새로운 도약 : 운동 중단 후, 학교생활에 적응하는 학생 상담 사례연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to show how the process of psychology counseling helped a student to adapt better to school campus life after quitting his life as a student athlete, and how the sports psychology counselor assisted him in solving the problems he encountered at school. This research reveals how valuable the role of that sports psychology counselor was in helping the student to adapt to his school environment after relinquishing his former and current status as a student athlete. The client featured in the study was a junior who quit bowling, having attained a high level of skill in that discipline. He started his new career with less motivation to continue with the sport. However, he found it difficult to adapt to the school atmosphere, and had problems integrating successfully with the other members of his school course, having spent so much of his time exercising since he was a child. The client needed counseling for his problems, which included lack of self-confidence, issues with relationships, and inactivity in class. He was exposed to a total of seven counseling sessions, and was assessed by means of a psychology questionnaire and a client’s diary, both designed to reveal his mental state. Moreover, his behavior fluctuations in class were measured on three occasions using a micro camera. After finishing the counseling sessions, he was debriefed on the full process. The study yielded the following results: First, the client’s questionnaire results, interviews, and diary showed that the sports psychology counseling had a positive effect on his adaptation to school life and on his emotions after giving up his former athletic career; second, psychology training in positive self-talking and self-approbation improved the client’s self-confidence; third, his interpersonal problems were solved by requesting him to pay people compliments five times every day; lastly, his attitude in class was monitored by behavior observation, which showed that he went from being inactive and disinterested to taking an active part in class.