Perception of Counselling Services and Social Adjustment among Primary School Pupils in Calabar, Cross River State

The study investigated perception of counselling services among primary school pupils in Calabar, Cross River State and how it influences their social adjustment in the school. The study adopted ex-post fact research design and a sample of 366 primary six pupils was randomly selected from a population of 3,659 primary six pupils in the area for the study. Data for the study was collected using a questionnaire titled “Perception of Counselling Services and School Social Adjustment Scale†(PCSSSAS). The reliability of the PCSSSAS was determined using Cronbach Alpha method. Data collected were analyzed using Population t-test and One-way Analysis of Variance tested at 0.05 level of significance. The result revealed that the pupils’ perception of school counselling services was significantly low. The result further revealed that pupils’ perception of school counselling services had a significant influence on their social adjustment in the school. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that pupils should be encouraged to appreciate the counselling services in the school and always seek for the assistance of the counsellor about their problems.