Celeste Janse Van Vuuren

School of Psychological Sciences

Semester 1 Subject: Applied Child and Adolescent Psychology

Semester 2 Subjects: Developmental Psychology

Child Abuse and Neglect (marking only)

Session 3 Subject: Applied Child and Adolescent Psychology

Casual Teacher - At different primary schools in the local area.

• Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
• Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
• Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
• Supervised lunchroom and recess activities.
• Provided instruction for students in core subject areas.

OC Invigilator

School of Education

• Field of lecturing – School of Education (Intermediate Phase Teaching).
• Field of lecturing - School of Education (Foundation Phase Teaching).

• Conducted wide range of screening and diagnostic tests specific to school psychology and child development.
• Evaluated students with learning challenges and recommended specific support strategies.
• Recommended strategies and additional resources to support student developmental and educational needs.
• Built positive and productive relationships with students, parents, educators and community resources.
• Consulted with teachers and parents to gain in-depth understanding of students.
• Utilized formal and established testing protocols to evaluate educational, emotional and behavioural needs of students.

School of Education

• Field of lecturing – School of Education (Intermediate Phase Teaching).
• Field of lecturing - School of Education (Foundation Phase Teaching).

• Evaluated students with learning challenges and recommended specific support strategies.
• Recommended strategies and additional resources to support student developmental and educational needs.
• Facilitated interdisciplinary meetings to assess goals and progress.
• Completed required documentation and reports for compliance and treatment planning.
• Conducted wide range of screening and diagnostic tests specific to school psychology and child development.

• Conducted wide range of screening and diagnostic tests specific to school psychology and child development.
• Evaluated students with learning challenges and recommended specific support strategies.
• Recommended strategies and additional resources to support student developmental and educational needs.
• Consulted with teachers and parents to gain in-depth understanding of students.

• Evaluated students with learning challenges and recommended specific support strategies.
• Conducted wide range of screening and diagnostic tests specific to school psychology and child development.
• Recommended strategies and additional resources to support student developmental and educational needs.
• Conducted group and individual counseling sessions for key issues.
• Consulted with teachers and parents to gain in-depth understanding of students.
• Utilized formal and established testing protocols to evaluate educational, emotional and behavioural needs of students.

• Prepared professional reports and correspondence related to psychology and offered staff training in basic student observation.
• Evaluated students with learning challenges and recommended specific support strategies.
• Conducted wide range of screening and diagnostic tests specific to school psychology and child development.
• Consulted with teachers and parents to gain in-depth understanding of students.
• Conducted group and individual counseling sessions for key issues.

• Prepared instructional materials for group and one-on-one use to comply with established curriculum.
• Delivered personalized educational, behavioural, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
• Maintained inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons.
• Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
• Conducted assessments of students to determine individual needs.

• Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
• Prepared materials for lessons, assignments, and assessments, and evaluated, corrected and graded student performance to identify gaps in skills or knowledge and set realistic goals.
• Communicated student progress, academic difficulties, or behavioral concerns to parents, guardians and administration using tact and professionalism to improve student academic performance.

• Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
• Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
• Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
• Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
• Conducted assessments of students to determine individual needs.

• Prepared materials for lessons, assignments, and assessments, and evaluated, corrected and graded student performance to identify gaps in skills or knowledge and set realistic goals.
• Taught lessons encompassing skill-building activities in speaking, writing, reading and listening.
• Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.

• Prepared materials for lessons, assignments, and assessments, and evaluated, corrected and graded student performance to identify gaps in skills or knowledge and set realistic goals.
• Communicated student progress, academic difficulties, or behavioural concerns to parents, guardians and administration using tact and professionalism to improve student academic performance.
• Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.