GHANA
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a West African country located along the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Togo. Its capital and largest city is Accra, with Kumasi and Tamale as major cultural and economic centers. As of 2023–2025 estimates, Ghana’s population is approximately 32–34 million people.
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Ghana is ethnically diverse, with major groups including the Akan, Mole-Dagbani, Ewe, Ga-Dangme, and Gurma. English is the official language, but local languages such as Twi, Ewe, Ga, and Dagbani are widely spoken. Ghanaian culture blends Indigenous traditions, Christian influence, and community-centered values.
FAMILY
This category includes anything related to a client’s home life, relationships with parents, siblings, or extended family, and the roles they play within their household. It also covers family expectations, communication patterns, cultural values, responsibilities, conflicts, and any major events or changes happening at home. The goal is to understand how the client’s family environment shapes their daily stress, emotional wellbeing, and behavior.
This open-access study analyzes how Ghanaian households have changed over the past 30 years, including shifts from extended families to more diverse living arrangements. It explains how economic change, migration, and urbanization influence family roles.
This article reviews traditional gender expectations in Ghana and how they shape behavior, family roles, and decision-making. It highlights how cultural beliefs define responsibilities for men and women within households.
This page explains the cultural importance of family in Ghana and how heritage, respect for elders, and community identity guide family life. It highlights how Ghanaian families see themselves as interconnected across generations.
This resource covers the basics of family formation, lineage systems, inheritance, and household roles in Ghana. It outlines patrilineal and matrilineal traditions and how these influence identity and responsibilities.
COMMUNITY
This category explores how people in Ghana live together beyond the nuclear family — their neighborhoods, friendships, communal networks, social expectations, village or urban community structures, and how these influence daily life, social support, identity, and belonging. It covers social norms, community rituals, mutual aid, socialization practices, and how daily life is shaped by community ties.
Provides insight into Ghanaian social customs, community celebrations, public behavior, and cultural values. It highlights how respect, hospitality, and collective identity shape everyday interactions.
Offers a clear overview of communication styles, social expectations, greetings, hierarchy, and community-centered values.
Explains Ghana’s ethnic diversity and how social groups, clans, and extended networks influence social life. Covers community celebrations, attitudes toward authority, and social responsibilities.
This video offers a visual exploration of family life, community gatherings, and cultural traditions in The Gambia. It shows how social norms, collective living, and everyday interactions shape family and communal identity.
RELIGION
This category explores the beliefs, spiritual practices, and religious values that shape a client’s worldview. In many African communities, religion is deeply connected to daily life, moral expectations, community belonging, and decision-making. By understanding the client’s religious background—whether traditional beliefs, Christianity, Islam, or blended practices—counselors can better interpret their coping styles, sources of support, stress responses, and the meaning they attach to personal struggles.
This article provides an in-depth review of how indigenous healing and faith-based practices are integrated with traditional and biomedical approaches in Ghana. It discusses how many Ghanaians rely on spiritual and cultural beliefs when interpreting mental health issues and how healers and religious figures play key roles in their communities.
his article examines the role of ancestors in Ghanaian religious and social life, explaining how ancestor reverence shapes daily behavior, moral values, and community harmony. It describes how Ghanaians view ancestors as spiritual elders who guide, protect, and intercede for the living, rather than as deities to be worshipped.
Provides a clear breakdown of Ghana’s major faiths—Christianity, Islam, and Traditional African Religion. Explains how religion influences daily life, celebrations, and social norms.
This page explains how Islam significantly shapes everyday life in Ghana, not just as a faith but as a lifestyle. The article describes how religious beliefs are woven into social customs, family interactions, and community values, and highlights Ghanaians’ tolerance of different faiths alongside their strong Muslim majority.