PERCEIVED IMPACT OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ONCHILDREN’S P SYCHOSOCIAL D EVELOPMENT IN ABIA STATE: IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELLING

This study was carried out in Abia State, Nigeria to determine the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on the psychosocial development of children by professional counsellors. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised 103 professional counsellors in Abia State. Sixty-three professional counsellors with more than five years of experience were purposively sampled. Two research questions were raised and two null hypotheses were formulated. Data were colle