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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 ... -
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 ... -
Blood Pressure Parameters and the Development of Congestive Heart Failure among Hypertensive Patients at Kiambu County Hospital, Kenya
(The East and Central Africa Medical Journal, 2020-11)Introduction: Global incidence of heart failure is on increase. Heart failure has been shown to be on the increase with 1-3% admission rates globally and a 3-7% admission rate in the African hospitals. Hypertension ... -
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 ... -
Psychosocial Burden among Close Family Members of Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder in Inpatient Treatment Centers Kiambu County, Kenya
(Serek, 2019)Close family members of individuals suffering alcohol use disorder (AUD) have reported elevated levels of negative emotions and poor psychological wellbeing. They are at a greater risk for psychosocial distress characterized ... -
Relationship between Psychological Distress and Noncompletion among Postgraduate Students in Selected Public Universities in Kenya
(ESSRAK, 2021-03)Non-completion among university students is a common phenomenon in many parts of the world. Many causes of this problem have been advanced and among them are institutional and individual reasons like financial ability, gender ... -
Family epressed emotion in relapse of alcoholism
(International Organization Of Scientific Research (IOSR), 2016)Alcoholism is a family illness that requires treatment of the whole family, because recovery after rehabilitation seems mostly achievable when both the individual and their family are involved in relapse prevention. While ... -
Hindrances To Effective Delivery Of Guidance And Counselling Services Towards Enhancing Discipline Among Students In Olokurto Division, Narok County Kenya
(IOSR Journals, 2016)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 ...
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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 ... -
Blood Pressure Parameters and the Development of Congestive Heart Failure among Hypertensive Patients at Kiambu County Hospital, Kenya
(The East and Central Africa Medical Journal, 2020-11)Introduction: Global incidence of heart failure is on increase. Heart failure has been shown to be on the increase with 1-3% admission rates globally and a 3-7% admission rate in the African hospitals. Hypertension ... -
Psychosocial Burden among Close Family Members of Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder in Inpatient Treatment Centers Kiambu County, Kenya
(Serek, 2019)Close family members of individuals suffering alcohol use disorder (AUD) have reported elevated levels of negative emotions and poor psychological wellbeing. They are at a greater risk for psychosocial distress characterized ... -
Relationship between Psychological Distress and Noncompletion among Postgraduate Students in Selected Public Universities in Kenya
(ESSRAK, 2021-03)Non-completion among university students is a common phenomenon in many parts of the world. Many causes of this problem have been advanced and among them are institutional and individual reasons like financial ability, gender ... -
Family epressed emotion in relapse of alcoholism
(International Organization Of Scientific Research (IOSR), 2016)Alcoholism is a family illness that requires treatment of the whole family, because recovery after rehabilitation seems mostly achievable when both the individual and their family are involved in relapse prevention. While ... -
Hindrances To Effective Delivery Of Guidance And Counselling Services Towards Enhancing Discipline Among Students In Olokurto Division, Narok County Kenya
(IOSR Journals, 2016)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 ... -
Exploring College Students’ Biopsychosocial Spiritual Wellbeing and Problems during COVID‑19 through a Contextual and Comprehensive Framework
(Springer, 2022)College students in Kenya have experienced many mental health issues, and there is little well-grounded research on this topic. Therefore, in this current study, we aimed to explore college students’ biopsychosocial spiritual ... -
Relationship between substance use and victimization to intimate partner violence among men in Nyeri County, Kenya.
(National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), 2020-12)Substance use and intimate partner violence (IPV) are significant public health concerns. There is research evidence on co-existence of the two. Most efforts addressing this co-existence have focused on substance use among ... -
Relationship between harsh physical, parental disciplining during childhood and intimate partner violence among men in Nyeri County
(International Research and Knowledge Publications, 2017-04)Introduction: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a prevalent problem that threatens the societal welfare both in developed and developing nations. Most efforts to alleviate it have focused on women victims of male perpetrated ... -
Perceived Harmful Criticism in Family Interactional Patterns and Relapse Risk among Recovering Inpatients with Alcohol Use Disorder in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Daystar University, 2019)The family environment in which recovery is nurtured can become a potent trigger of relapse for an individual undergoing treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD). A growing body of evidence suggests that families characterized ... -
Family Emotional Over-Involvement and Relapse among Inpatient Alcoholics in Nairobi, Kenya
(International Organization Of Scientific Research (IOSR), 2016-07)Family interactional patterns have been proposed as significant in relapse of most psychiatric disorders. Many studies have demonstrated that patterns of interactions of family members affect the quality of relationships ...
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