INFLUENCE OF COUNSELLING SERVICES ON THE PERSONAL -SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF ADOLESCENTS IN IKORODU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, LAGOS STATE

Abstract

The study examined the influence of counselling services on the personal-social adjustment of adolescents in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. The sample consisted of two hundred (200) students drawn from senior secondary schools within Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State. A self- structured questionnaire tagged “influence of counselling services on the personal-social adjustment of adolescents’ questionnaire (ICOSPOSAQ)” was used for data collection. Data were analysed using Independent t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistical tools at 0.05 levels of significance. The study revealed that: There is no significant influence of counselling services on the personal adjustment of adolescents, no significant influence of counselling services on the social adjustment of adolescents, no significant gender difference in personal adjustment of adolescents and there is no significant gender difference in social adjustment of adolescents. In the light of this study, recommendations were made that: School authority should organise enlightenment programme, workshops and campaigns for students on counselling services and its vast importance. Secondary education board should open well-equipped counselling units in both urban and rural schools and qualified counsellors should be posted to practice and create awareness of guidance and counselling services. Since the findings in this study show that there was no significant influence of counselling services on the personal and social adjustment of adolescents which may be due to the fact that counselling services are not well maximised in most schools.