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Counsellors’ Competence in Managing School Related Crises in Southwestern 
Nigerian Universities, Nigeria 

 

Lawal Oluwabukola Esther 
Department of Educational Foundations and Counselling 

 Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria 
 

Atoyebi Adeola Olusegun 
Department of Educational Foundations and Counselling 

 Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria 
E-mail: adeola671@gmail.com 

 
Abstract 
The study ascertained the availability and adequacy of trained guidance counsellors in south-western Nigerian universities. It also 
investigated the common crises in the universities; determined and examined the level of counsellors’ competence in managing 
crises in South-western universities. These were with a view to providing information on some factors that could influence crises 
management in the universities by universities guidance counsellors. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The 
population for the study comprised all guidance counsellors in southwestern Nigerian Universities. The sample size comprised 
128 respondents in southwestern universities and three states (Osun, Oyo and Ogun) were also selected from six states (Oyo, 
Osun, Ogun, Ekiti, Ondo and Lagos) in southwest Nigeria using simple random sampling technique. Two instruments were 
used to elicited information for the study, namely: Checklist of Availability & Adequacy of Counsellors (CAAC) and 
Counsellors’ Competence Scale (CCS) Data collected were analyzed using percentage, chis-square and multiple regressions. The 
result showed that the availability and adequacy of trained guidance counsellors in Southwestern Nigeria universities were not 
adequate, federal 27(93.1%) state 19(100.0%) and private 35(97.2%). The result also revealed common crises in the 
southwestern Nigerian universities showing truancy has the commonest crisis in the school with 3(4.0%), followed by drug 
abuse 9(10.9%) , cultism is the third one 9(10.9%)and so on. Furthermore, the result of this study showed how competent 
school counselors are, with federal universities having the most competent counselors 8(27.6%), followed by state university 
with 4(21.0%) and private university with 7(19.4%). The result showed the difference in the competence of the universities 
counsellor based on the institutions F-ratio (F = 3.409 and Sig = 0.035), the difference in the competence of the universities 
counsellor based on the institutions is significant at p < 0.05.It was concluded that counselor competence had significant 
relationship with school crises management. 
 
Keywords: Crises Management, Counselor Competence.  
 
1. Introduction 
Crisis is a temporary emotional condition wherein one’s usual coping strategies have failed in face of a perceived challenge or 
threat in the school (i.e. university). School related crises refer to the unrest, riot health hazards, religious crises, cultisim, rape, 
bullying, truancy etc that do come up within the school. Disturbing school events have the potential to erupt in schools at any 
time. These deleterious situations may range in scope from the riot, protest or natural catastrophes such as tornadoes or floods, 
to emergencies such as the death of a student, damages to properties or man-made disasters such as school shootings or suicides. 
School crises bring chaos that undermines the safety and stability of the school and may make it difficult to protect students and 
staff (Allen, 2002). Furthermore, crises put individuals in a state of psychological disequilibrium with feelings of anxiety, 
helplessness, and confusion. Where crises do occur, impairment in problem solving abilities and academic growth has the 
potential to occur (Allen, 2002). Some of the examples of school related crises are; students riots, staff protest may be as a result 
of and non-promotion of staffs, increment in students school fees and so on. For instance, in 2018, Bowen university unrest that 
occurred on the 04/12/2018 where one hundred students were rusticated because they were tested on drugs use by the 
university management and they were found guilty of the offence and their studentship were terminated and because of this, their 
colleagues started burning hostels within the university in solidarity and the school was shut down immediately.   

Managing school related crises may be referred to ways and methods that school counsellors have laid down to control 
and quench crises whenever they may occur in the university. Schools and school system are increasingly expected and legally 
obligated to be prepared for and respond to crises impacting school communities. However, there have been few systematic 
efforts to develop   training programs designed to increase the crisis preparation and response abilities of school based 



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professionals (competent counsellor). In addition to this general obligation to provide a safe learning environment, school 
systems are beginning to be held accountable for crisis prevention, preparation, and response. 

Management of school related Crises may refer to the act of handling and controlling students’ disorderliness in an 
educational institution by the management of such institutions through the help of competent and prepared counsellor.  When 
school related crises are properly managed, there may be smooth academic calendar, secured lives and properties may be 
guaranteed and peace will rain in the institution.  Scholar such as Alabi (2002), have written on the management of school 
related crises in Nigeria. According to this scholar, efforts at managing school related crises by the concerned authorities 
(government and institutions) often take the form of immediate closure of institutions with an ultimatum instructing students to 
vacate their halls of residence and premises; suspension or dissolution of students’ unions and their executives. And when the 
crises have a national impact, the government often reacts by proscribing the Students’ Union Organization at the national or 
state level. Other strategies mentioned by this scholar (Alabi, 2002) include rustication or outright expulsion of student leaders 
and the use of security forces like the police/army to maintain law and order in the affected institution. 
  The researcher observed that in recent times in Southwestern universities in Nigeria, school crises are at a high rate and 
this has been resulting in loss of lives, properties, distortion of the academic calendar, school activities and it seems school 
counsellors may not know how to manage those crises. The frequency with which these crises occur is alarming, leading many to 
believe that it is not a matter of crisis will occur in a school or school district but instead a question of when a crisis will occur, 
overall effects and how to manage school related crises whenever it occurs (Brock, 2002). This has become worrisome to all and 
sundry and this formed the premise for this study and the need for this study in the Southwestern universities Nigeria. 

Over the last decade, there has been an increasing focus throughout the country on managing school related crises. In 
addition to the highly publicized incidences of school violence, other school crises have included the sudden, unexpected loss of 
a child or staff member due to injury or violence, serious injuries at school or in the community, anticipated deaths due to long-
term illness, natural and industrial disasters, and acts of war and terrorism (Brock, 2002; Brock & Jimerson, 2004). 

Other factors such as teacher’s factors, students’ factors, environmental factors, peers’ factors, family factors and so on 
may play good roles in managing school related crises. Differences in managing school related crises can surely be explained by 
differences in cognitive aptitude of school counsellors, but variables like counsellors’ competence and preparedness may also  be 
explored. The ability of a school counsellor to manage and control school crises is called counsellor competence. 
 It is expected of a counsellor to be competent in order to discharge the required professional duties without breach of 
ethics. They also bring with them varying levels of confidence to complete those duties. However, some universities counsellors 
may find it easy to succeed in dealing with students and riots in the school. That is they are competent. Counsellor competence 
is one of the variables that measure an individual’s success or failure in counselling the undergraduates and handling students’ 
unrest in the school. Counsellor’s Competence may be referred to as use of a set of related knowledge and skills required to 
successfully perform a task, handling students, students’ unrest in the school and other disasters in Southwestern Nigeria 
University. Competencies often serve as the basis for skills standards that specify the level of knowledge, skills and abilities 
required for success in the task (Rajesh, 2014).  

Counsellor competence is the capability of counsellors to apply or use a set of related knowledge, skills and abilities 
required to be successful in a counselling task and managing school related crises. Counsellor competence may be related to 
abilities, skills, knowledge and dispositions of cognitive and non-cognitive nature that allow counsellors to perform their duties. 
This field of counsellors education has evolved over the year of practice, more recently guided by the accreditation standards 
created by CACREP (Council for Accreditation of Counselling and Related Educational Programs). CACREP are those 
standards of preparation for professional practice, the latest being dated 2016, that specify the knowledge and skills needed to 
offer professional counselling and managing crises that may occur at working place. From these standards, so far it has been 
observed that knowledge and skills comprise only two aspects of the professional practice; the third aspect being the personal 
qualities of the provider of those competencies of the professional counsellors. This means that the qualities of the counsellor 
are vital to the success of counselling and management of school crisis. Previous researches such as Corey & Corey (2003); 
Campbell & Christopher (2012);  Neukrug (2012) have identified several personal characteristics that exemplify an effective and 
competent counsellor. 

Professional school counsellors demonstrate competence as instructors and understand the dynamics of the classroom 
and the school setting. This initial experience provides the background for their understanding of school-related situations and 
problems and an understanding of the opportunities available in the school system. Competencies, in the most general terms, are 
“things” that an individual must demonstrate to be effective in a job, role, function, task, or duty. These “things” include job-
relevant behavior (what a person says or does that results in good or poor performance), motivation (how a person feels about a 
job, organization, or geographic location), and technical knowledge/skills (what a person knows/demonstrates regarding facts, 
technologies, a profession, procedures, a job, an organization, etc.). Competencies may be identified through the study of jobs 
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Professional school counsellors accept responsibility for self-directed professional development through continuous 
efforts to improve their competence in meeting and exceeding standards in performing their jobs. Professional behavior also 
entails the expectation that counsellors have a responsibility to improve the inclusivity of the school environment, to maintain 
collaborative inter-professional relationships and make sure that law and order are maintained in the universities. Professional 
school counsellors demonstrate professional behavior in all components of a comprehensive, developmental guidance and 
counselling program; however, accountability for the time dedicated to these activities applies to the System Support component. 
(Allen, Burt., Bryan Carter, Orsi, & Durkan, 2002) 

School counsellors are expected to be involved in managing these crises. Successful management of such crises may 
require that the counsellor be competent. The effect of competence of the counsellors in universities today is not known because 
most universities still experience crisis. The persistence of this might be unconnected to the level of competency of the 
counsellors and also their preparedness in the management of these crises. There is the need for a research to establish the 
connectivity and inter-connectivity of counsellors’ competence in managing school related crises in the university; hence this 
study. 

 
1.1 Purpose of the Study 
The purpose of this study is to: 

 Establish the availability and adequacy of trained guidance counsellors in south-western Nigerian universities; 
 Investigate the common crises in the universities; 
 Examine the level of counsellors’ competence in managing crises in South-western universities. 

 
1.2 Research Questions 
The following questions were raised to guide the study 

 How available and adequate are trained counsellors in Southwestern Nigerian universities? 
 What are the common crises in the universities? 
 What is the level of counsellors’ competence to manage crises in South western 

 
1.3 Research Hypotheses 
The following hypotheses were postulated  

 There is no significance relationship between the level of counsellors competence and prevalence of crises in south 
western universities. 

 The difference in the competence of counsellors to manage school crises based on the institution (Federal, State and 
Private) is not significant. 
 

2. Methodology 
The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. This entails the process of gathering information from a representative 
sample of a population. The descriptive survey design studies characteristics and opinions of relatively small samples of a 
population through which it seeks to determine the incidence and distribution of such characteristics and opinions in the 
population. This study adopted this research design because it sought to obtain information from a representative sample of the 
population. The dependent variable was school related crises management. The independence variable was counsellor 
competence. This study seeks to find out the availability of counsellors, competence in managing school related crises in 
Southwestern universities in Nigeria, using a questionnaire to collect data, the descriptive survey is therefore considered 
appropriate for the study. 

School related crises management was measured using Checklist on Availability and Adequacy of Councellors scale to 
establish the levels availability and adequacy of aouncellors. Also, the independence variable, Counsellors Competence was 
measured using Counsellors Competence scale of Chen and Gully (2001) to establish counsellors’ competence. 
 This consists of three sections: section A is the bio-data of the respondents while section B and C were Checklist on 
Availability and Adequacy of Councellors and counselor competence scale respectively. The instruments were validated with the 
help of experts in Tests and Measurement and Psychology of Education at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Kaiser-Olkin 
Measure of Sampling Adequacy (KMO) and Bartlett’s Test of Sphericity (BTS) were carried out to ascertain the usability of 
factorial validation for the validation of the items in each section of the questionnaire and each item yielded uniform data. The 
Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy (KMO) value for stigma consciousness and self-image scale were 0.85 and 
0.925 respectively which is greater than critical value at 0.05 level of significance and so is acceptable. The Cronbach’s Alpha 
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3. Results 
Research Question 1: What is the availability and adequacy of trained guidance counsellors in Southwestern Nigeria universities? 
To answer this question, sampled counsellors’ response to Section B of the study instrument was compiled and coded and the 
data collected were analyzed with the use of frequency count and percentage. The result is as presented in Table 1. 
 

Table 1. Availability and Adequacy of Trained Guidance Counsellors in Southwestern Nigeria Universities 
 

Institution Availability of Trained Counsellors Adequacy of Trained Counsellors 

Not Trained Trained Not Adequate Adequate 

Federal 2(6.9%) 27(93.1%) 19(65.5%) 10(34.5%) 

State 0 19(100.0%) 15(78.9%) 4(21.1%) 

Private 1(2.8%) 35(97.2%) 8(22.2%) 28(77.8%) 

Total 3(3.6 %) 81(96.4%) 42(50.0%) 42(50.0%) 

 
The result as presented in Table. 1. showed that while 6.9% of sampled counsellors in the Federal universities 

reported that they were not trained counsellors 2.8% of sampled counsellors in private universities reported not to be trained 
that is 93.1%, 100% and 97.2% of employed counsellors in Southwestern Federal, state and private universities were trained 
counsellors. However, 65.5%, 78.9% and 22.2% of the sampled Southwestern State Federal, State and private universities 
guidance counsellors respectively were of the opinion that the available trained guidance counsellors in the universities were not 
adequate. 
 
Research Question 2:  What are the common crises in the study area? 
To answer this question, sampled guidance counsellors’ response to Section C of the study instrument were coded and analyzed 
using frequency count and percentage to establish the occurrence of the identified common crises. This was followed by 
determining the most to the least common of the identified crises us RSI. The result is as presented in Table 2.  
 

      Table 2. Counsellors Identified Common Crises in the Study Area 
 

Identified Common Crises No Yes RSI Rank 

Health Hazard 15(17.8%) 69(82.2%) 0.910931 8 

Religious Crises 24(28.3%) 60(71.7%) 0.8583 11 

Rape 22(26.3%) 62(73.7%) 0.868421 10 

Harassment 11(13.0%) 73(87.0%) 0.935223 7 

Cultism 9(10.9%) 75(89.1%) 0.945344 3 

Emotional Distress 11(13.0%) 73(87.0%) 0.935223 6 

Bullying 11(12.6%) 73(87.4%) 0.937247 4 

Psychological Disequilibrium 19(22.7%) 65(77.3%) 0.88664 9 

Drug Abuse 9(10.9%) 75(89.1%) 0.945344 2 

Truancy 3(4.0%) 81(96.0%) 0.979757 1 

Sexual Violence 11(13.0%) 73(87.0%) 0.935223 5 

 
The result as presented in Table 2 showed that 96.0% of the sampled counsellors were of the opinion that “truancy” 

is the most common crises in the study area and its rank first among the identified crises. ‘Drug abuse and ‘cultism  were ranked 
second and third of the common crises in the study area respectively while ‘bullying’ and ‘sexual violence’ were ranked fourth and 
fifth with 89.1% and 87.4% of the guidance counsellors respectively reporting them as common crises. Table 2 also showed 
that guidance counsellors ranked ‘Psychological Disequilibrium ‘rape’ and ‘religious crises’ as ninth, tenth and eleventh mos t 
common crises in the Southwestern Nigerian universities respectively. 
 
Research Question 3: How competent are Southwestern Nigeria universities counsellor in the management of school crises? 
To answer this question, sampled counsellors’ responses to Section D items of the study instrument were scored and the scores 
were used to determine the level of competence. On the scale the minimum and maximum scores obtained were 35 and 53 with 

a mean and standard deviation ( X = 45.40, SD = 5.42) scores. Counsellors with scores that ranged between the minimum and 



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the mean minus one standard deviation (35-40) were categorized as ‘Not competent’ while counsellors with scores that is greater 
than the mean minus one standard deviation but less than the mean plus one standard deviation (41-50) were categorized to be 
‘averagely competent’ and those with scores that ranged between the mean plus one standard deviation and the maximum score 
(51-52) were categorized to be at ‘highly competent’. With the use of frequency count and percentage, a number of counsellors 
in each preparedness level was determined and presented in Table 3.  
 

       Table 3. Competency of Southwestern Nigeria Universities Counsellor in the Management of School Crises 
 

 Competency of University Counsellors Total 

Institutions Not Competent Averagely 
Competent 

Highly 
Competent 

 

Federal 6(20.7%) 15(51.7%) 8(27.6%) 29 

State 6(31.6%) 9(47.4%) 4(21.0%) 19 

Private 9(25.0%) 20(55.6%) 7(19.4%) 36 

Total 21(21.0%) 44(52.4%) 19(22.6%) 84 

 
Table 3 showed that while 21.0% of the sampled counsellors were not competent to manage occurring school crises, 

52.4% and 22.6% of them were averagely and highly competent for the management of school crises. Table 3 also showed that 
27.6% of counsellors in the Federal universities were highly competent while 21.0% and 19.4% of counsellors in State and 
private universities respectively were highly competent for the job of managing school crises as they occurred. 
 
Hypothesis 3: The difference in the Competence of counsellors to manage school crises based on the institution (Federal, state 
and private) is not significant 
To test this hypothesis, the difference in sampled counsellors’ scores on section D items of the study instrument was determined 
using One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and the result is as presented in Table 4. 
 

Table 4. Difference in Southwestern Nigeria Universities Counsellors’ Competence in Managing School Crises Based 
on Ownership (Federal, State and Private) 

 

 Sum of Squares Df Mean Square F Sig. 

Between Groups 196.512 2 98.256 3.409 .035 

Groups 2363.404 82 28.822   

Total 2559.916 84    

 
The result as presented in Table 4 showed that with the F-ratio (F = 3.409 and Sig = 0.035), the difference in the 

competence of the universities counsellor based on the institutions is significant at p < 0.05. Therefore a post hoc test of 
multiple comparisons was carried out to identify where the difference lies between the institutions. The result is presented in 
Table 4. 
 
4. Discussion of Findings 
Counsellors are expected to be endowed with school crises management skills which requires competency and adequate 
preparedness. However, the preparedness and competency of most university counsellors are not ascertained at the point of 
employment and even in the course of discharging their duties. This study therefore established the connectivity and inter-
connectivity of counsellors’ competence and preparedness in managing school related crises in the university across Southwestern 
states of Nigeria.  

The findings of the study with respect to research question one showed that majority of employed counsellors in 
Southwestern federal, state and private universities were trained however, the available university counsellors were not adequate 
in relation to students’ population. The inadequate availability of counsellor as discovered in this study is in line with Tambawal 
(2007) report of inadequate availability of relevant equipment and facilities needed for running counselling services in the 
schools. The inadequacy in the availability of counsellor may be as a result of Okere (2005) observation of improper funding of 
counselling services in schools. 

Though there is an inadequate availability of counsellors in the Southwestern universities as reported in the study, the 
available counsellors in the Southwestern universities were found to be less prepared but competent for the job of managing 
school crises as they occurred. These findings were in line with Brock, (2002) findings which said that counsellors are usually 



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prepared to manage school related crises and Maxwell (2014) who found out that, school counsellors demonstrated above 
average level of competencies, while non-school setting counsellors demonstrated below average competencies in the areas of 
human development and growth physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspect of human development. School counsellors 
demonstrated above average in competencies relating to theories of learning and personality development, while non-school 
setting counsellors demonstrated below average. Which means that Counsellors in the school and non-school settings are 
professional in the field of counselling, and are expected to have competencies in the areas of helping relationship, client 
assessment, human growth and development, and professional orientations and ethical practice. Furthermore, the findings 
collaborate with the studies of Anagbogu & Nwokolo (2010) and Oraegbunam (2008) who had earlier listed similar challenges 
in their previous work. The respondents, however, disagreed totally with the item which stated “incompetence on the part of the 
counsellors”.  The disagreement on the part of the respondents probably may be due to the fact that they do not want to 
underrate their ability to deliver effective counselling skills and techniques. When counsellor is competent, this means that the 
counsellor possessed the needed skills, knowledge and methods to curb and manage school related crises whenever they occurred 
and this is in line with (Brock & Brock 2002; 2004) study which stated that crises related will be well managed and prevented 
when a counsellors is competent, and competence of a counsellors means that possessing required skills, knowledge and abilities 
to manage crises. 

The finding of the present study also showed that truancy, drug abuse, cultism, bullying and sexual violence were the 
common crises in the Southwestern Nigerian universities. The finding was in agreement with Nwadiani (1994), Oghuvbu 
(2006) and Ogbuvbu  (2010). They found out that truancy, drug abuse and sexual violence could result into poor academic 
achievement, loosing friends and parties and disruption in class. However, this finding was contrary to the findings of (Allen, 
2002) which stated that indiscipline is the common crises that usually occur in the school. 
 
5. Conclusion 
The present study established that majority of guidance counsellors in the tertiary institutions in Southwestern Nigerian 
universities possessed a moderate level of competence and are ready for crises management in the school. It further showed that 
‘truancy’ is the most common crises in the study area. The study also concluded that counsellor competence could enhance crises 
management. Finally, it was concluded that crises management depended on the influence of counsellor competence. 
 
6. Recommendations 
Arising from the findings and conclusion of this study, following recommendations were proposed to further enhance crises 
management in Southwestern Nigerian university, which will result to crises free in the universities, smooth academic calendar 
and secured lives and properties within the school. Therefore, this study should be applied to various educational and 
counselling settings. These recommendations are given subsequently. 

There is a need for university guidance counsellors to make realistic commitments to their duties with the intension to 
be successful in managing school crises. It is also important that university guidance counsellors should be competent and 
prepared to manage crises within the school whenever it occurs. Counsellors’ Associations should organize periodic academic 
seminars for university guidance counsellors on how to be competent, prepared and these will help them in managing school 
crises whenever they occur. Government and owners of private universities should also encourage university guidance counsellors 
to possessed competence skills and get prepared to manage crises within the school whenever they occur and this will make them 
be successful at it. 
 
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