Counselling the Youth for National Stability and Integration

Abstract

The paper conceptually examines the applicability of counselling as a mechanism through which the potentials of youths can be explored and use for building stable and integrated Nigeria. Youth remains the engine for national development and their ability to use own potentials, skills and values depend largely on healthy mental state, ability to make right decision and healthy behaviour. The paper conceptually highlights the role of counselling in structuring and restructuring the mind-set, behaviour development and adjustment, exploration of potentials and rational decision making among the youth. The paper focuses on secondary sources and it is discovered that good behaviour development and maturity, interpersonal relationship and healthy living among others are the outcome of counselling the youth which are the fundamental requirements for national stability and integration.

Keywords: Counselling; Stability; Integration; Youth; Nigeria 

DOI: 10.22583/ijwas.2016.08.01.01