Master of Arts in Counseling: Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing Marital Stability among Elderly Couples Within Westlands Sub-County, Nairobi County
(KeMU, 2019-09)Globally marital unions are constantly facing myriads of challenges putting relationships in a crisis mode. The study was to explore factors influencing marital stability among elderly couples aged over 55 years in Westlands ... -
Challenges to Drug and Substance Abuse Cessation Efforts among Students in Secondary Schools: A Case of Machakos Town, Machakos County, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2019-10)The purpose of this study was to investigate into the challenges experienced in drug and substance abuse cessation efforts by students in secondary schools in Machakos County. The following were the four objectives of the ... -
assessment of nutritional counseling services offered to diabetic patients and its effects on adherence to therapies and treatment at the Nakuru Provincial General hospital.
(KeMU, 2012-06)Poor health has been a global issue which has been associated with the impediment of productivity, economic growth and poverty eradication. It has been estimated that 32 percent of the global burdens of disease are caused ... -
The role of counseling in addressing work stress among chiefs in Tigania East District, Meru county, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2013-06)Chiefs coordinate and implement government policies in their respective areas of jurisdiction. They maintain law and order, coordinate disaster management responses, act as intelligent agencies and coordinate conflict ... -
Factors contributing to marital break ups and the counseling implications. A case of the Anglican church membership in Taita District.
(KeMU, 2012-06)Marriage is an Institution which is culturally respected and jealously guarded. This is because both the Church and the nation begin from marriage. There are however many challenges in this institution which if not handled ... -
Effects of drug abuse on secondary school students in Embakasi District, Nairobi county.
(KeMU, 2013-07)According to the World Drug Report, the use of illicit substances has increased throughout the world in recent years. The report further stated that a major world trend is the increasing availability of many kinds of ... -
Financial, Psychological and social challenges faced by caregivers of orphans in Kitui Central, Kitui county, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2014-06)ABSTRACT Caring for orphans is an enormous task. Caregivers are rarely prepared to take extra burden of caring for children who are not their biological children after the death of their parents. They are faced with a ... -
Coping strategies for widows : A case of Meru South District of Tharaka-Nithi county
(KeMU, 2013-04)The purpose of the study was to high-light the success story cases of widows who had successfully coped with widowhood, explore the secret behind their success and use this information to empower other widows who are living ... -
Effectiveness of guidance and counseling among secondary school students: A case of Kasarani District, Nairobi county, Kenya
(KeMU, 2014-06)There is an increased death rate in Kenya which affects the society at large. Bereaved students resume school when still in grief because grieving process takes a long time. The school is an important source of social ... -
Factors influencing implementation of guidance and counseling in public primary schools in Kasarani District, Nairobi county.
(KeMU, 2014-02)The Kenyan government realized the importance of guidance and counseling in schools in early 1960s. Since then there has been a guidance and counseling unit in the Ministry of Education whose aim has been to encourage ... -
Factors that influence participation of youth in church growth and development: A case study of Runogone Circuit, Kaaga synod
(KeMU, 2012-06)The. purpose of the study was to identify, psychosocial factors that influence the participation of the youth in church growth and development. The world we are living in today has brought a lot of changes in human life ... -
Influence of peer counseling in curbing substance abuse; a case of public secondary schools in Imenti North District: Meru county - Kenya.
(KeMU, 2013-06)Substance abuse has become a major challenge among secondary school students in Kenya. A number of studies carried out in the country show that, almost every Kenyan youngster at one time or another has experimented with ... -
Effects of alcoholic parents on children's behavior peer relationships: A case of Imenti North District: Meru county - Kenya
(KeMU, 2012-07)Research among families of typically-developing youth suggests that parents help their elementary school-age children make friends by networking with other parents to arrange social opportunities for their children, modelling ... -
Investigating prevalence of workplace conflicts among primary school teachers; a case of Nyeri county, Central Kenya
(KeMU, 2014-05)A school is an institution with learners, teachers, parents, and the support staff. The main objective of the teachers is to impart skills and knowledge to the learners. In the process of interaction among these groups, ... -
The impact of dysfunctional family systems on performance ; a case of secondary school students in Imenti North District - Kenya
(KeMU, 2013-06)A dysfunctional family system is a family in which conflict, misbehavior, and often abuses impact negatively on the part of individual members and occur continually. When problems and circumstances such as parental alcoholism, ... -
The role of counseling and parental involvement in behavior modification of secondary school students: A case study of Imenti South District
(KeMU, 2012-06)Today almost all schools have established a proper guidance and counseling programme. Since i inception many emerging issues that require guidance and parental involvement have continued to persist, for instance drug abuse, ... -
Assessment of the impact of boy-girl relationship on academic performance among public secondary school students in Imenti North sub county, Meru Kenya.
(KeMU, 2018-04)Boy-girl relationships are expressions of adolescents’ deep and strong emotional desires towards the opposite gender. Boy-girl relationships usually start when adolescents meet with the opposite gender and they develop ... -
Factors influencing performance of guidance and counseling programmes in public secondary schools in Kwale County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2018-10)Guidance and counseling services in secondary schools are meant to assist students to develop their academic, social and personal competencies in order to make realistic choices and relevant decisions in life, to reduce ... -
Effects of church ministry on family stability among pastors’ families in selected sub-counties in Nairobi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2018-10)The family is an important place for individual mental growth. A family affects the growth of every member, and plays an important role in the normal operation process of a social system. Clergy families, however, experience ... -
Psychological effect of cervical dysplasia diagnosis among HIV positive women at the Dream Center in Lang'ata, Nairobi county
(KeMU, 2018-07)Cervical dysplasia is the abnormal growth of pre-cancerous cells on the surface of the cervix associated with the human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus. The risk for cancer is lower for mild dysplasia. ...
