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MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY
Private Bag 9055
GWERU
Telephone: +263 54 260568/260596/260404/260575
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY STUDIES
WORK RELATED LEARNING ACADEMIC SUPERVISION FORM SOC302
NAME OF STUDENT : MARVELLOUS MANDUNDU
REG. NUMBER AND MODE OF ENTRY : CONVENTIONAL
PLACEMENT INSTITUTION : MUBATIRAPAMWE TRUST
NAME OF DEPARTMENT : MONITORING AND EVALUATION
DATE OF PLACEMENT : 07/02/2022
DATE OF EXPIRY OF CONTRACT : 15/08/2022
NAME OF WORK SUPERVISOR : OBEY GUNDA
NAME OF VISITING LECTURER :RODNEY MUNEMO
DATE 15/08/2022
ATTRIBUTE TO BE ASSESSED STUDENT RESPONSE MARK
Nature of Work The institution's main mandate 5
What is the mandate or mission of the is to raise awareness on drug
institution you are working for? What is and substance use among people
the main line of work the institution in diffrent communities as well
does? as strategizing treatment plans
through the use of several
interventions
•Offers advocacy and awareness
of issues affecting vulnerable
people and communities,
education and skills, link and
refer clients to rehabilitation and
medical services for drug
abusers and those facing
different mental health issues.
•Mubatirapamwe Trust also
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brings the community together
to co-create solutions and
provide relief to vulnerable
people in difficult circumstances
in particular food, shelter,
medical care and access to
education.
Main Tasks and Duties The student compiled weekly 25
Tell me about the main tasks and duties reports for field work
you have undertaken during your tenure tasks,office tasks as well as
of work related learning. continuous assessments on
clients at the sober living space
(rehab)
• The student plays the role of a
social worker at the
organization's facility
(rehabilitation)that focus on
behavioral improvement, social
development and the emphasis
is on self-esteem, self-respect
and self-improvement . The
bulk of its work is
psychologically led in meeting
the targets set by the
organization that is facilitating
the recovery process of alcohol,
drug and substance users, and
mental health issues included.
The student conducted ongoing
assessments of client's physical,
psychological and social status
as well as critically analyzing
environmental risk factors that
may be contributing to
substance use, identification of
immediate relapse triggers as
well implementing prevention
strategies for them to be a
functional member of the
society.The student also
participantly observed clients
progress through being part of
their daily routines and
activities.
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•As a field officer or case
manager, the student was
responsible for reaching out to
clients and conducting home
visits, providing counseling and
collecting data, writing case
reports and following up on
client's progress. The student
was working under the
supervision of the monitoring
and evaluation department and
was given cases to work on
• Advocacy at community
outreach programs all over
Harare, Bindura ,Dema. The
student worked as an
educator ,spreading awareness
and represented the organization
working hand in hand with
different stakeholders including
Population Services,National
Aids Council among others as
well as in different social
institutions such as churches
and schools in fulfilling the
organization's goal to curb drug
and substance abuse as a social
problem among communities
• The student also conducted
screening and assessment
sessions as well as booking for
these sessions through calls with
the implementation of good
communication skills.
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to your field of study
If someone were to ask you how The organization brings
relevant the work you have been doing communities together (social
here is your field of study, what would
you say? What are some of the solidarity ) to co-create relief ,
Sociological concept/theories applicable
to your work? solutions and effect change to
the society (collective
consciousness) in a bid to create
functional members of the
society.
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• Substance abuse can endanger
health, safety, functionality of
societies and social
relationships. When this
happens, it is labeled as a social
problem because it interferes
with the well-being of the
individual and/or societies in
which they live. The field of
study becomes relevant in the
sense that, there's
implementations of different
interventions that can be used to
curb social problems that falls
under drug use.
• The conflict theory highlights
that social problems occurs due
to power differentiation and
class struggles, in response
drugs and substance use is
happening as a response to
inequality especially that which
is perpetuated by the capitalist
system. When individuals are
alienated from employment and
access to education etc they turn
to drugs as an escape from the
frustration(rapid increase of the
use of illicit drugs by youths )
•Symbolic interactionist theory
was more relevant during
replacement in identifying how
individuals end up getting
involved with drugs.
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Interactions with others results
in learned and accepted
behaviour of drug use and
certain lebels that are placed on
drug users can be embraced and
internalized as well as
'pleasurable experiences' that
are placed on drug use.
• The bulk of rehabilitation
work was psychologically
driven and the student used
different psychological theories
during wrl period.
• The student improvised
qualitative research that is
collecting and analyzing non
numerical data to understand the
concept of drug and substance
abuse as well as gathering in-
depth insights about this
scourge through the clients and
referrals' opinions and
experiences. As a case
manager, the student
implemented qualitative
research methods as
observations and recording
environmental triggers heard
and encountered in detailed
field notes.
Interviews also worked as the
most crucial tool in field visits
through one on one
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conversation. The student was
equipped with a guideline of a
set of questionnaires to ask
clients (drug and substance
abuse individuals). This
research tool was utilized by the
student in obtaining meaningful
insights, detailed descriptions of
people's experiences, feelings
and perceptions in relation to
drug and substance use as well
as mental health issues.
More so, the writer
implemented procedures of
ethical behavior in qualitative
research and that intertwined
with one of organizational
principles that is upholding
confidentiality and privacy.
ATTRIBUTE TO BE ASSESSED LECTURERS COMMENTS MARK
Status of Logbook 30
Is the logbook up to date?
Is the general presentation of the
logbook good?
Are the contents of the logbook written
using good language?
Are the tasks, objectives, work /
activities done clearly captured?
Innovation and contribution to 15
Institution
Did the student add value to the • The student compiled field
institution they were working for? visits reports and workshop
What new beneficial contributions or reports as well as doing
imitative did you proffer to the presentations. This highly
institution? contributed a lot to the
Did you make any improvements where
organization since the report
applicable to existing systems in a bid to
enhance operational efficiency at the system is vital as it helps for
institution? reference, conducting ongoing
(creativity/resourcefulness) assessments on clients (a
measurement of progress) as
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well as being utilized by the
psychiatrist and therapists on
the interventions they are
supposed to use on clients
(recovering drug addicts)
• The student suggested
improvements on the
organization's sober living space
(rehab) operational practices by
promoting effective ways of
socialization between clients
(sports and mind games) using
a sociological view of the idea
since each and every social
environment shapes and molds
one's behaviour .
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Work Related Challenges faced by • Conflict and misinterpretations
Student of information at the workplace
Did you encounter any Work Related is inevitable and the student
Learning challenges that might have utilized the hierarchy of the
hampered your ability to perform organization (responsible
during your work related learning authorities ie departmental
period? leader) in addressing
(familiarisation, operational misunderstandings and
challenges etc) following up proper
How did you overcome them? communication channels to
avoid negative effects of
grapevine at the workplace
•Resistance from clients when
conducting home visits. This
resulted from lack of accurate
information about different
aspects and the student took the
chance to clarify to different
individuals on issues to do with
drugs amd mental health as well
as exercising commitment to
work.
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