Counselling Service Intervention for Gender and National Security in Delta State

Abstract

The study examined counselling services as an intervention for gender and national insecurity in Delta State. Insecurity in the nation forms a major caption on our dailies and social media and it is taking a greater tool on its citizens. The greatest challenges to peaceful coexistence in Nigeria is insecurity of life and property as violence on gender (female) is prominent in the face ethnoreligions crisis and political violence. The female gender is navigated to the background and attacked more often by her male gender who see them as weaker vessels. Considering their innate potentials as people who are mostly involved in farming, petty trading and more makes them to be at various locations where they can be easily attacked. The assumption that they are weaker vessels has left them open to rape degradation, inequality and lack of opinion. Counselling women who have being threatened or faced insecurity in their community could give them emotional, mental health and physical support. Mental health counselling through the use of effective communication channels can be effective in order to address security challenges by considering issues like unemployment, good governance, education and proper orientation on political activities. Counsellors should make themselves available and organize seminars in places were cases of violence occurs. Counsellors could work with the churches, mosques, youth groups and the elders of the community to see that the women are given assurance to live their lives in whole.