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Professional Counseling in Kenya: History, Current Status, and Future Trends
Author(s) -
Okech Jane E. Atieno,
Kimemia Muthoni
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1556-6676.2012.00015.x
Subject(s) - unrest , government (linguistics) , politics , mental health , political science , public relations , public health , economic growth , medicine , medical education , psychology , nursing , psychiatry , law , philosophy , linguistics , economics
The authors examine the history and development of the counseling profession in Kenya. This profession is deeply rooted in responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the emergence of mental health needs created by the impact of political and community‐based violence, increasing student unrest in public institutions, and government efforts to provide social–emotional support for students in public schools and universities. The authors also examine the challenges for the profession and make recommendations for the future.