26 © 2019 by the authors; licensee Asian Online Journal Publishing Group Journal of Education and e-Learning Research Vol. 6, No. 1, 26-37, 2019 ISSN(E) 2410-9991/ ISSN(P) 2518-0169 DOI: 10.20448/journal.509.2019.61.26.37 © 2019 by the authors; licensee Asian Online Journal Publishing Group The Effect of Solution-Focused Group Counseling with Psychological Counselor Candidates on Solution-Focused Tendency and Satisfaction with Life Rezzan Gündoğdu 1 1 Assoc. Prof, Faculty of Education, Aksaray University, Turkey Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of solution-focused brief group psychological counseling (SFBGC) on Guidance and Psychological Counseling students’ solution-focused tendencies and satisfaction with life. The study employed a pretest posttest follow-up test design, a quasi-experimental design. The study sample consisted of students majoring in Guidance and Psychological Counseling in Aksaray University’s Faculty of Education during the 2016-2017 academic years. “Solution-Focused Inventory (SFI)” developed by Grant et al. (2012) and translated into Turkish by Karahan-Şanal and Hamarta (2015) was used to measure the study’s dependent variables. Afterwards, “Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)”, developed by Diener et al. (1985) and adapted to Turkish by Köker (1991) was administered. The data were analyzed with SPSS 18 package program. Mann-Whitney U Test was used to reveal the difference between the pretest, posttest and follow-up test scores of the experimental and control groups, and Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test was utilised to reveal the differences within the groups for repeated measurements. As a result, at the end of a six week (SFBGC), experimental group’s Satisfaction with Life and Solution-Focused Inventory scores increased from pretest to posttest. At the end of the follow-up sessions, the change in the scores continued similarly. According to the results, the program is effective. Keywords: Solution-focused brief group counseling, Psychological counseling candidates, Life satisfaction, Problem disengagement, Goal orientation, Resource activation. Contents 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 2. Method ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 3. Study Design ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 4. Data Collection Tools ..................................................................................................................................................................... 28 5. Study Group ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 6. Data Analysis .................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 7. Experimental Procedure ................................................................................................................................................................. 29 8. Findings ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 30 9. Discussion.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 10. Recommendations.......................................................................................................................................................................... 35 11. Limitations ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 References .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 35 Citation | Rezzan Gündoğdu (2019). The Effect of Solution- Focused Group Counseling with Psychological Counselor Candidates on Solution-Focused Tendency and Satisfaction with Life. Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 6(1): 26-37. History: Received: 19 October 2018 Revised: 23 November 2018 Accepted: 2 January 2019 Published: 7 March 2019 Licensed: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License Publisher: Asian Online Journal Publishing Group Funding: This study received no specific financial support. Competing Interests: The author declares that there are no conflicts of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Transparency: The author confirms that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study was reported; that no vital features of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned have been explained. Ethical: This study follows all ethical practices during writing.