Assessment Of The Effect Of Group Counseling On Psychological Adjustment Of People Living With HIV/AIDS For Improved Academic Performance In Ebonyi State.

Abstract

The study assessed the effect of group counselling on the psychological adjustment of students living wiyh HIV and AIDS  for improved academic performance in Ebonyi State. A descriptive survey design was used, with a sample size of 50 HIV and AIDS patients in secondary schools. Three research questions and null hypotheses were formulated. Questionnaire were used for data collection, while mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, Pearson product moment correlation coeficient was used to test the hypotheses. One of the findings is that, there is significant relationship between group counseling and psychological adjustment of people living with HIV/AIDS. The researcher recommends among other things that, Guidance counsellors, and Curriculum planners should plan programmes of intervention using  group counselling techniques for secondary school students/ youths