https://ijnscfrtjournal.isrra.org/index.php/Natural_Sciences_Journal <p style="text-align: justify;">The International Journal of Social Sciences: Current and Future Research Trends (IJSSCFRT) is an open access International Journal for scientists and researchers to publish their scientific papers in Social Sciences related fields. IJSSCFRT plays its role as a refereed international journal to publish research results conducted by researchers.</p> <p>This journal accepts scientific papers for publication after passing the journal's double peer review process within 4 weeks. For detailed information about the journal kindly check <a title="About the Journal" href="https://ijsscfrtjournal.isrra.org/index.php/Social_Science_Journal/about">About the Journal</a> page. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">All IJSSCFRT published papers in Social Sciences will be available for scientific readers for free; no fees are required to download published papers in this international journal.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> Mohammad Nassar for Researches (MNFR) en-US International Journal of Natural Sciences: Current and Future Research Trends 2790-7929 <p>Authors who submit papers with this journal agree to the <a title="Copyright_Notice" href="https://ijnscfrtjournal.isrra.org/index.php/Natural_Sciences_Journal/Copyright_Notice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">following terms.</a></p> https://ijnscfrtjournal.isrra.org/index.php/Natural_Sciences_Journal/article/view/1200 <p>Counsellors sometimes become victim in their professional practice. This study explores the role of emotional intelligence and empathy on the general health of counselors in the Accra metropolis. The aim of the study is to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence, empathy, and general health and to identify demographic predictors on emotional intelligence, empathy, and general health. In a cross-sectional exploratory case study of 133 purposively selected counselors from Accra Metropolis were administered an online self-report survey questionnaire that consisted of emotional intelligence questionnaire, empathy scale and general health questionnaire. Findings revealed that emotional intelligence and empathy significantly predict general health. A significant positive correlation exists between emotional intelligence and general health, while a clinical significance of a positive correlation exists between emotional intelligence and empathy. Again, no significant difference was found between the general health of male and female counselors. No significant difference was found in the scores for empathy and emotional intelligence for licensed professional counselors and licensed lay counselors. Safeguarding the counselor’s health is ethically imperative due to the effect on professional competence and performance. It is recommended that counselors and training institutions deepen effort in creating awareness on the need to protect the health of counselors for the benefit of clients and the high regard of the counseling profession.</p> Peter Worlanyo Abomah Methodist University hana Gladstone Agbakpe Methodist University Ghana Cynthia Naa Lamiley Quaye Methodist University Ghana Copyright (c) 2023 International Journal of Natural Sciences: Current and Future Research Trends https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2023-10-30 2023-10-30 20 1 1 17