Andualem, Tamirie (Associate Professor)Wassie, Atalay2018-12-312023-11-102018-12-312023-11-102009-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/15396The plil-pose of th is study was to assess practices and problems of ch ild counseling se rvices in C BCCs of Add is Ababa which were established by FSCE in cooperation with Addi s Ababa Police Commiss ion. All the ten CBCCs that are found in Addis Ababa City administration were inc luded in the study. 114 ch ildren, 13volunteers, 2 counselors, the project manger and 42 parent s/guardians parti c ipated in the stud y. All in all there were 172 respondents. In struments used for data coll ection were qu esti on na ire, interview, fo cus group di scussion and observation. From the results of the study Ihc majority or child respondents indicated that consu ltation with parents, es tabli shment of conductive co un seling relationship, assessing information about probl ems of children, learning fu ture problem so lving ski ll s, reviewing plans and actions at the end of the counseling sess ions and follow up arrangement alier termination of counseling sessions in general and orientation about the role of counseling and group coun seling in particular were most frequently practiced co unse ling se rvices in CBCCs. But majority of child respondents indicated that consultation with teachers and indi vidual counscl ing were not adeq uately practiced in CBCCs. Information obtained from counselors and the project manager also revealed that lack of referral sources for spec iali zed he lp, abse nce of supervi sion and eva lu ation of coun seling services are the problems of the co unse ling offered in CBCCs. Even though , most respondent groups agreed that the counseling service rendered in CBCCs is relatively e ffective in changing the behaviors of children, it had also problems related to coverage o I' counsel ing services and provision of physical facility, Based on the findings and di sc uss ion, it is ge nera lly recommended that major counseling services should be adequately practiceci and physical b c ilities shou ld al so be sufficiently provided in CBCCs.enChild Counseling Services inCommunity Based Correction CentersThesis