COUNSELLING IN NIGERIA: AN OVERVIEW BY C.N. UGWUEGBULAM‚ Ph.D.‚ JP. ALVAN IKOKU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION‚ OWERRI – IMO STATE‚ NIGERIA AND CUUU KADURUMBA (Ph.D.) COLLEGE OF FOOD PROCESSING AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGY‚ MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE‚ UMUDIKE‚ ABIA STATE‚ NIGERIA HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING IN NIGERIA Man from pre-historic times have been having challenges and solving them. Nigerians in the traditional set-up before the advent of formalized guidance and
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This essay looks to explain the importance of theory in underpinning competence in counselling practice. The theoretical approaches that shall be discussed relate to the psychodynamic approach‚ the humanistic approach and the cognitive behavioural approaches in psychology from which counselling practice have evolved. Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytical theory is a good place to start as it covers many different methods of therapeutic intervention. Freud is recognised as the first psychologist to develop
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Counseling Service in KISS (LSE & ARSH) Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (estb.1993) is a residential organization pioneering for tribal education and endeavoring towards all-round development of tribal adolescents by empowering them with adequate life skills and knowledge on health. For fulfilling of such‚ UNFPA supported LSE & ARSH project paved the way forwards. Counseling service figured as the major chunk of the project activities‚ it’s because the project entirely deals with adolescents
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Counselling provides the opportunity for a person to express their thoughts and feelings in an environment that is different from their daily life. There may be a need to engage in a conversation where a person can receive feedback and a different perspective on the issues that they are dealing with in a non-judgemental and safe environment‚ McLeod (2007). In a recent counselling session‚ where I was the counsellor‚ I was invited to share the feelings and experience of my client who had some unpleasant
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PASTORAL LETTER ANALYSIS LIVING OUR FAITH‚ 1992:SUMMARY The church intends to help man in all the complex situations that man finds himself and here in Malawi through the bishops in the 1992 pastoral letter it played its role by tackling these realities by reminding the nation that all mankind falls from one father‚ (God) and is all equal‚ for this man’s value should be observed and preserved‚ it continues to impart the idea that it is an integral part of the society and is assigned to maintain
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as respecting the privacy and confidentiality of a client. Counselling can help clients to clarify their problems‚ identify the changes they wish to make and give them a fresh perspective. Counsellors should help them to seek other options and look at the impact that life events have made on the client’s emotional wellbeing. They also help clients to come to terms with difficult issues and it works best if the client comes to counselling from their own free will. The most popular humanistic therapy
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Introduction The aims of this assignment are to explore where I am in relation to counselling skills and to show evidence that I have started to identify and reflect on my own strengths and weaknesses in relation to using counselling skills. I will first look at the counselling skill inventory and give a brief overview of which skills I feel most comfortable using and which I find more challenging‚ I will then go on to discuss in detail 3 skills that I wish to focus on and develop more during my
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Titian’s Pastoral Concert This great painting‚ hung in Paris’s Louvre‚ is mysterious and perplexing‚ but has been one of the more influential paintings in the museum. It has been attributed to Titian‚ considered one the the greatest Venetian painters‚ as well as to one of his teachers in Venice‚ Giorgione. It is an oil painting and was completed in the year 1510. The main figures are two men who are seated on the grass against a vast countryside setting. In the setting‚ the man on the left
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The counselling process is based on the exchange of emotions between the client and the counsellor which aims to form an alliance (Hough‚ 1998). It involves the counsellor using skills in which they possess in order to communicate effectively with clients (Hough‚ 1998). This reflective essay clearly articulates my application of counselling skills used in this practice session and suggestions for improvement. It will provide a summary of the session‚ identification of a range of skills used and a
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Core counselling skill 1: Unconditional Positive Regard - used to help separate actions and beliefs to ensure the client does not feel judged on their actions. This also helps to build rapport with the client‚ and to develop a good relationship with them. If a client feels judged‚ they are less likely to open up to the counsellor. Core counselling skill 2: Genuineness - will help to build rapport with the client and develop a good relationship with them. When a client feels the counsellor is genuinely
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