OLUMORIN ATINUKE FAITH

This study examined the Influence of Counselling Services on the Adjustment and Adaptation of First Year Undergraduate Students in the Faculty of Education, University of Benin. Four research questions were raised one was hypothesized. The study employed survey research design. The population of the Study consists of first year undergraduate in faculty of education university of Benin. The sample was drawn using purposive sampling selection in order to select students from different faculties in the university of Benin. 10 students each, from in the Department in the Faculty of Education were used making a total of 150 were used for the research. There were 3 sections in the questionnaire, Section A contained the respondents demography and bio-data, Section B gathered data on respondents prior counselling experience, Section C the effects of counselling on first year students adjustment and adaptation. The instrument was validated by my project supervisor and two other lecturers in the Department Of Educational evaluation and counselling psychology. The findings of this study revealed that first year undergraduate students in the university in the university of Benin have a positive attitude toward counselling, and that counselling is highly effective for first year undergraduate students in the university adjustment and adaptation in the university of Benin. The study recommended that counselling should be enhanced, there should be diverse counselling programmes, there should be a gender-neutral approach, there should be room for student feedback in the university of Benin