Cynthia C Chikosi
Pretoria
Summary
Seasoned Social Worker specializing in situational assessments, conflict resolution and effective communication. Services clients to promote optimum mental, emotional and behavioral health in collaboration with other members of health care team. Demonstrates psycho-social assessment, treatment planning and advocacy skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Social Work Intern
Department of Social Development
Dema-Seke
01.2023 - 03.2023
- Provided individual and group counseling sessions for children in conflict with the law and victims of abuse.
- Assisted in conducting assessments of client needs, strengths, and weaknesses.
- Developed treatment plans to address identified issues.
- Compiled and delivered probation officers' reports for presentation in court.
- Placed children at risk of abuse in places of safety whilst conducting further investigations on their cases.
Enumerator
Mavambo Orphan Care
10.2019 - 11.2019
- Collect household and demographic information by canvassing my assigned areas
- Gather record and encode information from a survey
- Get in touch with individuals to be interviewed in their own home or designated places
- Recognize and give an account of problems in obtaining data
- Submit completed tasks to a supervisor and discuss development daily
- Review data gathered from an interview to check if they are complete and accurate
- Assist beneficiaries in completing questionnaires
Graduate Trainee
Social Services Department (Mavambo Orphan Care)
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Case management to orphans and vulnerable children and linking them to services in order to provide holistic services to address their needs
- Counselling and conducting home visits
- Monitoring and mentoring of community volunteers
- Organizing and facilitating workshops
- Organizing commemorative events such as Day of the African child and 16 Days of activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV)
- Engaging adolescents in Sexual and Reproductive health issues
- Stakeholder mapping and networking
- Representing the organization in child related forums such as Victim Friendly system, Provincial meetings and district and provincial Child Protection Committee meetings
- Mentoring child-led committees that focus on child protection such as Child Protection Committee and Child Advisory Board
- Assisting children and women survivors of all forms of violence to seek the legal recourse
- Compiling consolidated plans and reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly)
- Implementing Economic Strengthening policies and procedures
- Monitoring and evaluation of Economic Strengthening system
- Coordinate and spearhead the development of appropriate livelihood tools
- Maintaining good relations with the livelihoods partners: Ministry of Women's Affairs, Gender and Community Development Indigenization and Economic Empowerment, Ministry of Small to Medium Enterprises and other relevant institutions
- Supervise technical consultancies in livelihoods and youth
- Promoting positive stimulation practices among mothers of children 0-5 years and living with HIV as well as pregnant mothers living with HIV in their last trimester
- Mobilising mother baby pairs living with HIV to participate in Early Childhood Stimulation sessions
Therapist
The Autism Organisation of Zimbabwe
Harare
01.2014 - 12.2016
- Dissemination of information on Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) raising public awareness
- Rehabilitating children living with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
- Conducting needs assessments visits for households with vulnerable children living with Autism
- Conducting assessment children before enrolling them at the centre
- Assisting children living with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) to access assistive devices, education assistance and health assistance through the Disability Grant
- Offering education
- Organising and facilitating workshops on Autism Spectrum Disorders with relevant stakeholders
- Providing counselling to children living with Autism, families affected by Autism, survivors of all forms of violence as a result of Autism
- Assisting in documenting Case Studies of Children living with Autism
- Compiling consolidated plans and reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly)
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Social Work
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe09.2023
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)(Honors) - Psycology
Midlands State University
Midlands, Zimbabwe11.2013
Skills
- Assessment and intervention
- Interpersonal Skills
- Counseling and therapy
- Case management
- Cultural competence
- Trauma-informed care
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Advocacy and empowerment
- Documentation and recordkeeping
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Emotional intelligence and self-care
- Policy and program development
- Research and evaluation
- Community organization and development
Languages
Upper Intermediate (B2), English
References
- Mrs. B. Ruparanganda, Project Manager, Mavambo Orphan Care, +263 774 542 767, bruparanganda@mavambotrust.org.zw, beaularups@gmail.com, 9261 J. Tapedza Street, Mabvuku, Harare
- Ms. H. Mtambara, Director, The Autism Organisation of Zimbabwe, +263 773 169 836, 9/65th Avenue, Haig Park, Harare
- Mr. A. Chigwere, Regional Director, TelOne Company, +263 712 883 281, alphonce.chigwere@telone.co.zw, Corner Second Street and Samora Machael
- Ms C.Chirwa,Department of Social Development,+263773217449,Dema-Seke,Zimbabwe
Nationalidnumber
63-1389562-B-27
Personal Information
- Passport Number: Valid
- Date of Birth: 09/01/89
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Zimbabwean
- Driving License: Clean Class 4
- Marital Status: Married
Certification
- Registered with the Council of Social Workers Zimbabwe with registration number 3427/23
Timeline
Social Work Intern
Department of Social Development
01.2023 - 03.2023
Enumerator
Mavambo Orphan Care
10.2019 - 11.2019
Graduate Trainee
Social Services Department (Mavambo Orphan Care)
01.2017 - 01.2018
Therapist
The Autism Organisation of Zimbabwe
01.2014 - 12.2016
Post Graduate Diploma - Social Work
University of Zimbabwe
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)(Honors) - Psycology
Midlands State University
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