Staff
Academic Staff
▶ Academic Profile
Qualifications
- B.Diac (Social Work) [Unisa]
- Hons.Diac (Social Work) [Unisa]
- MA (Social Work) [Stellenbosch University] (Cum Laude)
- PhD (Social Work) [Stellenbosch University]
Practice Experience
Social worker in correctional services; human resources manager; community worker; social work supervisor; director of a community centre; supervisor of social work students.
Academic Teaching
- Introduction and value base of social work and social welfare (Social Work 178)
- Social work supervision (Social Work 478)
- Research methodology (879) (MSW) and (978) (PhD)
- Supervisor of MSW and PhD students' research theses
Fields of Research Specialisation
- Social development
- Supervision of social workers
- Management and leadership in social work
- The impact of a neoliberal discourse on social work and social welfare
- Social work education
ORCID iD
▶ Academic Profile
Qualifications
- B Soc.Sc. [University of Johannesburg]
- MA Soc.Sc. [University of Johannesburg] (Cum Laude)
- PhD (Social Work) [Stellenbosch University]
Practice Experience
Social worker in Government and NGOs; social work supervisor; private social work practitioner.
Academic Teaching
- Case work (Social Work 278)
- Health Care (Social Work 378)
- Substance Abuse (Social Work 478)
- Practice education coordinator (Social Work 288)
- Supervisor of MSW and PhD students' research theses
Fields of Research Specialisation
- Social development
- Intimate partner violence (IPV)
- Health care
- Mental health and substance misuse
- Social work education
ORCID iD
▶ Academic Profile
Qualifications
- BA (Social Work) [University of Stellenbosch]
- MA (Social Work) [University of Gothenburg, Sweden]
- PhD (Social Work) [University of Stellenbosch]
Practice Experience
Project coordinator: Child protection and support services; Case manager: schools, HIV/AIDS and community based programmes; Social worker rendering group therapy and counselling for male street children.
Academic Teaching
- The professional relationship with client systems in social work (Social Work 178)
- Group work (Social Work 278)
- Intervention with youth (Social Work 378)
- Practice education coordinator (Social Work 188)
- Supervisor of MSW students' research theses
Fields of Research Specialisation
Empowerment services for survivors of child sexual abuse and their caregivers offered by NGOs.
▶ Academic Profile
Qualifications
- BA (Social Work) [University of Stellenbosch]
- MA (Social Work) [University of Stellenbosch] (Cum Laude)
- PhD (Social Work) [University of Stellenbosch]
- Post Doctoral Fellowship [University of Montreal]
Academic Teaching
- System functioning from a developmental perspective (Social Work 178)
- Social work administration in a welfare organisation (Social Work 278)
- Cultural Complexities (Social Work 478)
- Practice education coordinator (Social Work 388)
- Supervisor of MSW and PhD students' research theses
Fields of Research Specialisation
- Supervision and management in social work
- Gender and sexuality
- Culture in Social Work
- Social work education
ORCID iD
▶ Academic Profile
Qualifications
- BA (Social Work) [University of Stellenbosch]
- MA (Social Work) [University of Stellenbosch]
- PG Dip Addiction Care (Psychiatry) [University of Stellenbosch]
- PhD (Social Work) [University of Stellenbosch]
Practice Experience
Addiction counsellor and addiction care consultant across public and private sector inpatient, outpatient and community-based settings; rendering counselling, biopsychosocial assessments, treatment planning, aftercare and relapse prevention services for children, adolescents and adults, while supporting program development, staff training and evidence-based addiction care practice.
Academic Teaching
- Community work (Social Work 278)
- Perspectives, theories and models in social work intervention (Social Work 378)
- Welfare Policy (Social Work 488)
- Practice education coordinator (Social Work 488)
- Supervisor of MSW and PhD research theses
Fields of Research Specialisation
- Substance abuse and addiction
- Gender-based violence
- Mental health
- Intersectionality
- Social work education
▶ Academic Profile
Qualifications
- BA (Social Work) [University of Stellenbosch]
- MA (Social Work) [University of Gothenburg, Sweden]
- PhD (Social Work) [University of Stellenbosch]
Practice Experience
Project coordinator: Child protection and support services; Case manager: schools, HIV/AIDS and community based programmes; Social worker rendering group therapy and counselling for male street children.
Academic Teaching
- The professional relationship with client systems in social work (Social Work 178)
- Group work (Social Work 278)
- Intervention with youth (Social Work 378)
- Practice education coordinator (Social Work 188)
- Supervisor of MSW students' research theses
Fields of Research Specialisation
Empowerment services for survivors of child sexual abuse and their caregivers offered by NGOs.
Adjunct Staff
Mr C Davids – Trauma
Me/s E Johnson – Welfare Law
Mrs. B. Mostert
Practice Education Officer
▶ Academic Profile
Qualifications
- BA (Social Work) [University of Stellenbosch]
- MA (Social Work) [University of Stellenbosch]
Practice Experience
Social Worker: Provided therapeutic and counselling services to high school learners in previously disadvantaged communities, facilitated group work interventions, implemented community work-based projects, conducted workshops and contributed to staff development initiatives.
Academic Teaching
Third-year supervisor.
Practice Education Supervisors
