Application of Core Counseling Techniques Intervention on the Self-concept of Internally Displaced Children: Implication for Counseling

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of Empathy and Unconditional positive regard Counselling Techniques on the self-concept of the at risk Internally Displaced Children in Borno Orphans Model Boarding Primary School of IDPs In Kano State. One of the objectives is to determine the effect of Unconditional Positive Regard (UPR) counselling technique intervention on the self-concept of internally displaced children for juvenile delinquency prevention and effective academic reconstruction. Two objectives and corresponding research questions guided the study, and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study was conducted on a sample of 100 selected at risk Internally Displaced Children in Borno Orphans Model Boarding Primary School of IDPs In Kano State. Pre-test post-test control group, which is an aspect of quasi experimental Design, was adopted as the design for the study. The data collected was analyzed using mean scores, t-test for independent samples. The results of the study revealed that Empathy and unconditional positive regard techniques were effective in enhancing the self-concept of the at risk Internally Displaced Children in Borno Orphans Model Boarding Primary School of IDPs. It is recommended that counsellors and social workers should be trained in the use of the techniques in counselling for self-concept enhancement and reducing juvenile delinquency.