New Dimension to Counseling: Nigerian "Babalawo" Model.

Makinde, Olu

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ERIC Number: EJ122193

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Publication Date: 1975

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New Dimension to Counseling: Nigerian "Babalawo" Model

Makinde, Olu

Journal of Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance, 3, 4, 143-151, Jul 75

Discusses the Babalawo, or (male) community counselor and divinator, and his role and function in a Nigerian village. Describes his counseling techniques in detail. (EJT)

Descriptors: African Culture, Behavior Patterns, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Theories, Counselor Characteristics, Decision Making, Foreign Culture, Problem Solving

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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria

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