IMPLEMENTATION OF MODERN COUNSELLING PROGRAMMES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS: A PLATFORM TO ACHIEVE TOTAL PERSON IN NIGERIA

Dr. Ogunlade Oludele Olagoke

Abstract

Non implementation of modern counselling programmes at the public primary school sector is associated with many deviant behaviours that are rampant among school pupils in the contemporary period and these include among others; pilfering, stealing, fighting, bullying, side talk while teaching and learning is on-going and so on. The implementation of modern counselling at the public primary school sector may usher in well behaved pupils capable of bringing positive development to themselves and the nation at large. This paper highlights some counselling interventions: (cognitive restructuring, self-efficacy training and so on) capable of replacing illogical thoughts of school pupils to logical ones and this would promote total person among school pupils and made them capable of making positive impact in the society and at the end make suggestions to policy makers. These suggestions include the appointment of school guidance counsellors at public primary schools without the attachment of any other assignment aside counselling roles and so on.