Impact of Family Therapy on Women Cultural Problems in Southwest Nigeria

This study examined the perception of counsellors on the impact of family therapy on women cultural problems in Southwest Nigeria. The target population of the study is all counsellors in Southwest Nigeria. The sample consisted of 1200 counsellors representing 200 from each of the six states of the Southwest Nigeria using the multi stage sampling approach. A questionnaire titled ‘Impact of Family Therapy on Women Cultural Problems (IFTWCP)’ was self-developed by the researcher to collect data for the study. The content validity of the instrument was established and the instrument was subjected to reliability test using test retest approach in which Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient formula was used to establish the coefficient. The Coefficient of 0.77 was obtained for the instrument which was considered high enough for the instrument. Four hypotheses formulated and tested at 0.05 alpha level of significance. Data collected were analyzed using t-test statistics where two means were being compared while Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze data where more than two means were being compared. The findings of this study revealed that there were significant differences in respondents’ responses on family therapy as a panacea to the role of women as the architect of their own cultural misfortune based on religion [F(2,1197)=8.61;P<.05], years of working experience [F(3,1196)=2.87;p<.05] and educational qualifications [F(3,1196)=3.32;P<.05], but there was no significant difference based on gender of respondents. The findings of this study have implications for psychologists, guidance counsellors, NGOS and educationists alike. It was therefore recommended that family therapy should be given a chance by counsellors to help mitigate the role of women in their own cultural misfortune in Southwest Nigeria.