TOM KENNEDY OMONDI ONYANGO

NAME: TOM KENNEDY OMONDI ONYANGO

POSITION/DESIGNATION: TUTORIAL FELLOW                                                                                      

CONTACTS: POSTAL – P. O.Box 19158 – 40123, Kisumu                                                                                 

EMAIL – japuonj24@yahoo.com     

CELLPHONE – 0722876224/0733215854

BIOGRAPHY

  1. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
  2. 14th. March, 2020: Workshop on Trauma Treatment at the Psycho-Oncology Society  of Kenya Art Therapy                                                
  3.  23rd. – 25th. January, 2019: Management of Office of Career Services at KEMI 
  4. 7th. – 9th. May: Training on Competency-Based Assessment by TVET/CDACC
  5. 14th. September, 2017: Effecting Behaviour Change in Schools Conference at the International Leadership University                       
  6. 24th. – 28th. April, 2017: Certified Professional Mediator course at the Mediation Training Institute International                                                   
  7. 2016:  Kenyatta University Wellness Center: Counsellor Supervisor training
  8. 2014 – 2015: National Campaign Against Drug-abuse Authority Substance Abuse  Professional
  9. 2013: Psychometric Assessment Counselling at Counselling and Consultancy Psychometric Concept  
  10. 2012: Intel Corporation/Ministry of Education training Getting Started Course in Computer                
  11. 2005 – 2010: Moi University, Eldoret  M.Phil (Educational Psychology)                
  12. 2007 – 2008: Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors Advanced Certificate in TOT             
  13. 2005 – 2007: Kenya Institute of Professional Counselling Higher  Diploma in  Psychological Counsellors    
  14. 2002 – 2004: Kenya Institute of Management Diploma in HRM              
  15. 1990 – 1994: Moi University, Eldoret  B. Ed. (Arts)                                             
  16. 1988 – 1989: Kisumu Boys’High School KACE                                            
  17. 1985 – 1987: Kisumu Boys’ High School KCE
  18. WORK EXPERIENCE
  19. March – August 2020: JOOTRH  Psychological First Aid to Quarantined
  20. April 2020: KAPC     Psychological First Aid to Quarantined Employees
  21. July – September 2020: KRCS     Psychological First Aid to COVID-19 Workers
  22. 11/02/2019 to date:  Rongo University  Tutorial Fellow                    
  23. 31/03/2017: St. Mary’s Yala High School  Provision of Group therapy 
  24. 2017:  Kenya Red Cross Society  Debriefing KRCS staff   
  25. 2015– 2019:   Rongo University College Working on Students’ Counselling  programmes and Welfare                                                  
  26. 2015 – 2016: Kisii University Lecturing and examining bachelors students
  27. 2014 –2015: Mount Kenya University  Lecturing and examining bachelor degree         students 
  28. 2014: Amani Counselling Centre and Training Institute Peer Counselling Training            Isibania Boys’SecondarySchool                                        
  29. 2014: Barclays Bank (Migori Branch)    Group Therapy                                     
  30. 2013:   IEBC General Elections’ Presiding Officer                                 
  31. 2011 – 2013: Kenya National Examinations Council Moderation (Foundations of                       ECDE & Curriculum Development)                                         
  32. 2009 – 2010: Kenya Institute of Special Education Facilitating Diploma Distance                                                                                                       Learning Programme           
  33. 2007 – 2015:  Migori Teachers’ College Education, Guidance and Counselling                                                                                services                               
  34. 2005–Date: Kenya Institute of Management Counselling unit in Management            
  35. 2000 – 2005: Ebusakami Secondary School  Teaching Social Education and                                                                                  Ethics,              Geography,History                
  36. 2000 – 2000: Bisunu Secondary School Geography, History, SEE                            
  37. 1994 – 1999: A C Butonge Secondary School SEE, Geography, History               
  38. 1998 – 2002: Kenya National Examination Council Examiner of SEE paper                
  39. 1992:    Electoral Commission of Kenya Counting Clerk, National Elections
  40. HONOURS/AWARDS

Letters of appreciation from institutions where I provided services on COVID-19 Psychological First Aid.

  • PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIP TO PROFESSIONAL BODIES

I am a member of:-

  • the Kenya Counselling and Psychologists’ Association (Senior Counsellor)
  • Kenya Institute of Management (Associate)
  • Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors
  • Psychological Society of Kenya
  • RESEARCH INTERESTS

These are in the areas of educational psychology, counselling psychology, psychological counselling, career counselling as well as educational guidance and counselling.

  • ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

None.

  • PUBLICATIONS
  • First Year Student Teachers’ Perception of Teaching Practice: A Case of Migori Teachers; Training College in African Journal of Education, Science and Technology (AJEST) ISSN: 2309-9240 July 2014 Vol. 1, No. 4 http://ajest.uoeld.ac.ke
  • Relationship between Self-Control and Behaviour Modification Among Secondary School Students in Kenya in International Journal Brain and Cognitive Sciences 2020, 9(1): 1 – 8 DOI: 10.5923j.ijbcs,20200801.01
  • Vicarious Experience and Delinquent Behaviour Modification: Evidence Among Students in Secondary Schools in Kenya in International Journal Brain and Cognitive Sciences 2020, 9(1): 9 – 15 DOI: 10.5923j.ijbcs,20200801.02