Abstract
In Nigeria and amongst the Tiv people in particular before the advent of modern counseling the people had their traditional ways of seeking for help and solving their problems. This study is an attempt to integrate Divination counseling therapy into modern counseling (Rational Emotive Therapy) among Tiv undergraduate students in Benue State. The study adopted a survey research design. The population for the study comprises all Tiv undergraduate students in universities in Benue State. A sample of 80 undergraduate students was randomly selected for the study. Instruments for data collection were Interview Guide and a structured Questionnaire titled “Integration of Divination Therapy and Rational Emotive Therapy in Combative Fear Questionnaire (IDTRETCFQ) which were validated by experts. Data collected for the study was analyzed using Frequency Counts, Percentages, Mean and Standard Deviation to answer the research questions. The findings revealed that divination therapies (Or-shor) are available and used among the Tiv undergraduate students and has been effective in combating their fears (Myamchiem). The finding also revealed that modern counselling (Rational Emotive Therapy) is available and used in the universities and has been effective in combating fears among the undergraduate students. Based on the finding, the study concluded that school counsellors who attend to students with cultural issues must learn to integrate their customs and beliefs in resolving their personal-cultural problems Keywords: Divination Therapy, Rational Emotive Therapy and Fear DOI : 10.7176/JCSD/53-05 Publication date: November 30 th 2019
Highlights
The Tiv people inhabit the Benue valley in the middle belt of Nigeria
In Nigeria and amongst the Tiv people in particular before the advent of modern counseling the people had their traditional ways of seeking for help and solving their problems
Purpose of Study The purpose of this study is on integration of divination therapy and rational emotive therapy in combating fear among Tiv undergraduate students in Benue State, Nigeria
Summary
The Tiv people inhabit the Benue valley in the middle belt of Nigeria. They occupy the rich alluvia plains of the River Benue, one of the two major rivers in Nigeria. They are known for their rich cultural values which they strictly adhere to. It was common practice that an Akombo practitioner was known as the man who treats illnesses. This was because the treatment of diseases was the first main job of the Akombo practitioners. Wegh (2003) maintained that once an illness was identified in an individual, a diviner (Orshor) was consulted to know the cause of the illness, be it inability to walk, impotency, infertility, poor agricultural yields, failure amongst many other misfortunes
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