In Kenya, mental health training/courses for the health and social workforce do not specifically focus on competencies around dementia. Some training includes components that focus on communication skills and different forms of psychotherapies, particularly in training for psychologists (University of Nairobi, 2019). Furthermore, visiting a residential home or an organization providing care to people with dementia is not included in practicums, electives, or community health programmes, unless a person makes special arrangement outside school requirements to visit such homes or institutions. In some universities, students are given an opportunity to select the organization they would like to work with during the attachment or internship. It is in such cases that students make requests to organizations to apply for internship opportunities. However, it is not clear how many approach institutions dealing with dementia care.

References:

University of Nairobi. (2019). Department of Psychology. https://psychology.uonbi.ac.ke