Patricia Habasimbi
Lusaka,Lusaka
Summary
To contribute effectively to every organization I join and enhance my career.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language
Work History
Manager Education/Partnerships
Strongminds zambia
05.2019 - Current
- Identifying schools and partners for mental health implementation
- Training volunteers in mental health therapy implementation
- Supporting and supervising mental health coaches
- Ensuring compliance and adherence to mental health therapy treatment
- Attending partner/stakeholders meetings to share learnings and best practices of therapy implementation
Lecturer-Special Education/Guidance & Counselling
Makeni College of Education
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Lecturing in Special Education/Guidance and counseling to Education students
- Preparing and marking Assignments and Examinations for students
- Offering counseling services to students in the College as a Vice Chairperson for the College counseling committee
International Educational Psychologist-Southern African Region
Leonard Cheshire Disability International
04.2012 - 04.2016
- Mapping of children with disabilities in communities surrounding project schools
- Facilitating research to ascertain the needs and priorities of children with disabilities
- Assessing children with disabilities
- Creating appropriate learning plans for children with disabilities
- Assessing children within the community for possible educational placement and enrolment
- Training and capacity building of local education officials and parents on inclusive schooling for children with disabilities
- Establishing linkages with referral institutions for children with disabilities
- Assessing learning outcomes for children with disabilities
- Documenting learning case stories for children with disabilities
- Facilitating training of teachers, pupils and parents on the use of various learning devices for children with disabilities
- Training of teachers in educational assessments for children with disabilities
- Providing lesson plan support to teachers
- Generating teaching resources for teachers for various types of disabilities
Specialist Teacher
Solwezi Basic School
01.2009 - 03.2012
- Teaching Mathematics and English subjects to hearing impaired pupils
- Making lesson plans for hearing impaired pupils
- Assessing hearing impaired pupils
- Providing appropriate educational placement for hearing impaired pupils
- Assessing learning outcomes for hearing impaired pupils
- Making individual educational plans for hearing impaired pupils
Student Teacher
Kabulonga Boys High School
02.2004 - 03.2004
- Teaching Religious Education to grade 10,11 and 12 pupils
- Providing guidance and counseling services to pupils
- Supervising the physically challenged in the boarding section
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Special Education
University Of Zambia
Lusaka01-2004
O Level School Certificate - undefined
David Kaunda Sec.Tech.High School
Lusaka01-1996
Junior Leaving School Certificate - undefined
Kabulonga Girls Sec. School
Lusaka01-1993
Grade Seven Certificate - undefined
Jacaranda Primary School
Lusaka01-1991
Skills
Data collection, Processing, Entry and Analysis
Proposal and Report writing
Ability to work with children with disabilities and the less privileged in society
Possesses wide experience in various educational aspects
MS Word, Excel, Power point, Outlook, Spss and Internet
References
- Chilufya, Chimbala, Head of Programs, chilufya.chimbala@strongminds.org, +260 975299368, Strongminds zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
- Francis, Pelekelo, Head of Department, +260 976012953, 0950608297, Makeni College of Education, Lusaka, Zambia
- S.O.C., Mwaba, Head of Department of Psychology, +260 967168293, University of Zambia, P. O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia
Interests
Writing, reading, traveling and making friends
Certification
Diplomacy and public relations
Timeline
Diplomacy and public relations
01-2026
Manager Education/Partnerships
Strongminds zambia
05.2019 - Current
Lecturer-Special Education/Guidance & Counselling
Makeni College of Education
01.2017 - 01.2019
International Educational Psychologist-Southern African Region
Leonard Cheshire Disability International
04.2012 - 04.2016
Specialist Teacher
Solwezi Basic School
01.2009 - 03.2012
Student Teacher
Kabulonga Boys High School
02.2004 - 03.2004
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Special Education
University Of Zambia
O Level School Certificate - undefined
David Kaunda Sec.Tech.High School
Junior Leaving School Certificate - undefined
Kabulonga Girls Sec. School
Grade Seven Certificate - undefined
Jacaranda Primary School