This free webinar-based training course on Motivational Interviewing (MI) is presented by Igor Koutsenok, MD, MS, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry.

Motivational Interviewing is an essential, client-centered, counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence. We are absolutely thrilled to bring you this skills-building opportunity presented by a recognized expert in the field of MI.

The course consists of four sessions (originally held during June 2020).

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ISSUP Kenya in partnership with ISSUP Global invite you to participate in a webinar discussing the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders. The webinar will be presented on Friday, May 15, 2020 at 4:00 pm (Nairobi time).

May 15, 2020 at 4:00 pm (Nairobi time)

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With the worldwide lockdowns following the COVID-19 pandemic, essential services and programs reaching vulnerable groups may also have been restricted or entirely stopped.

What then is the result of the lockdown on Substance Use Disorders: Prevention &...

ISSUP Kenya AGM was held on 7/9/2019. The key speaker was Dr Mercy Karanja, Consultant Psychiatrist,
Deputy Director of Medical Services: Focal Person for Substance Use Management, Division of Mental Health, Ministry of Health. 

Το ISSUP Kenya σήμερα, 30 Σεπτεμβρίου 2019  συναντήθηκε με τη NACADA και άλλους ενδιαφερόμενους φορείς στον τομέα της μείωσης της ζήτησης ναρκωτικών, καθώς  η Εθνική Αρχή ξεκίνησε το στρατηγικό της σχέδιο για την περίοδο 2019-2022. Συμπράξεις και συνεργασίες - ο δρόμος που πρέπει να ακολουθήσουμε.

Συνάντηση NACADA/GCCC/ISSUP στις 14 Οκτωβρίου 2019 στα γραφεία της NACADA. Να διερευνήσει τις προσπάθειες επαγγελματοποίησης του εργατικού δυναμικού στην Κένυα μέσω κατάρτισης, πιστοποίησης και επαγγελματικής δικτύωσης. 

κα Susan Maua (Πρόληψη-Nacada), Dr Richard Gakunju (Πρόεδρος GCCC), κ. Victor Okioma (Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος-Nacada), κα Becky Vaughn (Διευθύντρια-GCCC), κ. Evans Oloo (Πρόεδρος, ISSUP Kenya), Rev Gachoka Wangai (Θεραπεία-Nacada)

On behalf of ISSUP Kenya, I presented our memorandum to the Mental Health Task Force of the Ministry of Health. The task force, which  was set up following a cabinet directive chaired by the President of the Republic of Kenya, seeks to gather public views on challenges and solutions about the state of mental health in the country. As a professional body we advocated for substance use disorders to be treated as a mental health issue and not just a security or moral  issue.

The Executive Committee of ISSUP Kenya met at the beginning of the year to review the successes and challenges of the previous year and at the same time plan the activities for 2020.

In October 2019, ISSUP Kenya and the Presbyterian Church of East Africa commenced training on UTC for its staff involved with management of persons with substance use disorders. It was a milestone for both ISSUP Kenya and the faith based institution. The series of UTC trainings will continue until mid 2020.