Accessibility of Counselling Services and Students Academic Resilience in Tertiary Institutions in Ogun State

Abstract

Counselling is a process that takes place in a oneto one relationship between individuals facedwith challenges which they cannot cope with alone and a professional worker whose training andexper ience qualify him/her to help others to arrive at solutions to various types of personaldifficulties. In a nutshell, counselling service helps the client attain self actualization through aprofessional counsellor specially trained to render such services , with no gender discrimination.This study examined the accessibility of counselling services and student academy resilience inOgun State, Nigeria, tertiary institutions. It is a non experimental study, which involves the useof a simple survey research design where questionnaires were used to acquire necessary data forthe research work. The population comprises all tertiary students in Ogun State. A randomsampling technique was used to select 200 students as a sample for the study. Two (2) researchque stions were raised and answered in this study. The instrument's reliability was determinedusing Cronbach Alpha, and data collected were analyzed using a simple percentage statisticaltool. The research findings revealed that counselling service plays an e ssential and crucial role incareer choice, improvement of academic resilience and performance and help shape the hostileconduct of students. Therefore, it was recommended that guidance and counselling services beemphasized in schools by having professio nal counsellors in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria.Effort s should be made to motivate and encourage students to visit counselling service centres inthe school in order to develop skills and capacity for academic resilience, which will, in turn,enhance their all around performance.