Student counselling services in a Nigerian University

✍ Scribed by Olaniyi Bojuwoye

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 793 KB
• Volume: 19
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0165-0653
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00121006

✦ Synopsis

Universities the world over exist to respond to the conditions of their enwronments Thus umversmes m a multl-ethmc Nigeria are not only for the production of high level manpower but also for fostering naUonal consoousness, cultural integration and umty as well as for producmg in the students appropriate values and atlatudes for psychologically healthy clttzenry The Umversmty of Ilorm, Nigeria, m its organ~zaUonal structure and services recogmzes ~ts obhga-Uon for the facilitation of human development in ~ts fullest capacity The application of student counselhng for the development of this "whole person" is wewed from the perspective of primary prevention That is, student counselling is considered developmental rather than therapeutic and is aimed at assisting students to learn the techmques and skills mvolved in prohlem-solwng and long-term planning To this end, the Umversity of Ilonn addresses itself to the thmenslons of learning such as personal and interpersonal development, cmzenship and leadership skills trmnmg apart from academic development Services prowded include admission, housing, adwsement/counselhng, health, socml relauons, sports, lelsure-Ume acUvlUes and financial aids Various umts and committees of the umverslty share m the responslbilmes for rendermg these services through provision of facflmes and various informal learning opportunities for the productlon of psychologically matured otlzenry for the Nigerian nauon