Good listener
Hard worker
Reliable Open minded
Creative Caring
Work well in a team
Social Worker
Apr 1994-Jul 1996
Suid-Afrikaanse Vroue Federasie, Social Work Services -
Pretoria, South Africa
Intake assessments, interviewing clients individually or in families assessing capabilities and problems.
Connecting families with community services and resources available.
Council individuals, groups and families regarding issues including poverty, unemployment, physical and sexual abuse, child care, medical care, and foster care.
Maintain case history records and prepare court documentation.
Removal and placement of children that are in danger.
Family reunification services.
Worked on community development projects in Pretoria-West and Maraba Village.
Forensic Social Worker and Therapist
Oct 1997-Jul 2001
RP Clinic -
Pretoria, South Africa
Forensic Assessment of children ages 2-18 for alleged physical and sexual abuse.
Individual Therapy with children, teenagers and adults who endured childhood sexual abuse.
Trauma Treatment with children and their families, incorporating elements of Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Expressive Therapy, Movement Therapy and Filial Therapy.
Prepare children for court testimony.
Intermediary for children testifying in court.
Senior Lecturer
Sep 2012-Present
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee -
Milwaukee,
WI
I have been a Adjunct Instructor at the UWM since September 2005.
I teach a Seminar in Social Work Practice: Working with Violent and Traumatized Families.
Bachelor of Arts
:
Social Work
Mar 1993
North-West University
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Potchefstroom, South-Africa
Master of Arts
:
Social Work
May 1994
North-West University
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Potcheftroom, South Africa
Ph.D.
:
Social Work
Sep 2005
University of Pretoria
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Pretoria, South Africa
Ph.D.
:
Social Work
Sep 2005
University of Pretoria
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Pretoria, South Africa