PRINCESS OSAS OGBEBOR

The impact of domestic violence on academic performance of students: implication for social work practice in Benin Metropolis, Edo State.” is written to critically examine the impact of domestic violence on academic performance of students in Benin City. The study also aims to examine the types or forms of domestic violence against students in Benin City. The Researcher obtained data from both secondary and primary sources like questionnaire, The paper concludes that the issue of domestic violence can not be over emphasized, this is becausedomestic violence are ofdifferent formsand can come in different ways such as psychological,emotional, economic, just mention but a few, Thus, the paper recommends the following Comprehensive and extensive premarital counseling should be given to intending couples on how to manage their marital relationship in order to avoid domestic violence. There should be public enlightenment through the mass media on the negative effects of domestic violence against students or children, especially at homes and schools. Social workers should vigorously teach against domestic violence in their places of workshops. Youths should be encouraged and taught to detest and not imitate brutish treatment of children around them. The community should socialize its members to the beliefs, values, knowledge, customs and norms of domestic violence. This would help to reduce domestic violence. Punishment given to grievously offending parents should be publicized, so that it can serve as deterrence to others. Social workers should organize seminars and outreach programmes to enlighten the people on the need for a violence free society with the home as the cradle.Young couples planning to get married should beguided on the ways to avoid violence in the intimate relationship of marriage. The government should establish and fund counseling centers at the community, and Local Government levels and employ professionalsocial workers tohelp victims and perpetrators of domestic violence