Religious-Integrated Counselling: A Panacea for Religious Harmony in Nigeria
The efficacy of religion as an integral part of mainstream counselling is widely reported in the literature but its efficacy in fostering harmony between religions, which is the focus of this paper is yet to be reported. It is proposed that appropriate application of ASERVIC competencies along with...
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Islamic University in Uganda
2019-05-01
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| description | The efficacy of religion as an integral part of mainstream counselling is widely reported in the literature but its efficacy in fostering harmony between religions, which is the focus of this paper is yet to be reported. It is proposed that appropriate application of ASERVIC competencies along with specific religious – Christianity and Islam – therapeutic skills and techniques in counselling will result into religious harmony in Nigeria. Hence, a counselling model that will foster religious tolerance, encourage unity, enhance effective integrative religious counselling, and promote worthwhile decision making was outlined. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f961d609eef84880b1d019b71b18faa12023-03-07T09:20:22ZengIslamic University in UgandaInterdisciplinary Journal of Education2616-90882616-90962019-05-01215873https://doi.org/10.53449/ije.v2i1.67Religious-Integrated Counselling: A Panacea for Religious Harmony in NigeriaAfolasade Airat Sulaiman0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0134-8087Lagos State University, OjoThe efficacy of religion as an integral part of mainstream counselling is widely reported in the literature but its efficacy in fostering harmony between religions, which is the focus of this paper is yet to be reported. It is proposed that appropriate application of ASERVIC competencies along with specific religious – Christianity and Islam – therapeutic skills and techniques in counselling will result into religious harmony in Nigeria. Hence, a counselling model that will foster religious tolerance, encourage unity, enhance effective integrative religious counselling, and promote worthwhile decision making was outlined.https://www.journals.iuiu.ac.ug/index.php/ije/article/view/25religious-integrated counsellingmainstream counsellingparadigm shiftchristianityislamreligious harmony |
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| title | Religious-Integrated Counselling: A Panacea for Religious Harmony in Nigeria |
| title_full | Religious-Integrated Counselling: A Panacea for Religious Harmony in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Religious-Integrated Counselling: A Panacea for Religious Harmony in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Religious-Integrated Counselling: A Panacea for Religious Harmony in Nigeria |
| title_short | Religious-Integrated Counselling: A Panacea for Religious Harmony in Nigeria |
| title_sort | religious integrated counselling a panacea for religious harmony in nigeria |
| topic | religious-integrated counselling mainstream counselling paradigm shift christianity islam religious harmony |
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