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MindScienceWorx is die praktyk van Dr Dirkie de Villiers. Ons spesialiseer in Sielkundige dienste, N

PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES
MindScience Worx offer the following services from our practice in Springs and Brakpan:

INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
Individual psychotherapy aims to address the main psychological concerns of clients as they experience them in day-to-day living. These concerns may be experienced at a personal or interpersonal level. Focus areas include:
Exploring a client’s past experience and developing an understanding of how that impacts their present state of mind. (Past Psychology)
Discovering the potential inherent in the client to address the current issues at hand. (Present Psychology)
To apply the clients inherent potential to successfully overcome difficulties and direct their lives in a meaningful way. (Future Psychology)
Developing meaningful interpersonal relationships

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY/TEEN THERAPY
Adolescent psychology or teen therapy aims to help a teenager understand their experiences as they move through adolescence. Once they have developed a better understanding of what they are experiencing they can develop effective ways of coping with these experiences. The challenge is to develop a sense of identity and focus in life amidst the chaos often experienced during adolescence. Therapy includes:
Addiction
Adoption
Anxiety/panic
Art Therapy
Behaviour disorders

Bereavement and death
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Crisis Management
Depression
Divorce
Eating disorders
Emotional difficulties
Encouragement Therapy
Energy Psychology
Ericksonian Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Hypnotherapy
Learning difficulties
Life Skills Training
Metaphor therapy
Multiple Family Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Neurodevelopmental delays
Nondirective Psychoanalysis
Occupation/Career
Parental guidance
Play Therapy
Problem Solving Group Therapy
Psychotherapy
Sandplay Therapy
Self esteem
Self mutilation
Solution Focused Therapy
Social skills
Stress Management
Study Methods
Trauma Therapy
Verbal Behaviour Therapy

ASSESSMENTS
Psychoeducational assessments
The 4 following categories are focused on in a Psychoeducational Assessment:
o Emotional functioning

• This is done using a range of projective techniques
• A child’s feelings about himself
• How a child feels in relation to his family
• A child’s emotional experience of school
• How the child feels in his relationships with his friends
• How all the above influence the child’s functioning both emotionally and cognitively.

• Cognitive functioning

• Cognitive assessment can be used as a measure of intellectual
functioning, incorporating both verbal and performance tests
• This will give an indication of a child’s academic strengths and weaknesses
• Recommendations can be made based on the results of the
assessment. These will be given to both the teachers (if the parents give permission) and the
parents so that collaborative efforts can be made to meet the
child’s specific needs. o Neurodevelopmental functioning
• Neurodevelopment refers to the hierarchical, qualitative changes in ability from the moment of conception until maturity.
• Understanding learning and behavioural problems is helped by
an understanding of these hierarchical changes and the functioning of sensory-motor systems.
• A child’s learning and behaviour may be affected when
natural development stages are “missed.”
• If one of the sensory-motor systems is not functioning optimally,
it will place more strain on the other systems.
• This can sometimes be the basis for learning difficulties, attention problems and behavioural problems.
• Recommendations will focus on simple activities that parents
can incorporate into their daily lives to bridge the
child’s neurodevelopmental gaps.

• Educational functioning

• This gives an indication of how a child is functioning with school based tasks, like mathematics, reading, writing and spelling
• This can help identify areas of weakness and how remedial techniques can be used to improve the child’s performance at school
• This can help identify any learning disorders like dyslexia, disorders of written expression etc.
• Suggestions will be made to both the parents and the teachers (if the parents agree) so that the child’s needs can be met at home and in the school environment. School readiness assessment

• These assessments can be administered to Grade R’s who need an indication of their readiness for Grade 1.
• This assessment will use similar approaches than the explanation given above but using tests that are standardised for younger children. Career Guidance and Subject Choice Assessment
• This takes into consideration the individual’s interests, abilities
and aptitude.
• Suggestions will be made based on the combination of the
above mentioned. IEB and GDE Concession/Accommodation Assessments
Concessions and accommodations are applied for an can result in the learner receiving extra time, scribes, readers etc. FEEDBACK AND PARENTAL SUPPORT
Arranged with parents monthly or more frequently if needed.

10/09/2020

Be kind!

You! Only you have all the power. Power to bring a smile to someone's face and a tear to someone's eye. This ***dePreventionDay take a pledge to reac...

10/09/2020

Make today better!

800,000 people die by su***de each year. That’s one person every 40 seconds. For each death, there are an additional 25 attempts. In honor of World Su***de P...

10/09/2020

16/06/2020

Goeiemiddag.
Ek hoop julle almal is snoesig warm vandag.
Deel gerus hierdie met jong kinders wat eersdaags terug skool toe gaan💗

Hierdie video is gemaak vir ouers of onderwysers om kinders te verduidelik watter veranderinge hulle mag verwag by die skool. Daar is ook ekstra hulpmiddels ...

16/06/2020

Good morning. I hope you are all keeping warm today!
Please share with all the young children going back to school soon💗

With this video we want to try and explain to learners about the changes they might see at school. It will be useful for parents, teachers and tutors to guid...

03/06/2020

Van my na jou.

🤷‍♀️ So your kids survived on snacks yesterday
They are still safe. They are still loved

🤷‍♀️ So your kids had too much tablet time
They are still safe. They are still loved

🤷‍♀️ So your kids have had more inset days, than homeschool days
They are still safe. They are still loved

🤷‍♀️ So your kids have no routine at the minute & are sleeping in or staying up late
They are still safe. They are still loved

🤷‍♀️ So your house is a muddle. You are tired. You are snappy. You are overwhelmed.

YOU are still safe. YOU are still LOVED 💜

You aren't failing at anything - You are surviving everything 😘

From: Psychology today. Han Watkins.

27/05/2020

Goeiemore.
Ek hoop julle almal is veilig en warm op hierdie yskoue oggend.
Enjoy a wonderful day full of hope, love and blessings!

09/04/2020

Goeiemiddag.
Iets om oor te d**k ...
(Skrywer onbekend).

28/03/2020

26/03/2020

Vanaand om 12:00 is ons amptelik in 'n afskeidingsperiode om elke Suid-Afrikaner te beskerm teen 'n virus waarvoor daar nog nie mediese antwoorde is nie.

Ons almal gaan iets van onsself en die mense die naaste aan ons, leer.

Miskien gaan ons leer om:
- geduldig te wees;
- verdraagsaam te wees;
- 'n nuwe stokperdjie te begin;
- tyd te kry vir 'n ou vergete stokperdjie;
- tyd te kry vir lang gesprekke met jou geliefdes;
- mekaar weer te leer ken sonder haas;
- te sien die juffrou was toe al die tyd reg 😊.

Weet dat jy nie alleen is nie. Weet dat ek vir jou bid. Dat ek vir ons regeerders bid, dat ek vir 'n wonderwerk bid!

Steek 'n hand uit na jou medemens, na die wat nie na hulself kan kyk nie.

Ek hoop dat ons na 21 dae sal kan terugkyk met die warm wete dat ons beter mense is, dat ons gegroei en geleer het.

Miskien gaan jy hartseer beleef in hierdie tyd. As jy my nodig het, stuur 'n boodskap!

Wees veilig, wees sterk, hou moed!

⚘Dirkie

24/03/2020

Good afternoon

In light of the lock down that will be implemented from midnight Thursday, I will do online intake interviews, therapy and feedback sessions until further notice.
Let us all work together towards a united goal: the safety of our nation.

Be safe, be strong, be courageous!

Dr Dirkie de Villiers

09/01/2020

Indien jy die jaar moedeloos ingaan, kyk gerus hierna!

To get closer to the person we can become, we don't need to add more things — we need to give up on some of them.

06/01/2020

May you be blessed this year!
Ek wens elkeen 'n geseënde 2020 toe!

Throughout history, when times are challenging, the world goes looking for heroes. And this year, searches for heroes — both superheroes and everyday heroes ...

12/12/2019

Keuses is baie belangrik. Leer jou kindjie van kleins af hoe om die regte keuse te maak.

04/12/2019

Ons lewe in 'n deurmekaar en gevaarlike wêreld waar ons ons kinders moet beskerm!

Pushing the boundaries, emotionally and physically.

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11 Vaal Drive, Petersfield Ext
Springs
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Opening Hours

Monday	08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 17:00
Thursday	08:00 - 17:00
Friday	08:00 - 17:00

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+27832329595

Website

http://www.mindscienceworx.co.za/

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