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Awareness of Historical Development of Counselling and its Relevance among Nigerian Youth: Implications for Professional Counsellors
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ABSTRACT: The relevance of counselling, as a helping profession, cannot hold without tracing it historical development, particularly among individuals whom the service is targeted. Hence, this study centered on revealing the perception of youth on the historical development and relevance of counselling in Nigeria. This article is a qualitative study with 20 youth, who were randomly sampled as the participants from Lagos State, Oyo State, Osun State, and Ekiti State in Nigeria. An interview guide was structured to collect information from the participants. The guide was validated by experts and pilot tested. The thematic analysis was used to tease out the main themes of the information gathered. The findings revealed that youth are aware of guidance and counselling, but they are not aware of the historical development. The participants are not aware of the relevance of counselling service in the Nigerian society. They believed that the services are meant for children and adolescents, especially those who have “problems” and those who are yet to have bearing in life. The participants are not aware that guidance and counselling is meant for all, old, young, male, and female. They are also not aware that the services also cover vocational, personal-social, marital among other areas. From this finding, professional counsellors should embark on mass publicity about the historical development of counselling and its relevance to human and societal development.
KEY WORDS: Historical Development; Relevance; Nigerian Youth; Guidance and Counselling.
About the Author: Dr. Aminat Adeola Odebode is a Lecturer at the Department of Counsellor Education, Faculty of Education UNILORIN (University of Ilorin) in Ilorin, Nigeria. For academic interests, the Author is able to be contacted via e-mail address at: odebode.aa@unilorin.edu.ng
Suggested Citation: Odebode, Aminat Adeola. (2020). “Awareness of Historical Development of Counselling and its Relevance among Nigerian Youth: Implications for Professional Counsellors” in HONAI: International Journal for Educational, Social, Political & Cultural Studies, Volume 3(1), May, pp.57-66. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press owned by ASPENSI, with ISSN 2621-1653 (print) and ISSN 2621-3621 (online).
Article Timeline: Accepted (December 22, 2020); Revised (March 24, 2020); and Published (May 30, 2020).
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