GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

This study examined the relationship between counsellors’ challenges and their coping strategies in Akwa Ibom State Three research questions and three hypotheses were formulated. A survey design was employed in carrying out the study and a sample size of 190 respondents were selected from a population of 221. A researcher-made questionnaire titled “Counsellors’ Challenges and Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CCCSQ)” was used for data collection and the generated data were statistically treated using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) with Pearson Product Moment Correlation. All the hypotheses tested were rejected. From the analysed data, the following major findings were discovered: Counsellors’ remuneration has significant relationship with their coping strategies. Counsellors’ numerical strength has a significant relationship with their coping strategies. Counsellors’ gender has a significant relationship with their coping strategies. In the light of this, the researcher offers the following recommendations: All schools should provide basic resources for guidance and counselling. These include a counselling office equipped with reference materials as well as adequate career resource materials.