Conduct disorder among juvenile offenders is a very critical phenomenon not only in Kenya but also globally. The global prevalence of conduct disorder among children and adolescents is estimated to range from 2 - 10%, indicating the biggest health and social challenge that nations of the world have to confront. The study aimed to examine the prevalence of conduct disorder and its influence among young offenders in Shikusa Borstal Institution. The study employed Psychoanalytic Theory by Sigmund Freud and Social Learning Theory by Albert Bandura. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The target population was 250, simple random and census sampling methods were applied to select 101 respondents as the sample size. Primary data was gathered through closed-ended questionnaires, interview schedule and focus group discussions. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were utilized to analyze quantitative data while verbatim accounts were used for qualitative data. The results were presented using tables and figures. The study concluded that the prevalence of conduct disorder had a negative and significant relationship with conduct disorder. The study recommended that policy makes should come up with policies that would improve positive thinking among young people. This would reduce negative attitude of young people that leads to law breaking.
Studies on juvenile delinquents have shown an overlap between delinquency and psychiatric disorder such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD, conduct disorders (CD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study investigated the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among adolescent girls in selected rehabilitation schools in Kenya. The study sample had a total of 78 purposely selected adolescents in the two rehabilitation schools. The research found that the overall prevalence of depression was 66.7% that of anxiety disorder was 70.5%, while the prevalence of conduct disorder was 55.1%.In addition. This article has shown high presence of psychiatric morbidity among adolescent girls, incarcerated at Kirigiti and Dagoretti rehabilitation schools. These juvenile needs mental treatment as a key rehabilitation measure.
IntroductionBurnout was first devised in 1974 by Herbert Freudenberger (as cited in Kristiana et al., 2016) to refer to a loss of idealism and enthusiasm to work. It is presently a major mental health problem among employees and a cause of economic loss and psychological agony. According to Casio (2018), the term 'motivation' originated from a Latin word "movere" meaning 'to move'. It is, therefore, defined as an inner passion created by needs, wants and desire to drive employees to put all their psychological and physical energies in their work so as to realise anticipated organizational objectives.Current observation of correctional officers in Kenya portray psychological problems due to indicators such as drug and substance abuse, apathy, job negligence, absenteeism, sick offs and cases of conflicts with prisoners and colleagues (MOHA, 2013).According to International Labour Organization (2016), when the physical and mental wellbeing of employees is compromised, the results are absenteeism, increased turnover, low productivity and a negative organizational image.The objectives of this study were to establish prevalence of burnout, find out levels of job psychological motivation and assess the relationship between burnout and job psychological motivation among correctional officers at Kisumu Maximum Prison in Kenya. Literature ReviewThe correctional department's main objective is to rehabilitate and reform prisoners in order to realize the departmental goal of reducing crime and recidivism. This is in line with Kenya Prison Service (KPS) mission statement
Peer counselling is a program focussing on peers helping peers. The duty of a peer counsellor is to moderate problems within students by helping them to find out answers to their challenges. Peer counselling has been lauded as a strategy to curb indiscipline in high schools. The study aims to establish the influence of involvement and participation of peer counsellors on students' discipline in selected schools in Ainamoi sub-county, Kericho County. The study may be useful to key stakeholders in education, including school administrators, both private and public, and researchers who may find this information useful in implementing policy on students' discipline in schools in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The study was conducted in 4 selected high schools in Ainamoi sub-county, Kericho County, with a target population of 2980. The research involved students, peer counsellors, teacher heads of Guidance and Counselling department, and deputy head teachers. The sample size of 325 respondents was selected using a stratified sampling technique. The researcher used two instruments for data collection: The questionnaire and Focus Discussion Groups (FDGs) was key to gathering information on students' response. An interview schedule was used to collect Data from the Teacher HODs, Deputy Head Teachers, and Sub-County Education Officer. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics that adopted mean and standard deviation. Pearson Product-Moment Correlation was used as inferential statistics. Data were further presented in tables, pie charts, and bar graphs. Content analysis was used for interview questions. The processes involving the students, teachers, and administration significantly influence students' discipline. Therefore, the study concluded that peer counselling affected the students' discipline. The peer counselling has assisted in reducing bullying, solving problems, and reducing students' fights and strikes, giving a positive picture to the students.
Early child bearing or pregnancy and delivery during adolescence and early adulthood can have far reaching effects on Psycho-social well-being of young student's mothers. In Kenya, there are several students who join motherhood while still pursuing their academic journey at the Universities. Universities offer guidance and counseling services as an essential pillar in student support services. Young students' mothers require counseling to support their psychosocial wellbeing. There is a shortage of empirical data on guidance and counseling interventions on anxiety and selfesteem of early mother's university students. The overall objective of this study is to determine Effectiveness of programmes and strategies put in place to enhance guidance and counseling services among early motherhood students in selected universities in western Kenya. The study was guided by the Common Factors Theory by Grencavage and Norcross (1990), and the Self-Determination Theory by Ryan and Deci (2000). Data was collected
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