The Need for Counselling Psychologists in National Development

Abstract

The world is changing fast. Each day throws up fresh challenges and opportunities. The past 
decade has thrown up challenges, specifically on the economic meltdown that is affecting all 
sectors. Crisis in the Niger Delta - the oil producing areas - over the sharing formula on accrued 
income from oil production that does not benefit the oil producing states, political and religious 
crises, for instance, the Boko-Haram insurgence in the northern states and corrupt leadership in 
all sectors in Nigeria. Currently, our youth‘s future is at risk due to mass unemployment that has 
been an issue on the national security and development. These have resulted in a chain of 
problems towards social and moral values decadence in the country. In order to reduce all the 
aforementioned problems, that have been hampering national security and development, the 
need for counselling psychologists‘ intervention is required. Counselling psychologists should 
be ready to face challenges in building the nation. Private organisations should not be left out 
from counselling programme. All aspiring leaders and those leaders in power need periodic 
counselling intervention towards achieving the set goals for national security and development.