Efficacy of Indigenous, Reality Counselling Therapies on Mental, Moral and Physical Health of Internally Displaced Persons Based on Gender in Taraba State, Nigeria

Abstract

The effects of Indigenous, Reality Counselling therapies on mental, moral, and physical health of internally displaced persons based on gender in Taraba State, Nigeria, was examined in this study. In accordance with the research question and hypothesis, one objective was formulated. Pretest-posttest was used in a quasi-experimental design. There were 67,032 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Taraba State, Nigeria, who made up the study's population. Purposive sampling was used to choose 60 IDPs with mental, moral, and physical health concerns for the research. The Mental, Moral, and Physical Health Questionnaire (MMPHQ), which has a reliability value of 0.94, is the instrument used to gather data. The instrument was administered during the pretest and posttest in order to gather data. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation, whereas hypothesis, was tested using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings show that these therapeutic interventions are effective in reducing distress and improving overall functioning among IDPs. The results further indicate that gender does not significantly alter the effectiveness of these therapies, suggesting that both men and women benefit similarly from indigenous, reality counselling strategies aimed at addressing their mental, moral, and physical health challenges. Counselling professionals should design and implement therapeutic approaches that recognize gender-specific needs, applying indigenous, reality counselling methods to provide tailored support for all individuals.