Influence of Behavioral Counselling on Deviant Behavior among Secondary School Students in Ondo State, Nigeria

This study investigated into the influence of behavioral counselling on deviant behavior among secondary school students in Ondo State. The study adopted descriptive research design of the survey type with use of simple random sampling techniques to select 200 samlple. A Self-constructed questionnaire title influence of behavioral counselling was used to gather information. Data were analyzed with the use of inferential statistics to analysize the data collected. Based on the findings, behavioral counselling can eliminate any act of deviant behavior among students, students can be sensitised against their involvement in social vice such as absenteeism, cultism, and truancy, stealing. Furthermore, cohabitation reduces the level of students, academic performance. It was concluded that deviant behaviors have become a global challenge that is capable of destroying the world, however, through the assistance of behaviuoral counselling deviant behavior among students can be eradicated. Therefore, these following recommendations were made; the government through relevant ministries and departments and other non-governmental organizations, should conduct guidance and counselling to the students in the study area on the dangers of engaging in deviant behaviors such as drug abuse and pre-marital which were found to be common in the area. Guidance and counselling should be made compulsory in schools for the students. On a final note, Government should enact laws against deviant behaviors in our secondary schools. This may deter students from getting involved in deviant behavior that will ruin their academic pursuit.