Benedict Musyoka

An enthusiastic, skilled and well- experienced Psychologist & Counselor, Mental Health Advocate, Youth Mentor & Life coach with over four (4) years’ experience working with youths and special/marginal groups in areas of Guidance & Counselling, Mental Health & Psychosocial support (MHPSS) Advocacy, Youth Mentorship & Leadership, Community Empowerment, Inclusion, participation and Re-integration advocacy for marginal groups and Research; passionate about making a great impact to society through transforming the lives of individuals in Mental health & Psycho-social Pillar, Counselling and Research through daily work experiences.

NOV, 2021- OCT, 2022: STUDENT COUNSELOR INTERN,

Students Affairs Department, LAIKIPIA UNIVERSITY,

KEY CONTRIBUTIONS;

• Guidance & Counselling to students on Trauma, depression, Relationships, addictions, Adverse Childhood Experiences (Aces), Loss & Grief, career & academic matters, personal growth and empowerment among other related issues.
• Students Outreach, Awareness on Mental Health within university.
• Designing of Counselling Section Flyers, posters and related materials.
• Individual and group facilitation, peer groups counselling and mentorship, 
• Preparation of Monthly & Quarterly reports.
• Organizing and Facilitation of students Sexual Reproductive Health, Mental Health, Drug & Substance Use and Life Adjustments Awareness training/Talks.
• Coordination of Peer counselors& Peer Educators group, Activities and Team Meetings.
• Section Documentation, Admin Support roles among others. 

APRIL, 2021-JUNE, 2022: FIELD RESEARCH MANAGER, 

Digital Divide Data (Family Search on Oral Genealogies (DDD-FSOG-Kenya)),

KEY CONTRIBUTIONS;

• Supervision of field research agents in Mbeere South Constituency, Embu County on Family histories search project.
• Village entries, recruitment, training and deployment of field research team of agents to work.
• Data collection, Quality Check and submission to the office for verification and keying in.
• Bridged the team with the DDD office on matters of payments, communication and related tasks.
• Reported to county manager and attended to any other task assigned.

MAY-JULY, 2019: PSYCHOLOGY/ COUNSELLING PRACTICUM

Inmates Welfare Department, NAKURU MAIN PRISON

KEY CONTRIBUTIONS;

• Guidance & counselling to inmates on stress management, Pre & post- HIV/AIDS Counselling services, Anger management, legal help, paralegal matters.
• Rehabilitation and re-integration back to society matters,
• Welfare of inmates
• Empowerment and Psycho-education

2015- 2019: LAIKIPIA UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of PSYCHOLOGY    SECOND CLASS (UPPER DIVISION) HONOUR.

2011-2014: MBONDONI SECONDARY SCHOOL

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) -‘B’ PLAIN.

2000-2010: MSINGI BORA ACADEMY

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE)- 359 Marks out of 500