Psychologist (Level 11) - Helderstroom Prison
(2020-06)
- Accept referrals of offenders and lifers with different psychological problems such as behavioural problems, emotional difficulties and personality disorders from CMC and from NCCS
- Assess and diagnose them and offer individual and group psychotherapy using the evidence-based modalities
- Offer workshops to raise awareness about mental health and other behavioural change programs
- Write accurate reports to the office of the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, courts, NCCS, case management committee and to the Parole Board
- Refer cases who need further care of other professionals such as doctors, psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, etc
- Work with other professionals such as doctors, psychiatrists, Social Workers, nurses, etc
- Good in administration and in compiling statistics and abide to the set due dates
Field Worker - Human Sciences Research Council
(2018-11 - 2019-02)
Contract post
- Conducted qualitative and quantitative research
- Ensured that the respondents' answers were captured in HSRC data capturing system
- Know the ethics guiding research and communicated well with the research participants
Visiting Registered Counsellor - Home From Home
(2018-08 - 2018-11)
NPO specializing in early identification and treatment of learning disabilities
- Worked in collaboration with schools, learners, parents and other professionals to assess, diagnose and treat children with learning disabilities and other psychosocial difficulties
- Offered workshops to parents for early identification and referral of these psychological problems
- Offered individual therapy to the learners
Intern Counselling Psychologist - University of the Western Cape
(2016-01 - 2016-12)
- Accepted referrals of students presenting with psychological, emotional, and academic difficulties from lectures and self-referrals
- Assessed, diagnosed and treated students presenting with psychosocial and psychiatric problems (as guided by HPCSA regarding scope of practice)
- Offered brief solution focused psychotherapy, emotional support, study skills and life skills to students
- Offered workshops regarding mental health to university students
- Offered career assessment and career counselling
- Referred certain cases to other health care practitioners such as nurses, doctors, psychiatrists and social workers
- Facilitated the admission of sick students to the hospitals, and to the psychiatric hospitals
- Worked hand in hand with family members such as parents in times of crisis especially when they were suicidal
Career Counsellor (Senior Assistant Director - Level 10) – Reasons for living- Personal Development - Department of Labour
(2014-10 - 2015-01)
Was selected to study full time, the Master of Social Science in Counselling Psychology by UKZN
- Offered career counselling to students and to other DOL employed and unemployed clients
- Equipped DOL clients with job seeking skills and prepared them for job interviews
- Visited Non-Profit Organizations and government institutions including equipping their employees with life skills and job seeking skills
- Attended the stakeholders' meetings
- Offered workshops to groups of employees in need and to the unemployed candidates
- Complied monthly statistics
Supervision Official - Department of Correctional Services - Community Corrections, Worcester
(2000 - 2014)
- Supervised probationers and parolees that were sentenced under house arrest
- Observed risky behavioural patterns, coached parolees and probationers and monitored compliance to house arrest conditions by probationers and parolees
- Compiled detailed accurate reports to the Parole Board and to courts for sentence revocation
Drug Counsellor - Toevlug Rehabilitation Centre
(2008 - 2009)
Voluntary Work
- Conducted confidential assessments
- Offered individual and group counselling to substance abusers
- Wrote after-care placement reports upon completion of the program
Practicum Placement - Toevlug Rehabilitation Centre
(2008 - 2009)
Six months practicum placed temporary by DCS to complete practicum that allowed registration with HPCSA as a Counsellor
Administrative Clerk - Department of Social Development - Stutterheim
(1999)
Voluntary Work (No payment)
- Screened clients for eligibility
- Captured into their system new applicants for social grants
