Assessment And Testing In Counselling Practice

Abstract

The major goal of the educational system is to develop the potentials of individuals with a view to achieving overall national development. In doing this, the educational process is tailored towards achieving desirable changes in people’s cognitive, affective and psychomotor behaviour, such that every individual is sufficiently equipped to contribute his or her quotas to overall national development. In this wise, professional counsellors are involved in helping people to make better decisions about matters relating to their personal development and, by logical extension, contribute to overall national development. In an era characterized by educational, social and economic reforms coupled with an ever-increasing need for efficient service delivery, counsellors are expected to become more proactive in assisting individuals to achieve their life goals and in facilitating the realization of national development goals.