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School of Counselling & Psychology

Grief & Trauma Counselling

After loss, violence, or disaster, communities need helpers trained in trauma-informed care — not well-meaning advice.

2 Weeks KSh 30,000 NITA Market-ready skills

Skills the market pays for

Build stabilisation, psychoeducation, and referral skills suited to Kenyan community realities and NGO protocols.

Essential for NGO psychosocial teams, hospital pastoral care, and disaster response partners.

In-demand skills you will apply

  • Trauma-informed principles
  • Grief models and rituals
  • Stabilisation techniques
  • Self-care for helpers

Who should enrol

  • Teachers, pastors, HR and community workers
  • Aspiring counsellors and social service staff
  • Professionals adding counselling tools to their role

What you will be able to do

  • Support grieving and traumatised clients safely
  • Avoid re-traumatisation in practice
  • Coordinate with medical and legal services
  • Manage helper burnout

Practical coverage

  1. 1 Trauma fundamentals
  2. 2 Grief across cultures
  3. 3 Stabilisation skills
  4. 4 Group support basics
  5. 5 Ethics and supervision
  6. 6 Field application

Turn skills into income and employability

Enrol in Grief & Trauma — one course fee, practical training, NITA-aligned certification.