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1Tshidi M Wyllie, 2Rethabile Rittah Mmonadibe, 3Muraina K. Olanrewaju
Abstract:
Counselling is one of the evidence-based interventions intended to help people process the psychosocial challenges they face in day-to-day life. It is considered an effective service for assisting people cope with mentally draining issues. Often people facing various psychosocial challenges seek counselling and are either referred by family members or employers in the hope that they will find relief, and address emotional dysregulation and process-related issues. Therefore, counselling can be helpful for people experiencing various stressors such as divorce, grief, loss of a job, financial problems and many other psychosocial challenges. Often, two modes of counselling are used by psychotherapists, psychologists, and professional counsellors; Individual and Group counselling. The main purpose of this study was to establish the most preferred mode of counselling in Botswana, determine the fears individuals have towards Group counselling and examine why Batswana are uncomfortable with counselling. The findings of this quantitative study revealed that the majority of Batswana prefer individual counselling as opposed to group counselling. The study deployed a quantitative research method and collected quantitative data through the use of a questionnaire. An online survey was conducted through Google Forms and the Google link for the questionnaire was shared on social media platforms such as Facebook, Linked Inand WhatsApp. Respondents consented online and only 100 respondents took part. The study established that people have fears of accessing group counselling due to confidentiality concerns. The authors of this article conclude that the majority of Batswana prefer individual counselling to group counselling, and provide recommendations for creating awareness, and clinical supervision of counsellors and suggest possible future research areas. Keywords: 1. Batswana, 2.Botswana, 3. Counselling, 4. Ethics,
5. Group, 6.Individual, 6. Preference.
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