International Journal of Arts, Languages and Business Studies (IJALBS), Vol.6; April, 2021; pg. 14 - 22 14 ASSESSMENT OF THE REHABILITATION SERVICES OFFERED IN DORAYI REHABILITATION CENTRE, KANO STATE, NIGERIA ABDULHAMID BASHIR AMINU Email: abashiraminu@yahoo.com , bashirabdulhamid76@gmail.com GSM – +2348028415138, +2348096212088, +2348056373625 Department of Adult Education and Community Services Bayero University, Kano. Abstract This paper assesses the rehabilitation services offered to inmates in the Dorayi Rehabilitation Centre Kano. The objectives of the paper are to identify the rehabilitation services offered to inmates and examine the methods of delivery of rehabilitation services. The paper explores the facilities utilized in the delivery of rehabilitation services in the Dorayi Rehabilitation Centre, Kano. The study employs a survey research design with a population of 2,333 Staff and Discharged Inmates of the Dorayi Rehabilitation Centre, Kano. 306 subjects were selected as sample using the proportionate cluster sampling technique. A self-developed multiple-choice questionnaire and a checklist for the facilities utilized in the delivery of the services were used in the paper. Data-collected were analyzed using simple frequency counts and percentages. Findings of the study revealed that the rehabilitation services offered to inmates in the Centre included Vocational and Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Counselling, and Literacy Education; the methods of the delivery of rehabilitation services offered to inmates in the Centre were the group, individual, and problem-centred methods; and the facilities utilized in the delivery of rehabilitation services in the Centre include Primers, Isolation rooms, Tailoring and Carpentry workshops, Gardening/orchard, and Traditional weaving materials. The paper recommended among others that the Kano State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency should introduce a community-based rehabilitation programme (CBRP), relative to the content of programmes and methods of delivery of the services in the Centre. However, the KSERERA should fully engage discharged inmates in the development of a need-based programme and the KSERERA should also provide facilities like ambulance and a bus, as well as medical ward with highly qualified medical personnel who will care for emergency medical cases which are highly needed for the protection of lives and enhancement of the health of both inmates and staff of the Centre. Keywords: Rehabilitation, Counselling, Destitute, Literacy education, Vocational education, Psychiatric rehabilitation, and Community-based rehabilitation. Introduction Rehabilitation has been considered a global phenomenon in many societies. In Europe, America, and some parts of Asia, many rehabilitation centers have been established to provide services for the control of destitution and other social problems as a necessity. According to Waddell and Burton (2004) there has been broad agreement on the importance of rehabilitation and the need for better occupational health and vocational rehabilitation services in the United Kingdom. The key features of early intervention in social welfare include easier access to more skilled labour, support to seek and move into work; the development of new work-focused rehabilitation programmes, and engagement of key stakeholders, particularly employers and family doctors who are welcomed by a wide range of organizations. However, there is considerable uncertainty about what ‘rehabilitation’ is, and about its cost-effectiveness, particularly for the common health problems that cause the most sickness, absence and long-term incapacity. In the United States for instance, the victims of destitution who are the beneficiaries of rehabilitation services include people who engaged in begging which has gained recognition that the Supreme Court has ruled that, although asking people for money is a form of protected speech, restrictions on the time, place, and manner of begging are constitutional (Smith, 2005). However, in Asia, Chinese cities are among the