Degrees: M.Soc.sci Clinical social work (UCT); BSocSc Honours in clinical practice (UCT); PhD in Psychiatry, (UCT) 
Position Title: Lecturer 
Location: Office 5.04 Leslie Social Sciences Building, Upper Campus, UCT 
E-mail: memory.munodawafa@uct.ac.za 
Tel: +27 (0) 638510504 
Consultation Times: By Appointment. E-mail or call to request an appointment. 
Key Roles in the Department: Convenor and lecturer for SWK2001F Introduction to Social Development Lecturer for SWK1006S Basic Professional Interactions Lecturer for SWK2060F Social work assessment, intervention with groups Convenor and Lecturer for SWK4030F Contemporary families in a changing society Lecturer for SWK5060S Psychotherapy with individuals Lecturer for SWK5058S Psychotherapy with Families and groups Supervisor for SWK5011H Masters Internship Postgraduate research supervisor

Brief Biography:
Memory Munodawafa is a Lecturer in the Department of Social Development at the University of Cape Town. She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students on the foundations of social services professionals, working with children, working with couples and working with families. Her research interests include mental health, psycho-oncology, family and couple’s therapy. She completed her PhD dissertation at The University of Cape Town in 2018. Her PhD research topic was “Filling the Gap: Development and qualitative process evaluation of a task sharing psycho-social counselling intervention for perinatal depression in Khayelitsha”.

Research Interest Areas:
Development of psycho-social interventions, student and staff wellness, mental health and exercise, mental health and oncology support in the workplace, trauma debriefing, grief and loss counselling, palliative care, psycho-oncology, couples, and family counselling.

Teaching Areas:
SWK1006S Basic Professional Interactions

SWK2001F Introduction to Social Development

SWK4030F Contemporary families in a changing society

SWK5060S Psychotherapy with individuals

SWK5058S Psychotherapy with Families and groups

SWK5011H Clinical Internship Supervision

 

Recent Publications:
Munodawafa M. Reflections of an oncology social worker: Inspiring hope in the cancer journey. Live for Life 2021. Anne Lake Publication. P3: e15.

Nyatsanza, M., Davies T, Schneider M and Lund C. Filling the treatment gap: developing a task sharing counselling intervention for perinatal depression in Khayelitsha. BMC Psychiatry 2016, 16:164.1-12.

Munodawafa M, Mall S, Lund C, Schneider M. Process evaluations of task sharing interventions for perinatal depression in low and middle income countries (LMIC): a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Mar 23;18(1):205.

Munodawafa, M; Lund, C and Schneider, M. A process evaluation exploring the lay counsellor experience of delivering a task shared psycho-social intervention for perinatal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa. BMC psychiatry 2017, 17(1):236.

Conference/Congress/Seminar Presentations:

International:

2022 – ICON presentation on breaking bad news

2021 – BIGOSA presentation on Advance care planning in patients with metastatic breast cancer

2019 – SACO presentation and panel discussion on home nursing of patients

2017 – ICON presentation on psycho-social support to elderly patients

2015 - Presentation on AFFIRM-SA preliminary research at the 5th Annual Malawi Mental Health Research and Practice Development Conference

2015 – Presentation at Centre for Public Mental Health Seminar

2014 – Presentation at Department of Psychiatry research day