Mankinde (1984) supports that school counsellors are suppose to facilitate the optimum development of the student holistically. However, indiscipline such as vandalism, examination malpractice, sexual pervasion, stealing, drug abuse and others among pre-tertiary schools in the Ashanti Region is on the ascendancy raising doubts as to whether counselling services offered in the schools are effective. The study had the objective of finding out if the counselling services being offered in these schools are effective to curb the incessant indiscipline among students at the pre-tertiary level. The researcher used the survey design method which embraces questionnaires and interviews to determine opinions, attitudes and preferences of respondents. A sample size of 512 students, 36 teachers and 18 teacher counsellors drawn from a population of 9013 students, 55 teachers and 32 teachers counsellors respectively. The sample size was used based on how older a school is, high enrollment level and the presence of adequate facilities. The significance of the study unveiled some gaps in the guidance and counselling services offered in the pre-tertiary schools and suggested ways to improving them. The data collected and analysed revealed these findings. Firstly, teacher counsellors were not specially trained experts. Secondly, the counselling services were limited in content and do not focus on indiscipline. Thirdly, the students were not interested in visiting the teacher counsellor due to insecurity and misconceptions. The researcher recommended that concepts that spark indiscipline like Albert Bandura’s social learning theory should be used to train the teacher counsellors. Trained counsellors should be employed in these schools.

Authors:
Kwaku Sarpongsei Boateng, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Ghana

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Mr KWAKU SARPONGSEI BOATENG is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at AAMUSTED in Ghana

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