ABOUT

 

 

Willie is a clinical and child psychologist (with a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology) who has been in private practice for more than thirty years (last thirteen years in Cape Town, previously in Hazyview and Nelspruit, Mpumalanga and in San Diego, California).  He specialises in children with special needs, different learning- and behavioural problems, as well as autism and PDD.  He has been involved in training teachers, parents, tutors and learner facilitators for the past 15 years in inclusive education, educational and skills programs, specific learning difficulties and the management of behavioural problems. Over the last year he has also been involved in training staff  members from a well-known Gym and Exercise group to work with special needs children.  He also works with children individually through the use of play therapy, educational & language programs and/or cognitive behaviour therapy.

 

The courses he offers are:

Learner Facilitation 1

Learner Facilitation 2

Effective Parenting 1

Effective Teaching 1

Effective Teaching 2 – Improving your skills

Behaviour Management 1

Behaviour Management 2

Creative Kids

 

The teacher workshops I offer are:

Inclusive Education

Effective Partnerships : Parents & Teachers

Effective Partnerships: Teachers & Learner

                                         Facilitators

Behaviour Management 1

Behaviour Management 2

Effective Teaching 1

Effective Teaching 2

An Introduction to Adapting Work for Special Needs

                       Children

Adapting work and creating Individual Education

                        Programmes (IEP’s)

 

Individuals and schools can contact him if they are interested in any of the courses and workshops above.

 

He has also created LEFTNET (the Learner Facilitator & Tutor Network). They are a group of trained learner facilitators and tutors (under ongoing, regular supervision) that specialise in working with children with special needs, difficulties and differences (children that experience barriers to learning). LEFTNET endeavours to formulate and create a learning environment that is optimal to an individual child’s development and educational needs, thus supporting them holistically in order for them to reach their full potential.

LEFTNET is currently based in Cape Town, South Africa and surrounding area, but are busy expanding our services. The past year satellites have been created in Johannesburg, Durban & Bloemfontein, South Africa. Currently we have members in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Knysna, Port Elizabeth, Polekwane and Namibia.

Please visit the LEFTNET website www.leftnetwork.weebly.com .