CONFERENCES /SEMINARS /WORKSHOPS

Conference Papers

• ‘Another incurable but controllable disease: the case of asthma in Kenya’ presented during the 7th Association of Third World Studies (ATWS) Kenya Chapter Conference at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa on 16th – 18th May, 2007.
• 'Some consequences of child sexual abuse: an exploratory study of student teachers’ perceptions’ presented a paper during the First International Conference in Africa on ‘Child Sexual Abuse held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi, 24th – 26th September 2007.
• ‘Rehabilitation programmes of recovering alcoholics in Soweto slum, Kahawa, Nairobi County. Kenya’ presented during the 9th Counselling Conference on Research Implications held at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, 2nd – 4th September 2008.
• ‘Challenges threatening survival and protection rights of orphans in Embakasi District, Nairobi County, Kenya’ presented during the International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference in University of Central Florida, Orlando 25th – 26th June 2010.
• ‘Alcoholic rehabilitation at Soweto Slum, Nairobi County, Kenya’ presented a paper on Alcoholics rehabilitation in Soweto Slums, Kahawa West’ during the 4th Annual Scientific Conference held at the University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences, Kenyatta National Hospital Campus 13th-14th October, 2011.
• ‘Child participation in family decision making in Nairobi and Machakos Districts, Kenya’ poster presentation during the 4th Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research held at the Hutchison Island Marriott, Florida, USA, 1st -5th November 2011.
• ‘Relationship between parents’ child rearing practices and adolescents’ manifest aggression in Nairobi County, Kenya’ presented during International Conference on Gender Based Violence , Kenyatta University, Amphi Theatre, Nairobi, Kenya 1st - 3rd August 2012.
• ‘Kenyan student-teacher counsellors’ creativity and its relationship with their gender, age, and teaching experience. Virtual presentation during the 5th Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research held at the Hutchison Island Marriott, Florida, USA, 6th - 9th November 2012 *Skype presentation*
• ‘Household factors that influence girls’ and boys’ achievement motivation in Kenya’ presented during the Eastern Africa Regional Conference of Psychology held at Silver Springs Hotel Kampala, Uganda, 6th -8th November 2013.
• ‘Parent-adolescents relations and adolescent participation in family decision making in Nairobi and Makueni Counties, Kenya’ presented during the 1st School of Education Conference held at Kenyatta University Conference Centre on 3rd October, 2014.
• ‘Student teachers’ creativity and its relationship with gender, age and teaching experience: A case study of Kenyatta University’ presented during the 2nd Conference on Education at Kenyatta University Conference Centre, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya 18th – 20th May 2015.
• ‘Family and socio-cultural practices influencing the onset and continuation of alcohol and drug use among Village Polytechnic students in Makueni County, Kenya’ East and Central African Conference of Psychology and the 1st National Congress of psychology; Hilton Hotel, Nairobi: November 8th – 12th .2015.
• ‘Assessment of student teachers’ creativity and its relationship with gender, age and teaching experience: A case study of Kenyatta University, Nairobi County, Kenya’ presented during the 3rd Annual Conference on Education and Lifelong Learning held on 6th-7th October, 2016 at Kenyatta University Conference Centre. Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya.
• ‘Education and poverty reduction in Korogocho informal settlement: The case of Damascus School and Makao Junior School in Nairobi County, Keny’ presented during the 4th Annual Conference on Education and Lifelong Learning held on 5th - 6th October, 2017 at Kenyatta University Conference Centre. Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.

Workshops Papers

• ‘Parent-adolescent relationships and adolescents’ independence in decision making in Nairobi and Makueni Districts in Kenya’ presented during workshop organized by the Organization of Social Science Research in Eastern Africa [OSSREA] for winners of the 6th social science research competition at Kenya Commercial Bank Institute, Karen in Nairobi 2nd - 4th March 1993.
• ‘Parent-adolescent relationships and adolescents’ manifest aggression in Nairobi County, Kenya’ presented during CODESRIA Methodological Workshop at Silver Springs Hotel, Nairobi 25th - and 26th October, 1999.
• ‘Orphans’ psycho- social problems, school attendance and grief counselling strategies offered in Embakasi Sub-County, Nairobi County, Kenya’ presented during the East Africa Psychosocial Network Jenga Workshop on “ Psychotherapy and Healing Minds” held at the Tribe Hotel on Nairobi, Kenya on 14th -15th September 2015.
• ‘Creativity and social support for bereaved children presented during the East Africa Psychosocial Network Jenga Workshop on Mental Health and Psychosocial-Support for children and adolescents and launch of the Body Mind Approach to well-being” held on 10th -12th July, 2017 at The Swiss Lenana Mount Hotel in in Nairobi, Kenya.
• ‘Bereavement and grief counselling strategies for children’ presented during the East Africa Psychosocial Network Jenga Workshop “Using expressive arts in mental health and Health and Psycho-Social Support” held on 26th -28th September 2016 at the Concord Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.
• ‘ Literature Review’ presented during Departmental Workshop on Supervision of PhD and MEd theses and projects at Kenyatta University 22nd February 2019,
• 'Teacher Counsellors’ perceptions of the causes and consequences of child sexual abuse in Kenya’ presented during the Jenga VI Workshop at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Nairobi, Kenya 26th -27th February 2019 .

Seminar Papers

• Kinai. T.K., (2015). ‘Family and socio-cultural practices influencing the onset and continuation of alcohol and drug use among Village Polytechnic students in Makueni County, Kenya’ East and Central African Conference of Psychology and the 1st National Congress of psychology; Hilton Hotel, Nairobi: November 8th – 12th .2015.
• Kinai. T.K., (2019).Exciting learning experiences during the pilgrimage to Egypt and Israel from 24th November to 4th December, 2018.