Staff Profiles: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

staff profiles: FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Maria Elizabeth Grobler

Department: Human Sciences - social work

1. Name: (Title ,First, Last Names)	Maria Elizabeth Grobler
2. Tertiary Qualifications (High to Low) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	PhD (Social work), University of South Africa (UNISA), 1994. MA (Social Work), University of Pretoria, South Africa; 1986. BA (Social Work), University of South Africa (UNISA), 1984. Diploma in Marital Therapy, University of South Africa (UNISA), 1984. Diploma in Social Work, Hugenote Kollege, Wellington, South Africa, 1968.
3. Current Position	Senior Lecturer
4. Campus Address (Postal, Room No, Block/Unit)	Main Campus, Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue, Windhoek Block Y, Room Y129.
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone (optional)	Phone: +264 61 206 3708 Fax: +264 61 206 3063
6. Email Address	mgrobler@unam.na
7. Short Biography (maximum 150 words)	Dr. M. Grobler is a Namibian citizen and has been lecturing in Social Work at the University of Namibia since 1989. She is a senior lecturer and teaches the senior students in Advanced Counselling, but also at times teach a first year class in order to empower junior students and to evaluate their personality traits as part of a screening process. She has developed skills in dealing with big class groups in a more personal way, which is the characteristic of social workers. Dr. Grobler was working as a practising social worker in the field for 21 years and was a Director of a big NGO in South Africa, which employed 65 social workers. She has extensive fieldwork experience, which she uses in class discussions and in supervision sessions with students. She is the Vice President of the Council for Social Workers and Psychologists and takes a leadership position in the professional world of social workers. She sits on directorates of NGO’s in the country and represents the social work profession.
8. Resume/Vita	Post resume/vita document
9. Recently Taught Courses (last 2 years- include course codes)	Advanced counselling of individuals and families. Gender Issues. Inter-cultural Social Work. Social Work Research. Research mini-thesis. Applied Social Work.
10. Academic interest/ expertise	Advanced counselling. Social Work supervision. Screening students for the social work profession. Empowering students/clients to reach their potential. Cross-cultural work
11. Research and Publications List of references/citations: Title, year, place& publisher (includes links to abstracts& UNAM Press) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Articles: 1993. Mensgesentreerde gemeenskapsontwikkeling: die vanselfsprekende benadering van die maatskaplike werker. Social Work/Maatskaplike werk Vol 2a. (Nr.22/Jasargang 29 Junie): 100-109. 1993. Important side issues influencing community development in the Third World. Maatskaplikewerk Praktyk/Social Work Practice. (2.93):2-8. 1999. The social and economic costs associated with HIV/AIDS. Journal of religion and theology in Namibia. EIN Publications: 112-134. Books: Monographs: Chapters 1980. Samewerking: SAFV en studenteopleiding. In: Maatskaplikewerk Opleiding oor sestig jaar. Pretoria: Owen Burgers uitgewers. 1983. Gemeenskapsontwikkeling in Blanke gemeentskappe. In: Verslag van die Nasionale Konferensie oor Gemeenskapsontwikkeling in die Welsynsveld. Pretoria: Suid-Afrikaanse Welsynsraad in samewerking met die Departement van Gersondheid en Welsyn. 2003. The social science of HIV/AIDS in Namiba: a literature review and assessment. In: HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa and the influence on Geography. Britain: Common Wealth Publishers. 2007. The indigenisation of Social Work in Namibia. In: International Socialarbeit. Oldenburg: Paulo Freire Verlag. Conference Papers: Published papers: 1989. Social Work realities in an independent Namibia. Paper presented at the Association for Social Workers’ Conference, 1 September 1989, Windhoek, Namibia. 2000. Critical social factors which influence HIV/AIDS campaigns: a Social Work front-line research report from Namibia. Paper presented at the Conference for Tertiary Institutions, 9 to 11 October 2000, Windhoek, Namibia. 2003. The social science of HIV/AIDS in Namibia: a literature study and assessment. Paper delivered at the Common Wealth Workshop for Geographers, 32 to 25 June 2003, Pretoria: South Africa. Manuals and Study Guides 1995. Community Development. 2000. Intercultural Social Work. 2000. Gender Issues and Social Work. 2002. Women and community development. In: Theory and practice of community development. Module 2. Windhoek: NAMCOL; 67-58. 2002. Children and community development. In: Theory and practice of community development. Module 2. Windhoek: NAMCOL; 67-96. 2002. Evaluation of community development. In: Theory and practice of community development. Module 2. Windhoek: NAMCOL; 175-182. 2000. Contemporary Social Issues: HIV/AIDS and the University of Namibia. 2005. Gender Issues in Social Work. Revised edition. 2005. Intercultural Social Work. Revised Edition. 2005. HIV/AIDS counselling. Module 2. (CEH 1139). Windhoek: Centre for External Studies – University of Namibia. 2007. Contemporary Social Issues: HIV/AIDS and the University of Namibia. Revised edition. Editor 2002. (Ed) Theory and practice of community development. Module 1. Windhoek: NAMCOL. 2002. (Ed) Theory and practice of community development. Module 2. Windhoek: NAMCOL.
12. Recent Professional Activities (last 2 years): Training, Presentations, University Committees, Community Outreach, Professional Associations, Bodies &Public Lectures Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Member of Faculty Management of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Member of the Post Graduate Committee of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Vice-President of the Council for Social Workers and Psychologists. Trustee member of NAWA Life Trust (Namibian Association working with AIDS). Member of the Dutch reformed Church Social Work Board.