Special
Programs
Youth Mentoring Program
This program uses psychological interventions and approaches
to impact positive change in the personal, social, academic,
vocational, health, spiritual, and moral development of the
youth. The program targets all youth between ages 9 and 23
years. It has a Psycho-education and psychological support
components.
Marital and Family Enrichment Program
The program aims at equipping marriages and families for more
effective functioning. It comprises of premarital coaching,
mentoring and empowerment of marriages and families through
various developmental stages.
Special Needs Program
The program is designed for professionals and lay persons
who deal with psychological needs of persons with special
needs and disabilities. The program also directly facilitates
psychological health to persons with special needs and disabilities.
Addiction Treatment Program
It is currently an outpatient program that targets treatment
of addictive behaviors. These addictions include: Drugs and
Alcohol dependency, Sex addiction, Work addiction, Gabbling
addiction, codependency and other compulsories. Key components
include: therapy for the addicted, sessions with the family
and after care support.
HIV Prevention, Care and Support Program
The program provides psychological support to the infected
and affected. Its key components include: psychological care
and support for the patient, empowerment of caregivers and
voluntary preventive strategies.
Depression Treatment
The counseling department is recording a gradual rise in depression
cases.
The program aims at psychological treatment for the patient
and sessions with the patient’s family. Counselors work
consistently with the psychiatrists for best result in depression
management.
Disaster Management
Past disasters in this country (Kenya) and need for effective
psychological response has necessitated the development of
this facility. The members are volunteer counselors who are
well equipped in psychological debriefing and critical incident
psychological interventions. They are called upon during times
of disaster. It is a service to affected persons, communities
and organizations.
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