@ASATSAS

Counseling Psychologist, Lecturer of Psychology, and Mental Health Researcher and Consultant.

 NAIROBI
stephenasatsa.com
Joined January 2012
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Stephen Asatsa, PhD retweeted
ICUDDR@icuddr10 Aug 2023
5 @NIDAnews sponsored Research Activities report on their findings in Symposium 8 #ICUDDR2023 Thank you Dr Stephen Asatsa, Dr Charles Orjiakor, Dr Gladys Mutai Bett, Dr Valentine Ucheagwu and Dr Venkatesh. Insights on impact of Covid-19 in Kenya and Youth Substance Use in India.
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PS: The launch event
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We are proud to have created a grant scheme that funds such research and thank @templeton_fdn for enabling us to achieve this ambition. Such an illustrious launch bodes well for great things to come out of this project! No pressure 😲 5/5
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Project news - kick off in style! Rachel Kendal @RachKendal was honoured to attend the launch of the Traditional Luhya Mourning Rituals ces-transformationfund.org/o… project of PI Stephen Asatsa @ASATSAS along with the wider team in Kenya and Co-I Sheina Lew-Levy @Sheinalew. 1/5
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Stephen Asatsa, PhD retweeted
sheina lew-levy@sheinalew22 Nov 2022
🚨🚨Super duper psyched to share our registered report protocol! @SezDoesScience @DBMHaun @AHBoyette @baileyrhouse and others set the stage for an upcoming study about the development of inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…

The social learning and development of intra- and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin: A...

Compared to other species, the extent of human cooperation is unparalleled. Such cooperation is coordinated between community members via social norms. Developmental research has demonstrated that...

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The project will run from December 2022 to May 2024. Read more here: ces-transformationfund.org/o…
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In this project, religious leaders, community elders and bereaved community members are invited to a dialogue to focus on what actually helps, trying to reduce the focus on who introduced certain coping mechanisms. The aim is to understand and improve community wellbeing.
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In the Luhya community of western Kenya, certain mourning rituals are eroded through colonization and globalization. Religious faiths conflict with some indigenous rituals. And where do mental health practitioners come in?
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Want to find out more about the amazing projects we fund? Follow us and stay tuned over the next 4 weeks to learn about all of them.
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Grant by @CulturalEvolSoc with funding from @templeton_fdn. Hosted by the Catholic University of Eastern Africa @cuea_official @VcCuea and Durham University @durham_uni and of interest to @KTNNewsKE @citizentvkenya
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How do you mourn for a lost one? Rituals can help with processing grief and fostering a sense of community. But what if traditional rituals are challenged from outside influence? @asatsas and @sheinalew are setting out to explore...
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Stephen Asatsa, PhD retweeted
Green String Network@GSNAfrica22 Oct 2020
Good afternoon and welcome to another #ThoughtfulThursday Twitter Chat session. Today we discuss: “THE LANGUAGE OF DISORDER; Why Words Can Harm Your Mental Health” The Panelists are: @babubiko @ASATSAS @eperryinsights @DoctorDaphne And @ZahraTJuma Let’s Get Started!
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Stephen Asatsa, PhD retweeted
BABA TETELESTAI@BabuBiko22 Oct 2020
Replying to @GSNAfrica @muthonimuturi @MuthoniGarland @missbalbil @muthoniwambu @HakiAfrica @HakiNgo @haki_iwengao @HakiKNCHR @Shikoohz
A4. When we Drop the Language of Disorder, The ripple effect would be a more open, more healing centered discussions on media that center on collective healing(as an individual, as a family, and as a community), rather than forcing us to assume the identity of “backwardness”...
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Stephen Asatsa, PhD retweeted
BABA TETELESTAI@BabuBiko22 Oct 2020
Replying to @GSNAfrica @SylviaKasanga @missbalbil @YvonneGach @YvonneA85202958 @MOHmentalhealth @MentalHRetweet @Tintseh_ @RasnaWarah @dr_treisman
A3. Frantz Fanon in “The Wretched of The Earth” accurately quips, “Decolonization, which sets out to change the order of the world is, obviously, a program of complete disorder. But it cannot come as a result of magical practices, nor of a natural shock nor of a friendly...
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Stephen Asatsa, PhD retweeted
BABA TETELESTAI@BabuBiko22 Oct 2020
Replying to @BabuBiko @GSNAfrica @SylviaKasanga @missbalbil @YvonneGach @YvonneA85202958 @MOHmentalhealth @MentalHRetweet @Tintseh_ @RasnaWarah @dr_treisman
CONT A3... understanding.” Essentially, We need to take this conversation mainstream and make our editors, our producers and our hosts uncomfortable. We need to challenge them to pick up a book and read on what they are about to discuss. We need to stop them from exploiting...
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Stephen Asatsa, PhD retweeted
Stephen Asatsa, PhD@ASATSAS22 Oct 2020
Replying to @GSNAfrica @reneengamau @ReneePaquette @ReneeGoldsberry @nprmontagne @Samba4Youth @samba_brice @sambaintv @yc_kenya @ycombinator @Dr_chitayi
A2: The language used in most cases is foreign to clients. Very few therapists ask clients about language preference during sessions. It is assumed clients prefer official languages. This creates universality in understanding humanity totally disregarding individual uniqueness.
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Stephen Asatsa, PhD retweeted
BABA TETELESTAI@BabuBiko22 Oct 2020
Replying to @GSNAfrica @reneengamau @ReneePaquette @ReneeGoldsberry @nprmontagne @Samba4Youth @samba_brice @sambaintv @yc_kenya @ycombinator @Dr_chitayi
A2. Because our journalist are working even longer hours, with more on their plate and trying to be the first to break any sort of news; what results is there is no time for them to not only process a story but to do quality research on it. As a consequence, what they bring...
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Stephen Asatsa, PhD retweeted
Daphne K@DoctorDaphne22 Oct 2020
Replying to @GSNAfrica @AmnestyKenya @amnestyusa @AmnestyEARO @amnestyOz @CDCgov @CDCemergency @WHO @WHOAFRO @WHOKenya @DrTedros
CT A1 purpose in the past, and it is important to address this so that people can understand why the face the challenges they do.
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Stephen Asatsa, PhD retweeted
BABA TETELESTAI@BabuBiko22 Oct 2020
Replying to @BabuBiko @GSNAfrica @AmnestyKenya @amnestyusa @AmnestyEARO @amnestyOz @CDCgov @CDCemergency @WHO @WHOAFRO @WHOKenya @DrTedros
CONT A1...Mental Health, but also exposes that the coverage of mental health, is all about merely filling empty airtime If you watch most coverage of mental health issues, you will see and hear a lot of the use of the word “Victims”. This serves to SEPARATE and CREATE A...
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Stephen Asatsa, PhD retweeted
Angi Yoder-Maina, PhD@angiyo5822 Oct 2020
Replying to @GSNAfrica @AmnestyKenya @amnestyusa @AmnestyEARO @amnestyOz @CDCgov @CDCemergency @WHO @WHOAFRO @WHOKenya @DrTedros
A1: Words matter and when we use negative words like illness disorder and mental illness it stigmatized those who are impacted. Things like anxiety and depressive symptoms are entirely normal responses to uncertain, scary, abnormal conditions. #dropthedisorder #traumainformedKE
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