CYBERBULLYING 'S ROLE ON THE

ACADEMIC FAILURE OF ONLINE CAMPUS

STUDENTS STUDYING COUNSELING IN
NAIROBI COUNTY
PRESENTED BY
AYUB MURIITHI MWANGI
OUTLINE
CHAPTER 1
Background(international, regional and local); Problem statement;
Purpose of the Study; Objectives of the Study;research questions;
Justification and significance(Beneficiaries of the study)
Background to the study

The growth in Online Counseling has led to the foundation of the

International Society for Mental Health Online ISMHO, in
AUSTRALIA 1997. Its purpose is to promote the understanding, use
and development of online communication, information and
technology for the international mental health community. It has
become the unofficial professional organization for online therapists,
providing peer support and insightful discussion.
http://ismho.org/
REGIONAL
Cape Mental Health

Harrington Street, Cape town

http://www.capementalhealth.co.za/
Locally/national level of online counseling
Lalida online counseling services is Kenyan based, and provides
counseling online by phone, email, and chat. Payment is easy, through
Mpesa.
The director also Lectures in counseling units.
Retrieved from lalidaonlinecounseling.com information and statistics
on 11/2/2017
D.U.P.E (Daystar university peer educators)
Problem statement
due to the anonymous nature of computer mediated nature many
online bullies or maladjusted internet users see that they are unable
to be caught and so will push the bullying to the extreme oblivious on
the impact it has on counseling as a profession as `would- be` online
therapists and online clients will greatly be demoralised and this will
be a real setback to counseling as a whole.
Components of cyberbullying
Flaming-sending inciting images or using harsh language
Outing sharing personal information,pictures without consent
Masquareding-using someones account to send explicit messages
Online counseling students ANU,Daystar
Through a compulsory counseling course known as E-Therapy the
ANU counseling students are required to engage a facebook user in
distress and provide a counseling environment.
D.U.P.E(Daystar university peer educators & counselors.)
@ dupe.daystar2013.

peer counselors movement Moi university.

Purpose of the Study
The primary goal of the study is to address cyber bullying as one of
the major hindrances of effective online counseling. It is a major
hindrance since it affects the preferred platform where potential
clients get a safe means of opening up and psychology students
pursuing counseling get a means of reaching out to the potential
clients.
Also cyberbulliyng will affect the online counseling student negatively
Objectives of the Study
to find out the components of academic failure among online
students at Nairobi county.
perceptions of instructional irrelevancy; personal incompetence;and
lack of control over educational direction.

to find out the indicators of academic failure among online students

at Nairobi county
A sense of alienation and isolation;Boredom;Low self-concept and
inadequate social skills;and Stress and pressures in family and peer
relations.
Objectives(contd)
To find out how to minimize cyberbullying which affects online
students in Nairobi County.
for example to curb masquareding cyberbullying the
online counseling student should always ensure proper logging
out.
Research questions
What are the components of academic failure among online students
at Nairobi county.
What are the indicators of academic failure among online students
at Nairobi county

What are the ways of minimizing cyberbulling on online counseling

students in Nairobi county.
Justification and significance
The study will help the counseling profession to be able to reach out
to potential clients through facebook with the clients not having fear
of being labelled or insulted.
 Justification and significance(contd)
Beneficiaries of the study
1.Online counseling students-the students will be able to practice
online counseling as part of the course requirement with ease and
this will reflect positively on their academic performance

2.Facebook users
Internet users will be free to share their problems freely
Beneficiaries of the study

3.counseling department
The department will be updated on developing formats in the internet.

http://ismho.org/ata-unveils-new-practice-guidelines-for-online-
mental-health-services/
Chapter 2
Literature review
Theoritical orientation
Justification of choice of theory
Lit review
PREVIOUS STUDIES DONE-
Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Prevention and
Treatment of Depression and
Anxiety in Children and Adolescents by Debra Eichman(2012)

Retrieved 28/1/2017 from https://psychcentral.com/lib/in-depth-

cognitive-behavioral-therapy
PREVIOUS STUDIES DONE(contd)

Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Complicated Grief: A

Randomized Controlled Trial: Death Studies: Vol 30, No
retrieved from
5http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/citedby/10.1080/0748118060061
4385?scroll=top&needAccess=true#.WJ3MSbtsPs0.gmail
Birgit Wagner, Christine Knaevelsrud, and Andreas Maercker(2006)
GAP LEFT BY PREVIOUS STUDIES

Failure to realise therapists as victims of online bullying .I.e. also the

online counselors therapeutic help just as the clients do .
Cbt(contd)
CBT has become increasingly popular with clinicians and the general
public alike over recent years. Surveys of therapists indicate the CBT is
fast becoming the majority orientation of practicing psychologists .
Partly because of its commonsense and clear principles, self-help
books based on CBT approaches also have come to dominate the
market .
Cbt cntd
Gaudiano, B. A. (2008). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies: Achievements
and Challenges. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 11(1), 57. retrieved
from http://doi.org/10.1136/ebmh.11.1.5
Cbt cntd

JUSTIFICATION OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THEORY

CBT can be used online effectively as shown by previous studies

done.

Cbt is more practial based

METHODOLOGY
The research design
Study variables
Site of the Study

The research design

CORELATIONAL RESEARCH DESIGN
A correlational research design is a specific type of non-experimental
design used to describe the relationship between or among variables.
Study variables
Independent variable:cyberbullying
Dependent variable:academic failure of online therapy students
The variables are also known as constructs
Operationalizing of constructs
This is done by finding the components and the indicators of the
construct.

Operationalising helps constructs be measurable

It helps the researcher to come up with the objectives and research

questions
Site of the Study
The researcher describes the physical setting where the study will be
undertaken and justifies the choice of site.
ANU town campus because it offers etherapy as a unit,and is within
Nairobi county
Target Population

Africa Nazarene counseling students who take e therapy as a core unit

and are required to engage in online counseling.(open a portal or blog
from facebook and reach out to many fellow Kenyans who post
disturbing personal stories)
Daystar university students who are in D.U.P.E.(Daystar university
peer educators)
Online counseling universities groups in
nairobi county(daystar and moi university)

D.U.P.E
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