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Article Title: Career Development Interventions Implemented By Counselors In Secondary Schools In Delta State Of Nigeria
by Dr. (Mrs.) Grace Omejevwe Akpochafo

Abstract:
The study investigated career interventions implemented by counselors in secondary schools. Two research questions were asked and one hypothesis was formulated to guide the study. There was literature review of related materials and it was revealed that in Delta state not much have been done on career interventions which is the gap the study attempts to fill. The study employs an Expos-Facto research design. A sample size of 45 counsellors was drawn from the three senatorial districts in the state from public secondary schools. A checklist was the instrument for the study and interview with the counsellors. The analysis of data was done using mean, standard deviation and t-test. The analysis revealed that of the 21 intervention strategies only three were used more as others were sedomly used or never. The counsellors on their part complained of no finance, time, cooperation from school heads, and so on for not implementing the interventions. The researcher recommended among others that counsellors should be posted to schools and to do the work of counselling alone. Conclusively the main purpose of the research was to ascertain the career interventions implemented by counselors in Delta State. The outcome of the research will be beneficial to counselors, administrators, educators, students and parents. This research is crucial as it will help to widen students horizon about the world of work to avoid inappropriate career choice.

Keywords: career, career development; career interventions; counsellors, secondary schools

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