Developing a Training Programme for the Counselling Psychologist

Abstract

This article considers the background and need for training programme for the Counselling Psychologist in Nigeria. Nigerians, especially those in the Eastern part of the country, underwent various traumatic conditions since her independence in 1960, the most outstanding being the Nigerian Civil War between 1967 and 1970. The
nation’s psyche has been battered. The author looked into the effects of bad governance on the individuals, families, and institutions. Furthermore, a cursory evolution of counselling psychology was attempted, thereby concluding the need for the programme in our tertiary institutions. Finally, counselling psychology training
programmes are developed from a scientist-practitioner model of education. At a core level, this model prescribes the integration of science base with practice applications and the development of research that is relevant to practice. Recommendations are given.