Rhiannon Greeff

I founded and opened New Leaf Counselling in May 2023, after returning from medical leave- I was booked off for a few months to undergo cancer treatment and various related surgeries.

I currently provide counselling and crisis intervention to individuals, both adult and children as well as group therapy and trauma debreifing. In addition, I also offer breast cancer support, and develop trainings

• I was on Maternity Leave from May 2020 to October 2020, in the midst of the global Covid 19 pandemic and hard lockdown
• On my return to work, the agency requested that I accept a composition as senior social worker due to financial constraints caused by the pandemic
• I accepted in order to assist the agency through a difficult period.

• As of the 1st August I was promoted to the post of Operations Manager at SANCA
• This role includes not only all of the below functions but also HR issues, disciplinary issues, and all issues pertaining to the daily functioning of the agency.

• Agency supervisor to student placements -Oversight of all administration services -Caseload oversight for social work team -Oversight, monitoring and evaluation of online systems -Liaison with relevant Stake-Holders -Co-Ordination of Prevention Team community and group-work -Design and delivery of CPD training for SANCA staff -Design and delivery of trainings and manuals -Compilation and submission of monthly Statsients -Facilitation of Family Conferences -Therapeutic intervention for allocated clients -Compilation and submission of monthly Stats

• Caseload management of temporary and long term files, Section 186 files average caseload approximately 100 files -Implementation of early intervention and prevention plans for family systems -Form 36 removals and placement into temporary safe care -Conduct foster care screenings and placements when necessary -Court Reports (Section 150) and Court attendances -Submission of reports to the Department of Social Development as appropriate -Student and Social Auxiliary Worker supervision

• Liaison and co-ordination with external social workers, submission of reports, Court appearances -Data collection, collation and storage both on a computer system and hard copy file maintenance -Liaison with and referral to other agencies when necessary -Adoption- screening of adoptive parents, matching of profiles, compilation and submission of reports

• Received and processed all referrals for the City Area -Referrals as per Section 47 requirements processed accordingly -Completed lateral checks in order to collect information to determine whether a referral meets criteria for further intervention as per Every Child Matters paper, Five Outcomes policy and Child Care Act framework -Completed electronic and hard copy paperwork as per requirements -Ensured that the referral information is processed within the 24 hour timescale required by the Local Authority. -Training and supervision of new staff members

• Caseload management of child in need and child protection cases -Therapeutic intervention with children, caregivers and families -Carried out Section 47(child protection) enquiries -Completed initial assessments and core assessments -Chaired core group and multi- agency meetings -Participated in multi- agency work, both at a child in need and child protection level -Made referrals to other agencies as appropriate

• Therapeutic intervention for children- group and individual -Coordination of transfer of children with special needs/ severe behavioural issues. -Liaison with potential and existing donors, which also included a fundraising component -Assisting with creation and implementation of reunification plans and IDP's

• Completing family assessments -Removals of foster/biological children from families if investigations deemed these removals necessary -Responsible for files updates and assessments
• Closure reports were also submitted if deemed necessary, or if the children were of legal age