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ABSTRACT
This study investigated the counselling needs (academic, social, emotional, personal career and financial needs) of seminarians in Nigeria Catholic Major Seminaries. The study adopted a descriptive (survey research) design. Simple random sampling procedure was used to obtain a sample of 547 respondents from three major seminaries across the country. The modified Student Needs Assessment Survey was used to gather data for this study. The modified version is titled Catholic Seminarian Needs Assessment Questionnaire. The study revealed that seminarians expressed need for counselling on their academic, career and financial life. It was equally revealed that most of the seminarians (59.9%) seek the assistance of the spiritual directors and other priests in the seminaries in place of the counsellor(s). Based on the findings, it was recommended that seminars, workshops and symposia should be organized periodically for the seminarians in the seminaries to address how to maximally manage time, and avoid distraction when studying in order to obtain the maximum academic proficiency and enhance their social and personal issues. More importantly, the seminary administration should employ the services of trained counsellor(s) and establish counselling units in the major seminaries to address the seminarians’ counselling needs in Nigeria since there is none at the moment.
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Andrew A. Adubale
Dr Andrew A. Adubale is an ordained Catholic Priest and Lecturer in the Department of Educational Evaluation and Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Nigeria. He holds Doctorate degree in Guidance and Counselling. He teaches Educational, Developmental and Counselling Psychology courses. His research interests include adolescent emotional/academic related issues, career guidance and behaviour modification. He is a registered member of Counselling Association of Nigeria (CASSON).
Oyaziwo Aluede
Oyaziwo Aluede is Professor of Guidance and Counselling and former Dean of the Faculty of Education at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma-Nigeria. He is also a member of the Nigerian Academy of Education. Prof. Aluede received B. Ed in Political Science, M. Ed and PhD in Guidance and Counselling from the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. Prof. Aluede was at a time Visiting Assistant Scholar to the College of Education at the Florida International University, Miami, USA. His research interests include School and Career Counselling, and creating a safer school in Nigeria.