Abstract: Compassion fatigue occurs when counsellorsamong other health professionals begin to experience the pain and suffering of the people whom they serve. Although there is substantial literature supporting that, people who work with trauma clients are impacted positively and negatively, most of the studies have focused on the positive impact of work and the qualitative evidence is inconsistent. Further, most research has been conducted outside Kenya and most of the research has been car...
Abstract: This study investigated the effectiveness of premarital counseling on marital stability among couples in Nairobi County. The study adopted a quantitative descriptive research design. The sample consisted of 105 married persons from Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA), Milimani South Presbytery. The participants were married for ten years and below. The study utilized the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS) to determine the level of marital distress as a measure of marital ...
Abstract: Alcohol and marijuana use remains a major concern for parents, teachers, health professionals, law enforcement and policy makers. Schools provide viable settings where interventions can be used to curb the use of alcohol and marijuana. The study sought to assess the effectiveness of counseling and non-counseling interventions used in preventing alcohol and marijuana abuse among high school students in Kiambu County. The objectives were: Identifying the counseling and non-counseling...
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationshi p between destructi ve comm unication and divorce in Nairobi. The findings of the study were to be taught to the clergy, couples. premari tal counselors and fami ly and marital therapists with an aim of decreasi ng divorce rates i n Nairobi. The study a imed to identi fy destruct ive comm unication styles i n marriages in Nai robi, the potenti al causes of increased d ivorce rates and the relationshi p between destructive com...
Abstract: This study aimed at gaining insight on the prevalent parenting styles of Kenyan Parents. The study was carried out in Nairobi County, where participants were randomly sampled from three constituencies, namely: Kasarani, Westlands, and Langata; which were also randomly selected from among the eight constituencies that make up Nairobi County. Care was exercised to ensure that participants represented different socioeconomic statuses such as high, middle, and low classes. This was nec...
Abstract: This study investigated the impact of current counseling modalities on the levels of depression and anxiety of inmates at Nairobi West Prison. In a pretest-posttest design with a control group, Beck's Depression Inventory and Beck's Anxiety Inventory were used to measure inmates' levels of depression and anxiety respectively, before and after a 12-week period of individual counseling sessions. The mean BDI-II score for the control group at baseline was M=24.416 while at end line it...
Abstract: Marital instability leads to poor parenting and hurts child development consequently predisposing children to antisocial behaviours. The target population was parents with teenagers between thirteen to eighteen years. A survey quantitative research design was used together with purposeful random sampling. A self-reporting questionnaire was distributed to parents. Statistical Package for Social Sciences was used for data analysis. Data was analysed using both descriptive and Pearson...
Abstract: The study aimed to understand the effect of mindfulness on the adolescents’ emotional regulation and academic success. The specific objectives of the study included: to establish the effects of mindfulness based interventions on adolescents’ emotion regulation, to establish effect of mindfulness on academic success; and to establish the relationship between emotion regulation on adolescents’ academic success. The current quasi-experiment study was carried out in Murera and Th...
Abstract: Psychosocial wellbeing is important for an individual to live a balanced and healthy life. Transgender people, due to their gender ma-conformity, face a myriad of challenges, including stigma, violence, discrimination, and trauma, which negatively affect their psychosocial wellbeing. In the recent years, transgender individuals have become more visible and have continuously brought to light the issues they face. This study sought to examine the relationship between adverse childhoo...
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of perinatal loss on emotional well-being and elf-esteem among mothers in Nairobi County, Kenya. The objectives were: to establish the influence of perinatal loss on a mother’s emotional well-being and self-esteem after experiencing a perinatal loss and to establish how socio-demographics correlate with emotional well-being and self-esteem of mothers after a perinatal loss. The study sampled 65 mothers chosen using the stra...
Abstract: This study involved a sample of 25 boys who had participated in the rite of passage, 7 members of the clergy and 5 focus groups from Nairobi region of PCEA. The main purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of the religious based rite of passage programme for boys’ circumcision in mentoring adolescent boys in the PCEA. Specific objectives were: to describe the content of the Christian rite of passage programme curriculum; determine the attitude of the boys towards t...
ABSTRACT This study Investigated about HIV Information Presentation and Behavior Change among Clients Attending HIV Clinics In selected sub counties, Gulu district. The study was guided by the following objectives: i) to Identify the varIous modes of delivery & information on HIV In the HIV clinics in selected sub counties, Gulu district; ii) to establish the effectiveness of the various modes of delivery & HIV Information in bringing about behavior change In the HIV clinics in selected sub...
ABSTRACT The study determined Attachment and Aggressive behavior among Somali Adolescents in selected schools in Kampala, Uganda it was based on the following objectives which were to examine the demographic characteristics of the respondents as to, age and gender, to deterhilne the level of attachment among Somali Adolescents in Selected Schools in Kampala, Uganda, to determine the level of aggressive behavior among Somali Adolescents in Selected Schools inKampala, Uganda and to establish i...
ABSTRACT This study investigated and identified the role counselling play in mentoring vocational graduates towards self employment. The objectives of the study were; to determine the availability of the counselling services, to evaluate the vocational training graduates’ attitudes on the skills and training acquired; to investigate the uptake of self employment by the vocational training graduates of the tertiary institutions; to offer counselling services to vocational graduates who are...
ABSTRACT This study was done to examine the effect of Reproductive Health Education on Teenage Pregnancy in Secondary Schools of Central District, Zanzibar. The study was guided by the following research objectives; to assess student’s exposure to sexual intercourse and family planning; to determine the student’s exposure to reproductive health education; to establish the cases and causes of teenage pregnancy among students and to determine the influence of reproductive health education...