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TISNA SUSANTI. 2023. NIM, BKPI. 212052020 thesis title “EFFECTIVENESS OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY GROUP COUNSELING PROBLEM SOLVING TECHNIQUES ON SELF EFFICACY IN STUDENT CAREER DECISION MAKING” Postgraduate Islamic Education Guidance and Counseling, State Islamic University (UIN) Batusangkar. The main problem in this study is the low self-efficacy of students in making career decisions. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of group counseling with a cognitive behaviour therapy approach to problem solving techniques on self-efficacy in making student career decisions. The type of research used is Quasi Experiment, with a non-equivalent pretest-posttest control group design. The population of this study were all 120 class XII students who would continue on to higher education. The research sample was taken by 20 people from the results of a scale with low and very low scores, which were divided into experimental and control classes, each consisting of 10 people. The data collection technique used a self-efficacy scale in career decision making which was analyzed through an independent t-test Based on the research conducted, it turns out that group counseling with a cognitive behavior therapy approach to problem solving techniques is effective in increasing self-efficacy in career decision making. 117.80. These findings are even more convincing with the results of the independent t-test analysis showing that the df value at a significance level of 5% (ttable) is 2.100, while the tcount value is 6.527. This shows the value of tcount > ttable or 6.527> 2.100. Based on the test results it was found that Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted. This analysis shows that there is a significant influence on the use of group counseling with a cognitive behavior approach to problem solving techniques as an effort to improv self-efficacy in making career decisions for students at SMA Negeri 1 Payakumbuh District. That is, cognitive behavior group counseling with problem solving techniques is more effectively used to improving self-efficacy towards career decision making