Counsellors' Personality Attributes: Predictors of Effective Counselling Practice among Secondary School Counsellors in Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract

Counsellors, as helping professionals, are expected to possess some personality qualities. However, it is not very certain if relationship exists between Counsellors' personality qualities and effective counselling practice. Hence, this correlational study which aimed at determining how Counsellors' personality attributes predicts effective counselling practice among secondary school students in Lagos State, Nigeria. With researchers' designed questionnaire, which was face validated by three test experts, data were collected from 200 (100 male and 100 female, randomly selected practicing Counsellors in Lagos State. Result of Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient analysis of five null hypotheses postulated showed significant positive relationship exist between Counsellors' personality attributes and effective counselling practice. t -test analysis showed no significant difference exists between male and female Counsellors effectiveness in counselling practice. Based on these, some counselling implications were highlighted and recommendations made.