Dr. Sylvia Ocansey specializes in adolescent and youth development, though a counsellor by training and profession. As a mother with over fifteen years of counselling experience, Dr. Ocansey seeks to assist many youth to achieve their lifelong goals. Her specific areas of interest include providing educational, social and HIV/AIDS counselling. A current lecturer at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana, West Africa, and with her PhD in counselling, from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, Dr. Ocansey has immense confidence in the benefits of academic counselling among higher education students worldwide. Aside teaching, making presentations and conducting research, Dr. Ocansey also has a number of academic publications in counselling and other key social areas to her credit.

A thorough prior preparation for greater confidence and teaching impact. 

Bachelor of Business (BBus) in Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management

University of Cape Town

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Counselling

University of Pretoria

Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Guidance and Counselling

University of Cape Coast

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) in Gender Studies

University of Sussex

Diploma in English Language

University of Cape Coast

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) in Psychology

University of Cape Coast

Presented a Paper at The 2018 World Conference for the World Education and Research Association (WERA), Westin Grand Hotel-Cape Town, South Africa . 2018-08-01 Presented a Paper at Distance Education and Teacher Education in Africa (DETA) Conference, University of Rwanda-Kigali, Rwanda- . 2017-08-01 Participant at Research Indaba Conference on ‘Education research for change’ Faculty of Education Auditorium, University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa . 2017-10-01 Participant at A Joint Conference Initiative by the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme on the theme, “Education: fundamental to a country’s future., Hatfield Campus, University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa . 2016-05-01 Participant at Support Session Conference on, ‘A Researcher’s Dilemma: Philosophy in Crafting Dissertations and Higher Degree Theses’, University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa . 2016-04-01 Participant at Support Session Conference on ‘Anatomy of Research Design, Recognizing and Eliminating Bias Sources in Educational Research’, University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa . 2016-03-01 Participant at Research Indaba Conference on ‘Diversities in Educational Research: focusing on Writing Scholarly Articles,’ Faculty of Education Auditorium, University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa . 2015-10-01 Presented a Paper at Distance Education and Teacher Education in Africa (DETA) Conference, University of Nairobi, Kenya . 2013-08-01 Participant at The Third Joint UCC/UNILORIN Conference on ‘Education for Sustainable Development in Africa’, University of Cape Coast, Ghana . 2013-08-01 Participant at Fourth CEFWA International Conference on the theme: Contemporary Issues in Teacher Education and Management, University of Cape Coast, Ghana . 2013-09-01 Participant at The First Joint International Conference on “Early Childhood Education”, University of Monash, University of Cape Coast, Ghana . 2012-01-01 Participant at The 56th Conference for International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) World Assembly, University of Cape Coast, Ghana . 2012-07-01 Presented a Paper at Conference on the Gender and Primary Schooling Project (GAPS), Ministry of Education, Head office-Accra, Ghana . 1999-10-01 Participant at Trauma Healing Training Workshop. Organized by the Ghana Bible Society. May and October, 2022., Ghana . 2022-10-10 Participant at The Higher Education Leadership and Management Programme (HELM) Virtual Summit., Organised by Universities South Africa . 2022-11-27 Participant at Workshop on Creative Writing. Organized by the Directorate of Research Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC), University of Cape Coast., University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. . 2022-09-20 Participant at The Neurodiversity Hub: A Multifaceted Community Approach, organised by the Centre for Neurodiversity, University of Johannesburg., University of Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. . 2022-09-10 Presented a paper at PAPU 2022 Congress., Ghana . 2022-03-29 Participant at The ENGAGE #6 workshop. ‘The higher education state of mind in South Africa’ Organised by the University of Pretoria, South Africa., University of Pretoria, South Africa. . 2022-03-29