The effectiveness of a therapist is determined by how well they can use the various counseling skills and techniques available to provide help to their clients. Effective therapists understand that their choice of technique is dependent on the individual client and his issue. So they don’t zero down on just a few skills and try […]
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Counseling practicum plays an important role in the raising of professional and competent counselors. But unfortunately, it mostly doesn’t fulfil this role in student counselors. This is because of the presence of many challenges. I have highlighted 8 common problems that are associated with counseling practicum and what can be done about them. Related: Counseling
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So you have been posted as a counselor in a school and you’re wondering how best you can make your input effective. In this article, I will be sharing strategies, tips, and tricks you can use to make your stay in the school both worthwhile and effective. It is focused on how to get the
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Very instrumental to the growth and thriving of guidance and counselling in Nigeria is a reform in the counsellor training programs of our nation. This is because one of the major problems facing guidance and counselling in Nigeria is the fact that many graduates of guidance and counselling are not equipped with the skills to
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To maintain counseling as a profession relevant to society, guidance counselors must embrace the place of information communication technology ICT. ICT is an indispensable part of the life of every person on earth currently. Therefore, separating guidance and counseling from ICT is leaving an opportunity to enhance the everyday life of clients. Since therapy and
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One cardinal aspect of counselor education programs is the practicum exercise. It is known as the heart of any effective counselor training. Counselors who do not go through the practicum exercise cannot be said to be qualified counselors. The counseling practicum is to counselors what teaching practice is to teachers and what the law school
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Do vocational guidance programs actually have any place in a nation like Nigeria? We are aware of the fact that several policies work in other nations that do not apply to our nation because of structural and cultural differences. Is vocational and career guidance one of those? In this article, I’ll be covering the importance
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It is no longer news that some courses in the University are useless considering the changes in society and how fast technology is advancing. I was surprised when one of my cousins told me they were being taught shorthand and typewriting at a higher institution. (I think she studied Office Technology Management.) For God’s sake,
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One of the core services of guidance counselors in schools is vocational guidance. But as we continue to look at the entire scope of vocational guidance and how best to make it effective for students, it continues to become more obvious that guidance counselors alone cannot handle the task. Vocational guidance, just like every other
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The success of all guidance and counseling programs in the school is a collective effort of the school guidance committees and personnel. Guidance and counseling cannot leave their intended impact on the lives of students and the school at large if it is left to just the counselor. This is because every child in the
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