Background Information (Dept of Psychology)

School of Arts and Social Sciences in Kisii University deemed it necessary to create a new department of Psychology in November 2017. This was necessitated by a huge demand from the society for mental health services as reflected by the student,s enrolment. Further, increasingly, our society is facing more challenges in the area of mental health. These include increased cases of reported suicide/homicide, substance dependence and non chemical addictive disorders such as gambling, teenage pregnancy and other myriad mental health problems. Therefore, Kisii University seeks to prepare qualified and competent mental health workers who will be able to offer the much needed support in meeting the said challenges