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Influence Of Behavioral Counseling On Deviant Behavior Among Secondary School Student In Fct Abuja
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In other words, it helps people to solve
problems, it does not solve problems. Counseling is defined by Gustard
(1953) as “a learning oriented process, carried on in a simple, one to
one social environment in which the counselor, professionally competent
in relevant psychological skills and knowledge, seeks to assist the
client by methods appropriate to the latter‟s needs within the correct
context of the total personnel programme, to learn how to put such
understanding into effect in relation to more clearly perceived
realistically defined goals to the end that the client may become a
happier and more productive member of the societyâ€. Guidance and
counseling movement had its origin in Europe and the U.S.A in the 19th
century but did not gather momentum until the beginning of the 20 th
century. The Pioneers, one of whom was Frank Parsons of Boston U.S.A
concentrated on the provision of occupational information in the period
between 1905 and 1909. Guidance in schools in Africa is a relatively new
concept. Due to economic and social 3 changes which in turn have
resulted in the weakening of the structures of the traditional society,
boys and girls in schools need to be fully guided regarding the
relationship between health and the environment, life-learning skills,
the knowledge and attitudes that lead to success or failure in life, for
instance different vocational avenues, understanding the requirement,
demands, limitations and prospects of vocational development (Narayana,
2002). In Kenya guidance is becoming increasingly important because the
country is faced with many new problems requiring special psychological
or social service which are peripheral to education (Mutie and Ndambuki
1999:11). The students in our Kenyan schools have not been exceptional.
The Kenyan youth in our contemporary society are facing major immerging
issues like HIV / AIDS, poverty, child abuse, I internally displaced
people due to tribal clashes and a lot of malpractice in counseling.
Counseling assists in opening educational and vocational opportunities
to students. It helps them acquire the right values and attitudes that
will make them productive and useful citizen. It will also help them
acquire self-esteem, a sense of identity, values and beliefs that can
guide their behaviour and form their characters. Lack of effective or
proper guidance and counseling in schools may hinder students from
discovering themselves, their potential and interest. Some students may
go to school, and leave without any idea of the kind of jobs upon their
“blink†future. Therefore, young people need guidance and counseling
than ever before, for they are living in a considerably more complex
world than it was ten years ago (Makinde, 1984:177). In schools, if the
collaboration between teachers and students is good, students learn in a
4 practical way. Young people develop degrees of freedom in their lives
as they become aware of options and take advantage of them. At it‟s
best, counseling should enable people to throw off chains and manage
life situations effectively (UNESCO, 2000:10). The term counseling is
used is used number of ways. For instance, counseling may be viewed as a
series of definite direct contacts between a counselor and client aimed
at offering the client assistance in adjusting effectively to himself /
herself and the environment, as a series of intentions or as a
psychological process in terms of its goals (June, 200:3-4). The
counselor must therefore go beyond mere interest in the subject and
equip himself/herself with the relevant knowledge because counseling
deals with complex domain of human behavior.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study investigated the influence of behavioral counseling on deviant behaviors among secondary school student in FCT Abuja. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design method. The target population for this study consisted of secondary school counsellors in FCT. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 133 respondents across secondary schools in Abuja. The questionnaire titled “behavioral counseling and deviant behavior among secondary school student Questionna ... Continue reading---
