DEVIANT BEHAVIOURS IN SCHOOLS: IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELLING
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Deviant behavior has become a daunting problem lately. More pupils are displaying abnormal behavior and thus destabilizing learning processes within school settings. It is a well-known fact that teenagers usually learn how to adapt to society and that deviant behavior may lead to problems with conformity to societal values. This study examines deviant behaviours in schools as well as implications for counselling. Deviant behaviour is considered to be strange and morally unacceptable. Types of deviant behaviours include examination malpractice, rape, bulling, stealing, truancy; lateness and sexual immorality were explored in the paper. Similarly, characteristics of individuals with deviant behaviours were examined. Causes of deviant behaviours in schools, its effects, as well as theoretical explanation of deviant behaviours were considered in this paper. Various implications of deviant behaviour for counselling and the roles of the counsellor in ameliorating deviant behavior were presented. Finally the paper recommended the optimum utilization of these implications for counselling to curb this socially undesirable behaviour in our schools.
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