Tanya Apollos
Cape Town
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. A hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills and ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Applied Behavioral Analysis Tutor
REACH Autism
03.2024 - Current
- Implement individualized behavior intervention plans (BIPs) tailored to the unique needs and preferences of each child
- Incorporate ABA techniques to facilitate the development of essential social skills in children with autism, such as joint attention, perspective-taking and turn-taking
- Utilize ABA principles to promote communication skills development, including speech and language
- Utilize play-based interventions to create a stimulating and motivating learning environment, enhancing engagement and promoting skill acquisition
- I collect data so the progress can be monitored and BIP adjustments can be made as necessary to ensure optimal outcomes
Program Facilitator Intern
Arise Family
07.2023 - 11.2023
- My duties included parent intakes, writing process notes and facilitating psychosocial and psychoeducational programs for adolescents and children from resource-poor communities
- Implemented a comprehensive self-esteem and resilience-building program for female adolescents as the first initiative
- The second program focusing on emotional literacy for Grade one and two children, supplemented by a dedicated parent feedback session
- The third program centered on therapeutic interventions, offering a safe space for female adolescents to address and cope with their trauma while providing targeted coping strategies
- This role necessitated the application of effective communication flexibility, involving regular updates to gatekeepers and program supervisors regarding process developments
- Additionally, it provided an opportunity for honing leadership skills.
Lay counsellor
Hope House Counselling Centre
06.2022 - 08.2022
- I completed a Will Integrated Learning module that required me to go out in the field and apply my skills
- I had the opportunity to be a lay counsellor at Hope House Counselling Center in Tokai, where I counselled adolescents and children over the course of 10 weeks and worked under supervision
- This included psychosocial support and psychoeducation that was needed for their unique challenges.
Education
Bachelor of Social Science Honours - Counselling And Psychology
SACAP
11.2023
Bachelor of applied social science - Counselling And Psychology
SACAP
06.2022
Skills
- Flexibility
- Adaptable
- Attention to Detail
- Strong organizational skills
- Cultural Awareness
- Emotional Intelligence
- Hardworking
- Leadership
- Literacy
- Passionate
- Resilience
- Positive attitude
- Problem Solving
- Empathy
- Dependable
- Computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint)
Languages
English
Personal Information
Gender: Female
Timeline
Applied Behavioral Analysis Tutor
REACH Autism
03.2024 - Current
Program Facilitator Intern
Arise Family
07.2023 - 11.2023
Lay counsellor
Hope House Counselling Centre
06.2022 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Social Science Honours - Counselling And Psychology
SACAP
Bachelor of applied social science - Counselling And Psychology
SACAP
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