In-house Educational Psychologist; Training & Support Lead

• Feb 2022 - Present

Educational Psychologist private practice

• Jan 2016 - Present

Individual adolescent therapy (special interest in general and performance anxiety) Play therapy Group therapy Study Skills and Executive Functioning training Parent guidance Psycho-educational assessment Career assessment and guidance Teacher professional development Educational Technology research and teacher training Individual adolescent therapy (special interest in general and performance anxiety) Play therapy Group therapy Study Skills and Executive Functioning training Parent guidance Psycho-educational assessment Career assessment and guidance Teacher professional development Educational Technology research and teacher training

Independent Contractor - Lecturer at Varsity College, Cape Town

• Jan 2021 - Feb 2022

I work as an independent contractor at Varsity College to lecture Psychology, Digital and Academic Literacy and Sports Psychology modules. My work includes both face-to-face and online lecturing, student communication, task creation and marking, and assignment/test and exam marking. I work as an independent contractor at Varsity College to lecture Psychology, Digital and Academic Literacy and Sports Psychology modules. My work includes both face-to-face and online lecturing, student communication, task creation and marking, and assignment/test and exam marking.

Educational Psychologist - Academic Support Co-ordinator

• Jan 2016 - Dec 2019

My duties as Academic Support Co-ordinator within the Bishops Support Unit include ensuring learners' special education needs are met. This includes ensuring that individual student learning needs case management is top priority. Initial learning challenges are investigated and appropriate referrals for assessment or support are made. The role also entails psycho-education for parents regarding various learning concerns. Support plans are co-constructed with the parents, students and support team. Students' psycho-educational assessment results and support needs are communicated to teachers and support is given to help manage the facilitation of such support. Students are supported individually with remedial executive functioning skills, study skills, and performance anxiety management skills, and the learning support team of 3 teachers is supervised and supported. Professional development presentations facilitation for teachers on a variety of educational topics occurs on a termly basis. Students are accommodated with concessions in their internal school exams, and supporting the application process to the Western Cape Education Department. Together with the Sports Development teacher, the Bursary Student Support Programme has been developed over 2019, which involves management and supervision of support initiatives for boys from Grade 8 to 12. Show less

Educational Psychology Intern

• Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

I completed my Educational Psychology internship based at Diocesan College (Bishops). My duties included psycho-educational assessment, individual and group therapy for high school and primary school learners, study skills programme management, and parent consultation. Once a week, I consulted at a school in Bo Kaap, Cape Town, where I conducted learning assessments, individual and group therapy and social skills programmes, parent education meetings and teacher development workshops.

Masters in Educational Psychology student

• Jan 2013 - Mar 2015

Thesis topic: Learner perceptions of the motivating role of learning technology in education

Digital Literacy Short Course designer and presenter

• Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

I designed, co-ordinated and presented the Digital Literacy Short Course presented at Stellenbosch University. Within this course, pre-services teachers are introduced to digital literacy and teaching for the 21st century, interactive teaching styles and resource sourcing and collaboration. They interact in a blended learning format with a combination of face-to-face sessions as well as synchronous and asynchronous interaction with their peers and the material. Students complete the course with a teacher blog that doubles as an e-Portfolio, housing many of the tools that they learn in the course. Show less

Junior Lecturer

• Mar 2013 - Dec 2013

I designed the semester module for and presented the Educational Psychology course for the Intermediate Phase Teacher Training course at Cornerstone Institute for 2013. I designed the semester module for and presented the Educational Psychology course for the Intermediate Phase Teacher Training course at Cornerstone Institute for 2013.

Teacher

• Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

Teach English (Grades 8 to 10), Life Orientation (Grades 8 to 10), and Arts & Culture (Grades 8 and 9). Teach English (Grades 8 to 10), Life Orientation (Grades 8 to 10), and Arts & Culture (Grades 8 and 9).