Effect of Two Counselling Treatments on Compassion Fatigue among the Clergy in Ogun State, Nigeria
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2016
Authors
Akinsola, S.O
Olusakin, A.M
Oni, A.A
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Counselling Psychological Journal of Practice & Research; A Journal of Counselling Association of Nigeria, Ogun State
Abstract
The study investigated the effect of Pastoral Counselling and Reality Therapy on compassion .fatigue among the Clergy in Ogun State, Nigeria. Four research hypotheses were tested in this study. Quasi-experimental Pre-test/Post-test, control method was employed. One hundred and fifty Clergy randomly selected from various denominations participated in the study. The results obtained showed that both Pastoral Counselling and Reality Therapy were effective in addressing the compassion fatigue of these Clergy. Pastoral Counselling however recorded a higher level of effectiveness. The counselling implications were discussed.
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Effects , Counselling Treatments , Compassion , Fatigue , Clergy , Ogun State , Nigeria , Research Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION
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Akinsola, S.O., Olusakin, A.M and Oni, A.A (2016) Effect of Two Counselling Treatments on Compassion Fatigue among the Clergy in Ogun State, Nigeria. Counselling Psychological Journal of Practice & Research; A Journal of Counselling Association of Nigeria, Ogun State 2, 15-28