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Academic Research Journal of Psychology and Counselling Vol. 1(4), pp. 42-49, September, 2014. ISSN: 2384-6178©2014 Academic Research Journals Full Length Research Dilemma of Using Social Media and Networking for Counselling and Mentoring at a Distance for Prevention/Management of Youth Restiveness in Nigeria
Fidel O Okopi
National Open University of Nigeria. E-mail: okopifidel@yahoo.co.uk
Accepted 22 September 2014
Issues discussed in this paper include:
youth restiveness, provision of guidance and counselling services
via social media as a new era for therapeutic communication, salient
counselling ethical and professional code of practice in relation to
use of social media for counselling. The paper also views youth
restiveness as a dysfunctional, emotional behaviour mainly due to
individual temperamental disposition to events or situations which
can be prevented or managed through counselling intervention using
social media and networking. However, there are inherent challenges
in using social media and networking for counselling. The major
challenge is that, social media has ability to blur the boundaries
between private and public information hereby eroding clients’
trust, acceptance and confidentiality of the counselling process;
posing serious legal and ethical problem for counsellors if not
professionally handled. The paper therefore recommends eclectic
counselling intervention strategy as an appropriate technique to be
utilised for this purpose
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