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Examining the Relationship between Selected Demographics and Levels of Vicarious Trauma among Teachers Working In Educational Assessment and Resource Centres in Kenya
(Centre for Democracy, Research and Development (CEDRED, 2023)In the past two decades, there has been a rapid growth in research evidence showing that teachers working in educational assessment and resource centres (EARCs) are at risk of vicarious trauma (VT). Whilst the causes VT ... -
Level of Non-Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment among TB Patients in Selected Chest Clinics in Mombasa County, Kenya
(IPRJB, 2023)Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the levels of non- adherence to tuberculosis treatment among TB patients in selected chest clinics in Mombasa County, Kenya. Methodology: The research adopted correlation ... -
Effectiveness of a Music Based Intervention in Enhancing Problem Recognition among Clients with Substance Use Disorders in Residential Treatment Centers in Kenya
(Nacada, 2022)The treatment of clients with substance use disorders (SUDs) is a challenge especially when they lack insight into the substance use problem. Such clients may not seek treatment and if they do, may not benefit much ... -
Centering Decriminalization of Suicide in Low–And Middle–Income Countries on Effective Suicide Prevention Strategies.
(Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022)Globally, over 800,000 people die by suicide every year. For every one completed suicide, 20 more attempts have been made. As previous attempts are one of the strongest predictors of future suicide, help-seeking in ... -
Long Term Health Outcomes of Adolescent Character Strength Interventions: 3 To 4 Year Outcomes of Three Randomized Controlled Trials of the Shamiri Program
(BMC, 2022)Background: Adolescents in low- and middle-income countries in need of mental health care often do not receive it due to stigma, cost, and lack of mental health professionals. Culturally appropriate, brief, and low-cost ... -
The network approach: A path to decolonize mental health care
(Frontiers in Public Health, 2023)The violent colonial history of psychiatry in Africa prevents individuals from helpseeking. Because of this history, mental health care is now stigmatized, and clinical research, practice, and policy fail to capture the ... -
Does Family Structure Predispose Youth to Drug Use: the Case of Kajiado County, Kenya
(Nacada, 2021)There is evidence suggesting that drug use among the youth is common and has extensive effects on their social, health and economic lives. It is critical that this issue be addressed by understanding the factors that are ... -
Efficacy of a Music-Based Intervention on Enhancement of Treatment Motivation among Clients with Substance Use Disorders in Residential Treatment in Kenya
(AJOL, 2022)Although evidence suggests that music-based interventions (MBI) may help enhance treatment motivation, their efficacy is generally untested among the Kenyan population. This motivated the current study to test the efficacy ... -
Factors Influencing Uptake of Career Counselling Services among University Students in Nairobi City County, Kenya.
(JFP, 2021)Failure to take up career counselling services among university students continues to be a concern for learning institutions and policy makers. The concern has been marked by policy interventions aimed at ensuring ... -
A Comparative Study on HIV-Related Attitude and HIV High Risk Behavior among Kenyan and American University Students
(Kenyatta University, 2015)The purpose of conducting this research was to investigate the relationship between attitude toward HIV/AIDS and the degree of sexual behavior among university students in Kenya and the United States of America. The ... -
Effectiveness of Teacher Counsellors’ Delivery of Guidance and Counselling Services towards Enhancing Discipline among Students in Olokurto Division, Narok County, Kenya
(IISTE, 2015)While education is expected to change the behaviour of learners positively by moulding them into self respecting and self- reliant individuals, discipline related issues have been at the fore of educational debates as ... -
Ibuka Institution and Group Therapy Curative Factors in Healing Psychological Problems of Women Sexually Violated During 1994 Genocide Against Tutsi in Rwanda
(Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 2019)All along women had untold suffering as a result of sexual violence due to the shame and stigma associated with it. When 1994 genocide against Tutsi happened in Rwanda, sexual violence became a weapon of war where young ... -
African Perspective of Sources of an Individual’s Motivation to Behaviour and its Implications on Multicultural Counselling: Case of Kenyan Universities
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publication, 2019-05)Cultural perspectives of individuals motivation are not clearly understood and this presents a challenge in effective conceptualization and contextualization of clients’ problems in therapy. To understand this behaviour ... -
Assessment of Attitudes towards Crime among Male Sexual Offenders: The Case of Nairobi West Prison, Nairobi City County
(Journal of Forensic Psychology, 2021-01-30)The rising cases of sexual offending suggest that justice and correctional mechanisms need to explore the attitude of the offenders to inform on additional rehabilitation strategies for the offenders. The question, however, ... -
Single-Session Digital Intervention for Adolescent Depression, Anxiety and Well-being: Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial with Kenyan Adolescents
(Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology., 2020-03-24)Background: Adolescent depression and anxiety symptoms are prevalent in Sub-Saharan African countries, yet treatment options are scarce, and stigma limits help-seeking. Brief, computerized single-session interventions ...
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Examining the Relationship between Selected Demographics and Levels of Vicarious Trauma among Teachers Working In Educational Assessment and Resource Centres in Kenya
(Centre for Democracy, Research and Development (CEDRED, 2023)In the past two decades, there has been a rapid growth in research evidence showing that teachers working in educational assessment and resource centres (EARCs) are at risk of vicarious trauma (VT). Whilst the causes VT ... -
Level of Non-Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment among TB Patients in Selected Chest Clinics in Mombasa County, Kenya
(IPRJB, 2023)Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the levels of non- adherence to tuberculosis treatment among TB patients in selected chest clinics in Mombasa County, Kenya. Methodology: The research adopted correlation ... -
Effectiveness of a Music Based Intervention in Enhancing Problem Recognition among Clients with Substance Use Disorders in Residential Treatment Centers in Kenya
(Nacada, 2022)The treatment of clients with substance use disorders (SUDs) is a challenge especially when they lack insight into the substance use problem. Such clients may not seek treatment and if they do, may not benefit much ... -
Centering Decriminalization of Suicide in Low–And Middle–Income Countries on Effective Suicide Prevention Strategies.
(Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022)Globally, over 800,000 people die by suicide every year. For every one completed suicide, 20 more attempts have been made. As previous attempts are one of the strongest predictors of future suicide, help-seeking in ... -
Long Term Health Outcomes of Adolescent Character Strength Interventions: 3 To 4 Year Outcomes of Three Randomized Controlled Trials of the Shamiri Program
(BMC, 2022)Background: Adolescents in low- and middle-income countries in need of mental health care often do not receive it due to stigma, cost, and lack of mental health professionals. Culturally appropriate, brief, and low-cost ... -
The network approach: A path to decolonize mental health care
(Frontiers in Public Health, 2023)The violent colonial history of psychiatry in Africa prevents individuals from helpseeking. Because of this history, mental health care is now stigmatized, and clinical research, practice, and policy fail to capture the ... -
Does Family Structure Predispose Youth to Drug Use: the Case of Kajiado County, Kenya
(Nacada, 2021)There is evidence suggesting that drug use among the youth is common and has extensive effects on their social, health and economic lives. It is critical that this issue be addressed by understanding the factors that are ... -
Efficacy of a Music-Based Intervention on Enhancement of Treatment Motivation among Clients with Substance Use Disorders in Residential Treatment in Kenya
(AJOL, 2022)Although evidence suggests that music-based interventions (MBI) may help enhance treatment motivation, their efficacy is generally untested among the Kenyan population. This motivated the current study to test the efficacy ... -
Factors Influencing Uptake of Career Counselling Services among University Students in Nairobi City County, Kenya.
(JFP, 2021)Failure to take up career counselling services among university students continues to be a concern for learning institutions and policy makers. The concern has been marked by policy interventions aimed at ensuring ... -
A Comparative Study on HIV-Related Attitude and HIV High Risk Behavior among Kenyan and American University Students
(Kenyatta University, 2015)The purpose of conducting this research was to investigate the relationship between attitude toward HIV/AIDS and the degree of sexual behavior among university students in Kenya and the United States of America. The ... -
Effectiveness of Teacher Counsellors’ Delivery of Guidance and Counselling Services towards Enhancing Discipline among Students in Olokurto Division, Narok County, Kenya
(IISTE, 2015)While education is expected to change the behaviour of learners positively by moulding them into self respecting and self- reliant individuals, discipline related issues have been at the fore of educational debates as ... -
Ibuka Institution and Group Therapy Curative Factors in Healing Psychological Problems of Women Sexually Violated During 1994 Genocide Against Tutsi in Rwanda
(Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 2019)All along women had untold suffering as a result of sexual violence due to the shame and stigma associated with it. When 1994 genocide against Tutsi happened in Rwanda, sexual violence became a weapon of war where young ... -
African Perspective of Sources of an Individual’s Motivation to Behaviour and its Implications on Multicultural Counselling: Case of Kenyan Universities
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publication, 2019-05)Cultural perspectives of individuals motivation are not clearly understood and this presents a challenge in effective conceptualization and contextualization of clients’ problems in therapy. To understand this behaviour ... -
Assessment of Attitudes towards Crime among Male Sexual Offenders: The Case of Nairobi West Prison, Nairobi City County
(Journal of Forensic Psychology, 2021-01-30)The rising cases of sexual offending suggest that justice and correctional mechanisms need to explore the attitude of the offenders to inform on additional rehabilitation strategies for the offenders. The question, however, ... -
Single-Session Digital Intervention for Adolescent Depression, Anxiety and Well-being: Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial with Kenyan Adolescents
(Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology., 2020-03-24)Background: Adolescent depression and anxiety symptoms are prevalent in Sub-Saharan African countries, yet treatment options are scarce, and stigma limits help-seeking. Brief, computerized single-session interventions ... -
Relationship between Functions of Counselor Supervision and Level of Burnout: The Case of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) Counselors in Selected Counties in Kenya
(The Cradle of Knowledge African Journal of Educational and Social Science Research, 2013)The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the functions of counsellor supervision and level of burnout among VCT counsellors in selected counties in Kenya. An expost facto correlational research ... -
National Addiction-Specific Institutional Infrastructure – Fundamental Prerequisite for Successful Implementation of Specialized Academic Degree Study Programmes: A Case Study in Historical Perspective
(Cent Eur J Public Health, 2019-12-27)Objective: Human resources are crucial for addiction treatment and prevention services, as well as for science and research. The aim of this historical case study is to explain and demonstrate the role of specialized ... -
Societal Factors and Behaviour Maladjustment of the Boy-Child in Kenya
(IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 2018-10)This study purposed to establish societal factors contributing to the boy-child’s behaviour maladjustment in selected boys’ rehabilitation institutions in Kenya. It was guided by social learning theory and to achieve the ... -
Efficacy of Brief Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Treating Gambling Disorder among University Students in Kenya: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, 2020-11-30)The study sought to establish the efficacy of Brief Motivational Interviewing Intervention (BMII) for treating gambling disorder among university students in Kenya. The objectives of the study were to determine the ... -
Relationship between Locus of Control and Abstinence among Persons Recovering from Alcohol and Drugs Addiction in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers (SAS Publishers), 2018-04-30): The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that locus of control has two different dimensions with twofold roles associated with abstinence among persons recovering from alcohol and drug addictions .The ultimate goal ...
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