Insafu-Good Heart: F Wambura Blogs

Insafu (Nia nzuri): Need for school psychologists and school social wo... : "Combine the presence of bullying, drugs, peer pressure and teenage pregnancy in schools with home and internal issues e.g of divorce, death,..."

Insafu (Nia nzuri): Kenyan Children and Social Services. : "The new constitution envisages a society that respects the equality and the dignity of every person-child and adult alike; a society that ca..."

The new constitution envisages a society that respects the equality and the dignity of every person-child and adult alike; a society that cares about their personal and political liberty. To some who live under conditions of multiple depriavations, without the means to live a decent and dignified life; equality, dignity and liberty are hollow notions. Whether the new constitution can make real difference for those children who are most vulnerable to neglect and abuse will depend on; ·          Budgetary allocations and expenditure on children’s social services. ·          Development of the right category of people to provide these services. Without a broad range of social service practioners, the careful thinking underpinning   Children’s   Act will have no or little effect in realizing children’s right. While the right to social services is   just one of the basket of special rights, its rea...

Combine the presence of bullying, drugs, peer pressure and teenage pregnancy in schools with home and internal issues e.g of divorce, death, depression,poverty, alchoholism and sexuality. Students face a great deal of pressure in their lives which can have a negative effect upon their abilities to focus on schoolwork. This is where the roles of the  school psychologist and school social worker become increasingly important. The recent suicide of a teacher and his pupil and the death of another pupil, all within two weeks in a school in Nyeri,Kenya is a wake up call. This is an issue that need to be addressed by everyone who is concerned with the welfare of all learners in Kenya. Good intentions starts with me/you. What do the education bosses have to say?