Mavis Chauke

A registered social worker (SACSSP) of five years' experience with expertise in psychosocial intervention, gender based violence, trauma, palliative care, bereavement, teenage pregnancy, anti-bullying and statutory work. Social worker in private practice/ Counsellor. BHF no: 1269925

Social worker - Palliative Clinic at Baraguanath Hospital

(2025-02)

• Conducting casework, group work and community work
• Advocating for cancer patients; assisting patients with grants application, Identity documents application, placements, referrals to other external resources and report writing
• Supporting terminally ill patients from the comfort of their homes, providing the patients with transport money to the hospital
• Conducting support group for cancer patients in the community
• Assisting with the feeding scheme and healing service programs for families who lost their loved ones

Covid-19 Social worker - Department of Health (4th Avenue Clinic)

(2022-05)

• Evds registrations, counselling covid-19 patients, compiling daily stats, report writing, referrals, health talks in the clinic and community

Social worker - Department of Social Development

(2021-05)

• Assisting foster parents with the renewal of grants, court preparation, home visits, compiling stats, community awareness and report writing

Home Interventionist/ Parent advisor - Wits (The Centre for Deaf studies)

(2020-03)

• Counselling parents of deaf children, lesson preparations, language development assessment, selecting appropriate activities for deaf children, telephonic counselling and home visits

Bachelor - Social Work - UNISA

Certificate - Comprehensive computer course - Birnam Business College