One of the core characteristics of every profession is the existence of a professional body that houses and oversees the practitioners and their activities. The profession of guidance and counseling in Nigeria is not any different. In this article, I will be covering an overview, the history, and the objectives of CASSON, the professional body […]
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So you want to become a counselor or therapist in Nigeria and you don’t know how to go about it, or you don’t want to violate any legal procedure in the process? You are in the right place. In this article, I have outlined the step-by-step process you need to take to become a practicing
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There are primarily 3 types of guidance; namely, educational guidance, vocational guidance, and personal-social guidance. While personal-social guidance is clearly different, there are usually uncertainties in the relationship between vocational and educational guidance. Educational and vocational guidance are not the same although, combined, they help in the progressive development of students. In this post, I
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All the activities of guidance and counseling must be structured to reach a specific end. These are the goals of counseling. From the initial counseling session with the client, the counselor must clearly establish the goals to be attained through the counseling relationship at the final session. Counseling goals are predicated on the needs of
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While in the University as a student counselor, one of the biggest issues we had to come to terms with was the fact that guidance and counseling aren’t thriving in Nigeria. Years after years, thousands of people keep graduating with counseling degrees but what we see is that the country seems not to be acknowledging
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Vocational guidance is an important aspect of career development that provides students with the knowledge and tools they need to make informed decisions about their career paths. It is a process that spans from the elementary school, intensifies in the secondary and continues during tertiary education. But of what benefit is it to schools and
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Too many people in Nigeria today do not know the importance of guidance and counseling. Some have never heard of it, others think it is for schools only, and others still think it has no use at all. However, guidance and counseling play an important role in the total well-being of the citizens of any
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The roles of guidance and counseling cannot be overstated. Guidance and counseling is needed in schools in order to make education more holistic and cater to the affective domain of students’ development. In this article, I will be highlighting 15 ways in which guidance and counseling helps the educational system— the school as a whole,
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There are generally 3 types of guidance and counseling in schools— educational, vocational, and personal-social. In this post, we will be zooming into personal/social guidance and counseling — its nature, objectives, and importance. Nature of Personal Guidance Personal-social guidance is a type of guidance that aims to assist people in acquiring the abilities, information, and
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There are generally 3 types of guidance and counseling in schools— educational, vocational, and personal-social. In this post, we will be zooming into vocational guidance and counseling — its scope, objectives, and techniques. Nature of Vocational Guidance Vocational guidance is the assistance given to students in choosing and preparing for a suitable vocation. It is
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