Psychological support Everyone has a need to belong socially. TRI works with widows to support them to have a sense of identity and social acceptance. Through our support in form of group therapy, the widows we work with have formed a support group. The basic elements...
These external forces lead to internal conflicts within the widow. She succumbs to self-condemnation, blaming herself for her fate. These external forces lead to internal conflicts within the widow. She succumbs to self-condemnation, blaming herself for her fate. She feels guilty internalizing the fact that she...
Widowhood is a life transforming period for a woman. It is a period that marks a remarkable shift in a woman's social, financial and psychological outlook. The widow faces many odds once she is confronted with the death of her husband. Immediately the husband dies,...
Loss and grief psychotherapy In of the past programmes, 8 widows attended group therapy on loss and grief. Many presented with anxiety, fear, helplessness, apathy, anger, denial, withdrawal, distress, loss of energy, self pity, self hate, being stuck. Depending on severity of their grief, they undertake...
Lifeskills provide knowledge and information but more importantly, develops skills and attitudes and motivation to overcome obstacles, avoid risky behaviors and any form of unproductive patterns of thoughts and behaviors. Lifeskills training therefore, is one of the most effective approaches to equip individuals with knowledge, skills,...
About Domestic Workers Domestic workers continue to be a voiceless group-seen but not heard. They are expected to ensure that the home of their employer runs smoothly, but have to do so in silence and very often to suffer in silence. They are abused and ill-treated...
Kenya is among selected countries in the world that have recorded high numbers of teenage mothers, says a new report. According to the study, 'Out of wedlock, into school:combating child marriage through education', nearly three in every ten girls are bearing a child, disorganising their school lives....
Life is dynamic it is not static. When we go to sleep at night, we wake up the following day different. Some cells (the basic structure of our bodies) die and are eliminated from our systems, while new ones are created. We might wake up...
Each of the addictive substance or drugs has a long history. The term alcohol comes from an Arabic word meaning “finely divided spirit” and originally, referred to that part of the wine collected through distillation- the essence of the wine. Kenney 2006. Psychoactive substances contain compounds...
As a result of scientific research, we know that addiction is a disease that affects both brain and behavior. Many people do not understand why individuals become addicted to drugs or how drugs change the brain to foster compulsive drug abuse. They mistakenly view drug abuse...