Cynthia Maree

• Providing psychotherapy for adult and adolescent individuals, couples and families.
• Conducting thorough psychological assessments to accurately diagnose disorders and apply appropriate interventions.
• Collaborating closely with psychiatrists when necessary to coordinate medication management and hospital admissions.
• Providing therapeutic intervention for in-patients at private psychiatric clinic.
• Managing and assisting on-call trauma team at private hospital casualty unit.
• Assisting clients in developing coping strategies for managing stressors associated with daily living or specific mental health concerns.
• Establishing strong referral network within local medical and therapeutic community.
• Writing reports on clients and maintaining required paperwork.
• Medico-legal assessment and court appearances.
• Facilitating billing and financial aspects of running practice.
• Adhering to CPD compliance requirements.

Sessional Clinical Psychologist: Consultant After Hours (June 2005 to March 2007)

Clinical Psychologist: Full-time Associate (April 2007 to January 2009)

• Provided psychotherapy for individuals, couples and families to address wide range of psychological problems in patients.
• Performed on-call psychological services as part of 24HR Trauma team for a private hospital Emergency Department.
• Trauma debriefing and assistance for sexual assault victims.
• Liaising with local Police Department with regards to victim statements.
• Emergency suicide counselling.
• HIV counselling.
• In-Hospital consultations for medically compromised patients in other wards.
• Family crisis intervention and support.
• Grief therapy.
• Arranging psychiatric admissions at various psychiatric facilities.
• Collaborated closely with psychiatrists when necessary to coordinate medication management and review therapeutic progress.
• Responsible for dedicated therapeutic treatment of patients admitted to Vista Psychiatric Clinic as well as follow-up maintenance after discharge.
• Participated in cultivating strong referral network within local medical community.
• Report writing and record keeping
• Attending CPD training seminars.

• Provided psychotherapy to treat substance addiction and wide range of psychological problems in patients.
• Managed patients with substance dependence and co-occurring Axis I and Axis II disorders.
• Scheduled, organized and delivered comprehensive presentations on substance dependence.
• Consulted with and participated in dedicated multi-disciplinary team to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Liaised with medical staff with regards to patient requirements.
• Offered individual outpatient therapy to adult clients with wide range of psychological problems.
• Developed substance abuse workshop curriculum.
• Led group therapy sessions and workshops for diverse populations.
• Facilitated after-hours support groups for recovering patients and their families.
• Wrote reports on clients and maintained required paperwork.
• Referred clients to other specialists, institutions or support services as necessary.
• Counselled individuals, groups or families to help understand problems, deal with crisis situations and develop realistic action plans.
• Assisted clients with gaining insights, establishing clear goals and planning strategies to reach personal targets.
• Overseeing and maintaining professional standards within therapeutic team.
• Represented Therapy Department in all hospital and management meetings.

• Delivered counselling services to children and teens under supervision of Dr Pierre Badenhorst.
• Facilitated parental feedback sessions.
• Emotional and cognitive assessments of children and teens.
• Regular case discussions with Dr Badenhorst.
• Referrals to social and occupational therapists where necessary.
• Record keeping and report writing.

• Gained valuable experience working within multi-disciplinary team in a government psychiatric hospital catering to vulnerable economically disadvantaged psychiatric population of district.
• Attended bi-weekly formal ward rounds as part of multi-disciplinary team presenting and discussing patients and case studies to principal psychiatrist. These training meetings were also attended by psychiatric registrars, medical students and psychiatric nursing personnel.
• Delivered counseling services under close supervision of psychologists.
• Shadowed experienced clinicians to gain in-depth knowledge of treatment, diagnosis and assessment techniques.
• Observed service delivery for cases involving specific problems and disordered behavior.
• Performed assessments on incarcerated patients to determine accountability.
• Performed assessments to determine grounds for legal sterilization of mentally disabled female minors.
• Conducted climate meetings in wards for higher functioning patients.
• Collected case histories covering personal, work and social details for permanent records.
• Attended weekly academic lectures by expert clinicians .
• Performed out-patient counselling services once per week at affiliated general state hospital.

• Maintained accurate records of employee participation in training events, tracking progress towards learning objectives.
• Coordinated with department leaders to identify training needs and develop targeted solutions.
• Collaborated with department managers to design customized training plans aligned with organizational goals.
• Scheduled and coordinated training sessions, including booking facilities and arranging catering.
• Facilitated induction process of new employees.
• Determined learning ability potential of culturally marginilised employees in order to advance their career development.
• Provided adult literacy training.
• Managed training financial budget and reports.

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