The Need for Counselling in Kenya and the World Today
THE NEED FOR COUNSELLING IN KENYA AND THE WORLD TODAY
On September 12,2011 over a hundred people were feared dead in a morning inferno that happened in the Sinai slums.Victims of the Sinai fire and relatives of the deceased needed counselling in order to cope with the trauma as a result of the fire.When one looses a cherished one ,one goes through various phases.This stages are denial,anger,bargaining,depression and finally acceptance.There is need for counselling as one goes through this painful process.The bereaved received psycological counselling at the Tom Mboya hall in Buruburu.
A pupil in Teso district commited suicide after her parents insisted she should repeat standard seven .Linet Auma ,16,swallowed tobacco pesticide and died before she was taken to hospital.She had scored 188 marks out of 500 and her headmaster at Katotoi primary school,Tommy emayot ,said she had been promoted to standard eight.But her parents wanted her to repeat and improve her grades .This case required counselling for Linet because it seems she was hopeless over the situation as she was practically being forced to something she did not want.There may also have been some underlying issues that had not been addressed earlier.This issues may have led her to her final desparation and despair.
Jennifer Longslide aged 35 and from the United States ,bit off Mark Olsen’s manhood in a fit of rage.She then casually walked with the dismemberd member and proceeded to deep fry it in butter before eating it.The victim has now had cosmetic surgery and and a prosthetic attachment has been surgically stitched where his real one once was .The victim requires counselling inorder to come to terms with the loss of his manhood.He needs counselling to overcome the bitterness and resentment he feels towards his attacker.
Mercy Nguni a Kanyama resident ,had her ear cut off by her husband after they had got into a verbal altercation late in the night.Her boyfriend severed her ear and sliced her face
On September 12,2011 over a hundred people were feared dead in a morning inferno that happened in the Sinai slums.Victims of the Sinai fire and relatives of the deceased needed counselling in order to cope with the trauma as a result of the fire.When one looses a cherished one ,one goes through various phases.This stages are denial,anger,bargaining,depression and finally acceptance.There is need for counselling as one goes through this painful process.The bereaved received psycological counselling at the Tom Mboya hall in Buruburu.
A pupil in Teso district commited suicide after her parents insisted she should repeat standard seven .Linet Auma ,16,swallowed tobacco pesticide and died before she was taken to hospital.She had scored 188 marks out of 500 and her headmaster at Katotoi primary school,Tommy emayot ,said she had been promoted to standard eight.But her parents wanted her to repeat and improve her grades .This case required counselling for Linet because it seems she was hopeless over the situation as she was practically being forced to something she did not want.There may also have been some underlying issues that had not been addressed earlier.This issues may have led her to her final desparation and despair.
Jennifer Longslide aged 35 and from the United States ,bit off Mark Olsen’s manhood in a fit of rage.She then casually walked with the dismemberd member and proceeded to deep fry it in butter before eating it.The victim has now had cosmetic surgery and and a prosthetic attachment has been surgically stitched where his real one once was .The victim requires counselling inorder to come to terms with the loss of his manhood.He needs counselling to overcome the bitterness and resentment he feels towards his attacker.
Mercy Nguni a Kanyama resident ,had her ear cut off by her husband after they had got into a verbal altercation late in the night.Her boyfriend severed her ear and sliced her face
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