Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences https://news.nwu.ac.za/ en Elizabeth Ivy Smit https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/elizabeth-ivy-smit <span>Elizabeth Ivy Smit</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/32504" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">BELINDA BANTHAM</span></span> <span>Mon, 10/22/2018 - 14:06</span> <div class="field field--name-field-field-of-expertise field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1807" hreflang="en">Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-person-s-title field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field--item">Dr</div> <div class="field field--name-field-name-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Elizabeth Ivy</div> <div class="field field--name-field-job-role field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Deputy School Director: Psycho-Social Health</div> <div class="field field--name-field-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Smit</div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-from field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts from</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2041" hreflang="en">School of Psychosocial Health</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>I studied Social Work at the then Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education for my junior BA (SW) and MA (SW) and later obtained PhD (SW) at the North West University.  I worked for the House of Representatives and later Department of  Health (20yrs) before joining NWU, Mahikeng Campus as a lecturer, now senior lecturer and Social Sciences.  My main focus has always been on the vulnerable like children and the aged. Great focus falls on Family and child issues, the youth and medical issues that impede optimum social functioning of individuals, families and groups in general, as well as supervision of particularly young professionals.  My passion lies in school social work and               wants to have impact on the school system.</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-visit-f field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Visit</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1999" hreflang="en">Health Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-twitter field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://twitter.com/DrElizabethivy">@DrElizabethivy</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-physical-address field--type-text-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Physical Address</div> <div class="field--item"><p>Mahikeng Campus, Base Building, Block C Office no. 57</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-telephone-number field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Telephone Number</div> <div class="field--item">+27 18 389 2459</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cellphone field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Cellphone Number</div> <div class="field--item">27 84 284 8206</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-e-mail-main field--type-email field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">E-mail</div> <div class="field--item">Elizabeth.smit@nwu.ac.za</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/news.nwu.ac.za/files/files/experts/elizabeth-ivy-smith.jpg" width="169" height="300" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-photo-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Dr Elizabeth Ivy Smit</div> Mon, 22 Oct 2018 12:06:24 +0000 BELINDA BANTHAM 24257 at https://news.nwu.ac.za