Blessing Maila

Seeking a role for professional growth and to drive positive change within the company.

Social Worker at Clinix Health Group (Solomon Stix Morewa Memorial Hospital) (2025-03 – Present)

Managing a ward for inpatient high functioning Mental health care users (MHCUs) diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, Bipolar-mood-disorder, and substance-induced-psychosis.

• Conduct psycho-social assessments.
• Develop, implement, and review treatment plans.
• Provide psychoeducation to the families and MHCUs.
• Facilitate group sessions.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and care planning.
• Facilitate family communications, meetings, and case discussions.
• Liase with internal departments and external stakeholders.
• Provide counseling and crisis interventions.
• Provide support and educational sessions to the families.
• Maintain accurate clinical records, reports, and statistics.
• Conduct home visits to assist the families in preparing the environment for the discharge of the mental health care user.
• Link the mental health care users with the community resources.

Social Worker Intern at Clinix Health Group (Solomon Stix Morewa Memorial Hospital) (2024-09 – 2025-02)

Focusing on inpatient substance abuse program.

• Conducted inpatient treatment admissions.
• Conducted psycho-social assessments.
• Developed personalized care plans.
• Provided individual, group, and family counseling.
• Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Facilitated family communications, meetings, and case discussions.
• Linked the care users with community services.
• Liaised with internal departments and external stakeholders.
• Delivered holistic care to improve well-being and achieve positive outcomes.

Special Supervisor at Atteridgeville/Saulsville Association for People with Disabilities (2022-08 – 2024-09)

Focusing on beneficiaries diagnosed with intellectual disabilities, whereby some of them were also diagnosed with epilepsy

• Supervised beneficiaries on a day to day basis.
• Referred cases to DSD assigned social worker.
• Conducted comprehensive assessments on the strengths, needs, and challenges of the beneficiaries.
• Innovation of activities and projects.
• Networked with staff.
• Managed sales in jumble sale and tuck shop projects.
• Liaised with Gauteng North APD.
• Prepared assessment reports on the ongoing condition and progress of the beneficiaries.
• Facilitated communication with the families about the ongoing projects and progress of the beneficiaries.

Student Social Worker at Future Families (2021-02 – 2021-12)

Focused on the impact of HIV and AIDs in the community

• Conducted intake assessments.
• Conducted individual, group, and community work.
• Maintained accurate reports after sessions and assessments.
• Conducted research to develop a new projects.
• Conducted COVID-19 spot checks through phone calls.
• Filing.

Student mentor at Stars Mentorship Programme (2019-03 – 2020-11)

Focused on assisting first year students to transition from high school to university.

• Mentored and supported first-year students on their academic and personal success.
• Linked the students with resources for a successful university transition.
• Tracked progress, identified improvement areas, and submitted detailed assistance reports.

Bachelor of Social Work in Social Work – University of Pretoria (2018-02 – 2021-12)

Matric – Dithothwaneng Senior Secondary School (2013-01 – 2017-12)