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Chiquekita Scheepers

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Social Worker
Western Cape, South Africa

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  • NICRO
    Registered social worker
    NICRO
    Oct 2020 - Current (4 years 8 months)
    Working with first time offenders and offenders of minor crimes through providing diversion programmes. • Assessments of Offenders and recommending various diversion programmes. • Provide those accused with individual Counselling and mediation. • Provide clients with Adult Substance Abuse Intervention- and Anger Management programmes. • Provide Rapid Interventions. • Non-Custodial Sentencing and writing Non-Custodial Sentencing reports to regional court. • Supervising Social Auxiliary Worker and Students. • Provide Trauma Bereavement Counselling • Provide Mediation • Piloting a virtual evening Anger Management groups.
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    Registered social worker
    Cape Town Child Welfare
    Feb 2019 - Apr 2019 (3 months)
    Worked with children that appeared to be/ were in need of care and protection in terms of section 151 of the Children's Act 38 of 2005. • Dealt with statutory and non-statutory cases • Writing of court reports (e.g., Children's court inquiry reports) • Conducted removals, variation placements, safety placements, foster care placements • Ensured child safety of those at risk
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    Student social worker
    The Office of the Family Advocate
    Feb 2018 - Oct 2018 (9 months)
    Dealt with dispute between parties (mother and father/ guardians) regarding care and contact of a minor/minors. • Psychosocial assessments of minors and adults • Mediation Kasselsvlei Primary school, Bellville South Student social worker Implemented an anti-bullying campaign • Programme development • Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of an anti-bullying campaign Edgemead Primary School, Edgemead Student social worker • Implementation of a children's rights and responsibilities educational group • Program development • Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Children's rights and responsibilities group • Solution focused brief therapy group work
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    Student social worker
    The Haven Night Shelter
    Feb 2017 - Oct 2017 (9 months)
    Provided individuals with psycho-social assessment and intervention (cognitive behavior therapy) to work towards reintegrating into the community and reuniting with their family members. • Used psycho-social interventions (behavior therapy) on individuals (one-on-one counselling). • Developed, implemented, monitored and evaluated a psycho-social support group that focused on the psychological needs of individuals and provided them with coping mechanisms and a support system. • Co-facilitated a 'Family reunification' macro project, where the focus was to reunite homeless individuals with their family members and/or reintegrate the individuals into the community.
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    Law
    Mediation Academy South Africa
    Jan 2021 - Current (4 years 5 months)
  • University of the Western Cape
    Master of Social Work interdisciplinary
    University of the Western Cape
    Mar 2019 - May 2021 (2 years 3 months)
  • University of the Western Cape
    Bachelor of Social Work Degree Social Work
    University of the Western Cape
    Feb 2015 - Dec 2018 (3 years 11 months)