APPLICATION OF SOLUTION-FOCUSED BRIEF COUNSELING: A PANACEA TO STUDY BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA

Dominic Oliagba

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The topic of this article is Application of Solution-Focused brief Counselling (SFBC): A Panacea to Study Behaviour Problems among Secondary School Students in Nigeria. The article seeks to indicate how SFBC can be utilized in reducing study behavior problems in schools. Many students in secondary schools have plethora of problems ranging from their inability to do their assignments, allocating time for study to concentration while studying and preparing for examination etc. Again counselors in secondary schools are saddled with lots of responsibilities that they have few times for their clients. With the assistance of SFBC, many of the student’s problems can be minimized. SFBC focuses on the students assets rather than their deficits and only a few meetings are needed to assist the students get on track to solving their issues. SFBC as postmodern techniques can be used in variety of settings.

Keywords: Solution-focused Brief Counseling Assists, and Deficit


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