Degrees: BSocSc in Social Work (UCT); BSocSc (Honours) in Clinical Social Work (UCT); MSocSc in Clinical Social Work (UCT), PhD (UCT
Position Title: Lecturer 
Location: Office 5.11, Leslie Social Sciences Building, Upper Campus
E-mail: fatima.williams@uct.ac.za 
Tel: 021 650 3485 
Consultation Times: By Appointment. E-mail or call to request an appointment. 
Key Roles in the Department: Coordinator of: The Bachelor of Social Work; First and Third year convenor; Course convenor for: SWK1005S Field Practice I; SWK2070F Field Practice II; SWK2075S Field Practice III; SWK3070F Field Practice IV; SWK3075S Field Practice V; SWK4033F Field Practice VI; SWK5053F Psychotherapy and Psychiatric Disorders: SWK 5058S Psychotherapy with Families and Groups

Brief Biography:
As social worker she has worked in the field of mental health and trauma and joined the department as a lecturer in 2009. She coordinated the department’s response to the xenophobic crisis in 2008 and was also part of the mental health team during the Fees Must Fall campaign in 2015 and 2016 which provided psychological support to students. She has a keen interest in Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and has developed the RPL practices in the department. In her capacity as undergraduate convenor, she has also expanded the academic and psychosocial support offered to students. This has required building partnerships with a range of service providers. Dr Williams has also established several partnerships within the university to expand the academic support programme which she initiated.

Research Interest Areas:

• Recognition of Prior Learning
• Contemporary Higher Education
• Mental Health

Teaching Areas:
SWK1006S Basic Professional Interaction

SWK2060F Social Work Assessment

SWK2065S Social Work Intervention

SWK5059F Psychodynamic Theory

SWK5058S Group Psychotherapy

Research of postgraduate students
Dr Williams has supervised both minor and full Masters’ dissertations in a range of topics including oncology, gender-based violence and issues within the higher education sphere.

Recent Publications:
Williams, F. 2006. Perceptions of Clients Counselled at a Trauma Centre in Social Work March 2006 Volume 42 Number 1.

Williams, F. 2008. Reflections of a Trauma Counsellor: Theory Meets Practice in Social Work October Volume 44 Number 4.

Chideya, Y. & Williams, F. 2013 . Adolescent Fathers: Exploring their perceptions of their role as parent in Social Work Vol 49 No 2.

Williams, F. 2023. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Identity Transformation: Experiences of Social Work Graduates in the Western Cape, South Africa. PHD Thesis, University of Cape Town, South Africa.