Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) is a semi autonomous government agency of the Ministry of Education, Kenya. It was established through a Legal Notice No. 17 of 14th February 1986. The Institute is currently run by a council appointed by the Minister for Education. The Head of the Institute is the Director who is also the Secretary to the Council. Core Functions The Institute has been mandated to carry out the following core functions; conduct teacher training courses for teachers of children with special needs and disabilities conduct in-service courses for personnel working in all fields of special needs education prepare and conduct correspondence courses for personnel in the field of special needs education run an educational and psychological assessment centre for the training of teachers of children with special needs and disabilities run an orientation and mobility centre for training and demonstration purposes run a model training unit for the integration and inclusion of children with special needs and disabilities into the regular school schools run a pre-school department where training and the stimulation of young children with special needs and disabilities can be carried out for the purpose of teacher training function as a resource centre for the production and dissemination of information to the general public on special needs and disabilities run a documentation and resource centre on special needs and disabilities conduct research in special needs education maintain, repair, design, produce and assemble special materials and equipments for persons with special needs and disabilitiesResponsibilities Undertake initial client assessment Administer counselling contract  Conduct individual counselling sessions  Develop psychological explanation of the client issues Refer clients to specialists Document, record and keep appropriate psychological counselling; and information and records. Qualifications / Work Experience Professional    Membership to a relevant professional body in good standing     Professional    Cumulative service period of three (3) years’ work experience at the grade of Psychological Counsellor II or in a comparable position     Academic    Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Counselling, Psychology or its equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution; OR Bachelors Degree in any following disciplines: Clinical Psychology, Occupational Psychology, Education Psychology (Guidance andCounseling), Social Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Anthropology plus a Diploma in Counseling Psychology or its equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized Institution