COUNSELLING AS A TOOL FOR PROMOTING PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE IN NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorOkesina, Falilat Anike
dc.contributor.authorIshola, Tajudeen Odebode
dc.contributor.authorMustapha, Mulikat Ladi Abdulqadir
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-20T09:01:14Z
dc.date.available2020-02-20T09:01:14Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionTheoretical paperen_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper highlights the usefulness of counselling as a tool for promoting peaceful co-existence. In every society, people are bound to live together irrespective of differences in terms of beliefs; gender and ethnicity. Crises such as domestic violence, ethnic conflicts, ethno-religious conflicts, and land/boundary conflicts are common in Nigeria as a result poor management of the nation’s diversity. It is therefore necessary to explore ways by which counselling could serve as a tool of promoting peaceful co-existence in Nigeria. Counselling is a helping relationship which focuses on modification of human behaviours and thus professional Counsellors provide some services in order to promote human development. This paper therefore highlights ways by which counselling can be employed in conflict prevention, management, resolution, and transformation, It discusses concept of conflict, types of conflicts and counselling as a tool of conflict prevention, management, resolution and transformation. It is suggested that, governments should established counselling centres or units in local government areas as applicable to medical and health services.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSelfen_US
dc.identifier.citation1. Okesina, F. A., Ishola T. O. & Mustapha M. L. A. (2012): Counselling as a tool for promoting peaceful co-existence in Nigeria. The Nigerian Journal of Guidance and Counselling.17 (1); 79-86, Published by Department of Counsellor Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. Available online at https://www.ajol.info/index.php/njgcen_US
dc.identifier.issn0794-0831
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3802
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Nigerian Journal of Guidance and Counselling.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesvol. 17 number 1;8
dc.subjectCounsellingen_US
dc.subjectToolen_US
dc.subjectPromotionen_US
dc.subjectPeaceful co-existenceen_US
dc.titleCOUNSELLING AS A TOOL FOR PROMOTING PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE IN NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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