I am a professional teacher who holds the following certificates: Middle School Leaving Certificate, (M.S.L.C.), Pakro R/C Middle School; Cert A – 4yr., Mount Mary Training College, Somanya; B.Ed. (Educational Psychology), UCC, Cape Coast; MPhil. (Guidance and Counselling, UEW, Winneba; Ph.D. (Guidance and Counselling), UCC, Cape Coast.

I have held positions of Girls’ Prefect, Sports Secretary, Financial Secretary/Treasurer, Staff Treasurer, UTAG Treasurer, and Guidance and Counselling Coordinator.

My research interest encompasses Provision of Career services in various institutions; Academic/Educational, Personal-social/Psychosocial, Career related issues among tertiary students; Workload and Stress-related issues in academia; Psychological/emotional, and Physical wellbeing of academics.  I would also like to look at students’ relationship issues and their academic pursuit.

Academic Qualifications

• • Ph.D. (Guidance and Counselling)
  • MPhil (Guidance and Counselling)
  • B.Ed. (Educational Psychology)
  • Cert A – 4Yr.
  • M.S.L.C.

Professional Affiliations/ Memberships

• • University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)
  • Ghana Psychology Council (GPC)
  • Ghana Guidance and Counselling Association (GGCA)

Teaching Interests

• • Introduction to Guidance and Counselling in education
  • Psychology of Human Development and Learning
  • Communication/ Writing Skills
  • Public Speaking

Research Interests and Supervision

• • Provision of Guidance Services at all levels of the Education System (Basic, SHS, and Tertiary)
  • Issues in career guidance and counselling in schools/Academic/Educational
  • Personal-social/psychosocial issues among tertiary students
  • Workload and Stress-related issues in academia.

Selected Publications

• • Anterkyi, B. J.; Boye, J. O.; Eyiah-Bediako, S.; Fia, D. S.; Dabone, K. Y.; Nyanihorba, A. B. B.; Adom-Mensah, B. A.; Lawer, D. T. (2023). Perceived impacts of acceptance, conversation and inheritance issues on relationships happiness among couples in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. African Social Science and Humanities Journal (ASSHJ), 4(1),46-60.
  • Adom-Mensah, A. B.; Bentil, A. J.; Lawer, D. T; Akoto, S. J.; Omotosho, A. J. (2022). Prevalence of suicide ideation and its gender distribution among undergraduate students of University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. Journal of Advance Psychology, 4(1), 43-53.
  •  Lawer, D. T. (2015). Factors that influence students’ choice of career and study. Journal of Education and Practice, 6(27), 43-49.
  • Lawer, D. T. (2015). Structures and strategies that affect the organisation of career guidance programmes in second cycle schools. Journal of Developing Country Studies, 5(18), 65-71.