Skills Transfer Program – CBT Kenya By Letoo James A report dubbed “Do our Children Halve Life Skills and Values” released by Zizi Afrique Foundation in November this year following a survey of East African countries gave damning findings. Serious gaps exist in inculcating core competencies in our children. In problem-solving for instance, 95% of...
Individual therapy benefits – CBT Kenya Individual therapy is a joint process between a therapist and a person in therapy. Common goals of therapy can be to inspire change or improve quality of life. People may seek therapy for help with issues that are hard to face alone. Individual therapy is also called therapy, psychotherapy,...
Help for victims of Alcohol and Drug use – CBT Kenya Article by Letoo James Alcohol and Drug Abuse is perhaps one of the biggest mental and public health problems our society faces today. The sheer statistics is just mind boggling. We all know someone close to us with this problem and usually wonder what...
What is Mental Wellness? CBT Kenya We often hear about mental wellness but what is it exactly? Mental wellness is a positive state of mind; being mentally well means that your mind is able to function at your best interest. Your mental state is not affecting your wellbeing. When your mental wellbeing is at its...
Consequences of Bullying behavior – CBT Kenya Bullying behavior creates a culture of fear and has a negative impact on everyone involved. Being bullied can seriously affect a person’s physical, emotional, academic and social well-being. Many sufferers of bullying lack confidence, feel bad about themselves, have few friends and spend a lot of time alone....
Understanding Mental Health – CBT Kenya Part of the reason for negative attitudes and behavior towards people with mental illness is a lack of knowledge and a fear of the unknown. Anyone can experience mental illness—it’s more common than you may think. So it’s important that we try to gain a better understanding of what...
World Mental Health Day (10 October) – CBT Kenya The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work....
Recurrent brief depression – CBT Kenya Depression is one of the most prevalent mood disorders, in which there is a persistent feeling of hopelessness and a generalized loss of interest in activities, which can lead to various problems. However, recurrent brief-depression lasts for a specified period. This episode of depression primarily affects a specific period...
Expressive language disorder – CBT Kenya Expressive language disorder is generally a childhood disorder. There are two types of expressive language disorder: the developmental type and the acquired type. Developmental expressive language disorder does not have a known cause and generally appears at the time a child is learning to talk. Acquired expressive language disorder...
What is Anorexia Nervosa? CBT Kenya Anorexia isn’t really about food. It’s an extremely unhealthy and sometimes life-threatening way to try to cope with emotional problems. When you have anorexia, you often equate thinness with self-worth. To prevent weight gain or to continue losing weight, people with anorexia usually severely restrict the amount of food...