by Mpilonhle Mobile Unit One “ISIQALO”
A learner at Nkosana High School in grade 12, he was referred to the Social Worker for being an orphan (lives with mother), through the interview it was discovered that he has never met with his father since birth. It was than agreed that searching for his father was the main self mission he has set for himself. He often gave a lot of thoughts as to how it feels to have and grow up in the presence of a father.
The Social Worker did the best he could for the client, the mother of the client was invited for an interviewed at school, for further information on the father, the mother did respond well and cooperated through out the process of the interview, the major problem in the course of the search, was that the father of the client had retired and his’ where abouts were unknown.
A media program for missing persons was utilized, the father’s profile was sent and the father did respond and this lead to the meeting arrangement, in Durban. The client currently lives with his father and hold temporal jobs and was well received by the step mother.
This has truly brought joy to the client’s life and the need for Social Workers to intervene and change lives of those that need help was truly realized. All this happened during the year 2009.
Posted by Sifiso Zulu on February 5, 2010 at 9:12 am.
Tags: General, Health Counsellors, Health Education, Success Stories —
A support group was started at Nkodibe High School in May 2009. It wasn’t an easy initiative to implement but we surely got away with it. The support group is for learners from grades 8 to 12 who are affected by and infected with HIV. The learners responded positively to the initiative and now the group is growing stronger everyday. The group was officially named in the presence of all the members. We are called “THANDIMPILO SUPPORT GROUP”. We meet every Tuesdays and Fridays.
The support group is there to help the learners find coping mechanisms in dealing with the everyday challenges that come with being an HIV positive learner. The learners will give and receive support from their peers in the group as they share their similar experiences. I believe that the support group will provide a chance for the learners to face their fears about HIV/AIDS in a safe and understanding environment, they will also be able to share their experiences with people who will not judge them, but give them support.
The support group is also meant to empower and motivate the learners. We have started making bead ribbons and we will soon be starting a garden project. Both the ribbons and the vegetables will be up for sale and we hope that our Mpilonhle Family will be our greatest supporters.
The group sessions are very relaxed, I must say, of course we do have those very emotional sessions.
To Unit 3 and the Social Work Department thank you very much for the tremendous support you are giving us.
Posted by Snetie on August 3, 2009 at 7:31 am.
Tags: Health Counsellors, Health Education, Uncategorized —
