Sublimation Mechanism of Psychoanalytical Counselling Theory as a Tool for Addressing Juvenile Delinquency in Secondary Schools in Nigeria
SUBLIMATION MECHANISM OF PSYCHOANALYTICAL COUNSELLING THEORY AS A TOOL FOR ADDRESSING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
A PAPER PRESENTED BY
PROF. FATI SHUAIBU
AND
NTAMU BLESSING AGBO
ON THE FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY KEFFI HELD IN 1000 AUDITORIUM SEAT 12TH - 14TH JUNE, 2012.
ABSTRACT
The present methods being utilized by teachers, counselors and administrators in dealing with cases of indiscipline and juvenile delinquency in our secondary schools have not been sufficient or effective for handling all delinquent behaviours in our schools, hence the high prevalence of indiscipline and delinquency issues. This paper is not geared towards setting hard and fast rules on how to apply the mechanism of sublimation in dealing with juvenile delinquency, but at drawing the attention of the school counselor to the relevance of the principle of Sublimation in dealing with juvenile delinquency, and to stimulate the counsellor’s creativity in designing programmes that will serve as alternative outlets for available sexual and aggressive energies in adolescence to prevent them from channeling this sexual and aggressive energies directly into delinquent behaviours like rape, sexual harassment, vandalization of property, fighting, armed robbery, terrorism etc. The paper is therefore tailored to address the following: * Who is a juvenile delinquent? * What are the present methods used by counselors in tackling juvenile Delinquency and what is lacking in these methods? * What is Sublimation mechanism of Psychoanalytical Counseling Theory?
Recommendations are given at the end of this paper.
INTRODUCTION
Sublimation is one of the defence mechanisms defined in Freud’s psychoanalytical theory of counseling as one of the ways in which the ego deals with anxiety causing situations in the individual. This mechanism could be a very useful tool in preventing and handling juvenile delinquency issues in
A PAPER PRESENTED BY
PROF. FATI SHUAIBU
AND
NTAMU BLESSING AGBO
ON THE FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY KEFFI HELD IN 1000 AUDITORIUM SEAT 12TH - 14TH JUNE, 2012.
ABSTRACT
The present methods being utilized by teachers, counselors and administrators in dealing with cases of indiscipline and juvenile delinquency in our secondary schools have not been sufficient or effective for handling all delinquent behaviours in our schools, hence the high prevalence of indiscipline and delinquency issues. This paper is not geared towards setting hard and fast rules on how to apply the mechanism of sublimation in dealing with juvenile delinquency, but at drawing the attention of the school counselor to the relevance of the principle of Sublimation in dealing with juvenile delinquency, and to stimulate the counsellor’s creativity in designing programmes that will serve as alternative outlets for available sexual and aggressive energies in adolescence to prevent them from channeling this sexual and aggressive energies directly into delinquent behaviours like rape, sexual harassment, vandalization of property, fighting, armed robbery, terrorism etc. The paper is therefore tailored to address the following: * Who is a juvenile delinquent? * What are the present methods used by counselors in tackling juvenile Delinquency and what is lacking in these methods? * What is Sublimation mechanism of Psychoanalytical Counseling Theory?
Recommendations are given at the end of this paper.
INTRODUCTION
Sublimation is one of the defence mechanisms defined in Freud’s psychoanalytical theory of counseling as one of the ways in which the ego deals with anxiety causing situations in the individual. This mechanism could be a very useful tool in preventing and handling juvenile delinquency issues in
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