Amani Counselling Centre & Training Institute was founded in 1979 as a voluntary organization to provide counselling services for people with emotional and psychological problems, as well as training counsellors. The thrust of Amani from its inception was directed towards the restoration and development of the dignity of the human person, which would be achieved through improving mental health care within the community.
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Amani has highly qualified staff who undertake in - service training regularly. Amani has Satelite Centres in Kisumu, Nyeri and Mombasa. This has changed the focus of future programmes, no longer confining them to a central office but expanding to meet the needs of communities outside Nairobi.
Courses offered at Amani Counselling Centre & Training Institute include:
• Diploma in Social Work, Theory & Practise
• Diploma in Community Development
• Diploma in Disaster Mitigation & Management
• Diploma in Leadership Studies
• Certificate in Social Development
• Certificate in Community Development
• Certificate in Social Work and Welfare
• Certificate in Leadership Studies
Minimum Qualifications for Diploma Courses
KCSE C- or KCE Div. 3 or the Equivalent, or a Certificate in Community Development, Social Development or Social Work.
Minimum Qualifications for Certificate Courses
(i) CSD is KCSE D+ or KCE Div. 3 or the Equivalent
(ii) CSW/CCD/CLS – D Plain or KCE Div 4
Contact Amani Counselling Centre & Training Institute
Head Office
Mbagathi Way Off Langata Road
P.O. Box 41738 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: 6002672 / 3
Fax: 6002674
Cell Phone : Safcom: 0722 626 590
Airtel: 0733 263 870
E - Mail :info@amanicentre.org
Satellite Centres
Ugunja Office
Next to Constituency Office, Ugunja
Kisumu Office
P.O. Box 3528,
Kisumu.
Tel: 057 - 20245
Mombasa Office
Ambalal House
P.O. Box 88165,
Mombasa.
Tel: 041 - 2315
Nyeri Office
Sohan Plaza,
P.O. Box 733,
Nyeri.
Tel: 061 - 2034641