Xianzheng Zhou
Seacliff,Australia
Summary
Recent Social Work graduate armed with a strong academic foundation and hands-on experience in conducting systemic assessments, holding interview sessions, making referrals, responding to crisis, and collaborating in interdisciplinary teams gained through placements for Port Augusta Prison and Lutheran Care Blair Athol. With an obsession for offender rehabilitation and a commitment to offender development, I am seeking a role of social worker at Port Augusta Prison to continue serving offenders with improved skills and knowledge.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Social Work Student
Lutheran Care
07.2024 - 10.2024
- Provided face-to-face crisis intervention services for individuals experiencing financial hardship as part of an emergency relief program
- Conducted client assessments, including interviews with service users in desperate financial situations, to evaluate their needs and offer appropriate material aid
- Provided food parcels as a crisis response to service users who are in desperate hunger or poverty
- Engaged in ethical decision-making, balancing self-determination with client best interests in line with AASW Code of Ethics
- Addressed ethical dilemmas related to client autonomy and welfare in emergency relief situations, adhering to professional guidelines
- Developed rapport with service users, including vulnerable and elderly clients, to build trust and enhance service delivery
- Worked in a multidisciplinary team to coordinate and advocate for the holistic needs of service users
- Managed food pantry to ensure enough storage and normal operations
- Completed client documentation, case notes, and reports, ensuring compliance with organisational policies and procedures
- Participated in several professional training sessions, including: Workshop: Foundational Economy and Australian Welfare System, Workshop: Family and Domestic Violence in CALD Communities, Internal Training: Aboriginal Cultural Awareness
Social Work Student
Port Augusta Prison
07.2023 - 10.2023
- Facilitated referrals for offenders to various professional organisations, including Life Without Barriers, Relationships Australia, OARS, and Centacare, etc
- Documented detailed case notes of SAMI assessment on the prison system, maintaining accurate records of offender interactions and situations to support ongoing case management
- Worked with and Supervised by senior social workers to conduct SAMI assessments in accordance with the guidelines of SOP 090, collaboratively analysing the risk factors and protective factors of offenders who expressed direct and indirect clues of suicide or self-harm behaviour
- Delivered the 8-week Inside-Out Program with the supervisor, educating offenders on the principles of positive psychology, such as optimism, resilience, mutual respect, love, and trust while designing lesson plans and delivering engaging presentations
- Prepared parole letters according to the court records
- Participated in many educational sessions of offenders, such as Aboriginal art classes
- Participated in many educational sessions of Domestic and Family Violence Intervention Program (DFVIP)
- Participated in the DCS training of Working with People with Borderline Personality at Yatala Labour Prison
- Finished a series of e-learnings of DCS and obtaining certificates, including: Code of Ethics; Aboriginal Cultural Awareness; Introduction to Women Offenders; SOP 090: Management of Prisoners at Risk of Suicide or Self-Harm; Introduction to Government Safety; Introduction to Offender Rehabilitation; Public Interest Disclosure Act Training; Disability Awareness and Inclusion in the Criminal Justice System; White Ribbon Module 1: Understanding Men's Violence Against Women; and Mental Health Awareness for Social Workers
Education
Master of Social Work -
University of South Australia
12.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Politics, International Studies, French studies
University of Melbourne
12.2022
Bachelor of Kinesiology -
University of Alberta
06.2019
Skills
- Case Note Writing
- Crisis Intervention
- Making Referrals
- Conducting and Analysing Clinical Assessments
- Parole Letter Writing
- Active Listening Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Highly Organised and Punctual
- Group Work
- Counselling and Interviewing Skills
- Computer Skills
- Empathy development
- Motivational interviewing
- Self-awareness
- Professional boundaries
Certification
- Qualified Member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
- Australian Full Driver's License
- CPR and First Aids Certificate
- Australian non-criminal police check
- Canadian and Chinese non-criminal police check
- Working with Children Checks
- Working with Aged People Checks
- The NDIS Worker Screening Checks
Accomplishments
- International Merit Scholarship, University of South Australia, 07/01/24
- Recommendation Letter, Mr. Noel Jackson, Aboriginal Liaison Officer at Port Augusta Prison, 07/01/23
- Recognition of the French Mentor, University of Melbourne, 07/01/22
- Member of the International Golden Key Honour Society, 07/01/19
- Academic Excellence Scholarship, University of Alberta, 05/01/18
- Academic Excellence Scholarship, University of Alberta, 09/01/17
Languages
Chinese
English
French
Visa
Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485 Visa Type)
Hobbies and Interests
- Swimming
- Hiking
- Reading
- Psychological and sociological books
- Aboriginal history
Certificates
Qualified Member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
Australian Full Driver's License
CPR and First Aids Certificate
Australian non-criminal police check
Canadian and Chinese non-criminal police check
Working with Children Checks
Working with Aged People Checks
The NDIS Worker Screening Checks
Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485 Visa Type)
Very Good English User (IELTS Test Score 8)
Timeline
Social Work Student
Lutheran Care
07.2024 - 10.2024
Social Work Student
Port Augusta Prison
07.2023 - 10.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Politics, International Studies, French studies
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Kinesiology -
University of Alberta
Master of Social Work -
University of South Australia
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