학생상담자원봉사자의 봉사활동 경험 분석

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to deeply analyze student counseling volunteers’ experiences in their first year. For the purpose of the study, thirteen participants who had experienced in the first year, 2021 as a student counseling volunteers from the Daegu Office of Education were selected. The participants were interviewed based on questions about their counseling experiences in their first year. Interview data were collected and analyzed according to the qualitative content analysis procedure. The study resulted in four domains including ‘rewards of volunteer activities’, ‘a changed self through volunteer activities’, ‘perceived difficulties through volunteer activities’, and ‘required support for better volunteer activities’, and 34 categories. The participants felt rewarded by experiencing the clients’ positive changes and they also mentioned their responsibilities as a counselor and the need to improve professional competencies. Physical and financial support was considered to be directly related to psychological compensation and to affect future volunteer activities. The study also proposed the implications for counseling activities of student counseling volunteers and the limitations of the study and suggestion for future study.