Perceived Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Onchildren’s P Sychosocial D Evelopment in Abia State: Implications for Counselling

Key Points

• The aim is to examine how intimate partner violence affects the psychosocial development of children as perceived by professional counsellors.
• Descriptive research design was utilized.
• A total of 103 professional counsellors were considered, with 63 having over five years of experience.
• Purposive sampling was used to select participants.
• The findings highlighted significant concerns regarding children’s psychosocial development due to intimate partner violence.
• Implications for counseling were drawn, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions.