COUNSELLING AGAINST WIFE BATTERING AMONG NIGERIAN FAMILIES
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2020-08-10
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Department of guidance and counselline, Nasarawa State university keffi
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The paper discusses the prevalence of wife battering among Nigerians, the causes, effects, and the counselling implications on the victims’ general wellbeing and that of their families. The paper describes the situation surrounding wife banering in Nigeria and recommends that community counselling centres should be established by government and private agencies across States of the federation from where battered wives can seek help
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Wife-Banering, Counselling, Centers
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