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Academic Rank
Lecturer and Researcher

Field Education Supervisorand Coordinator specializing in social work and social development. Experienced and worked with various clients at micro, mezzo and macro levels. Well-versed in supervising numerous social and economic problems affecting the community, project design, case management and coordination. As well, work as researcher in various social, economic, and psychological dimensions of the community that threat their wellbeing and for the accumulation of context-based knowledge in social work requiring indigenization of the field.

Experience

2020-Present

Lecturer of Social Work and Social Development- Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar

  • Provides directions and relevant feedbacks for graduate social work students during their field placement.
  • Leads the development of policies and procedures to guide the field education sequence in an educationally sound manner.
  • Organizes seminars that can be meaningful in terms of experience and knowledge sharing.

2000-2019

Lecturer of English Language and Literature- Aksum University, Aksum

  • Teaches English language and literature at high school, college and universities for several years.

  • Designs literature teaching materials including drama, fiction, fundamentals of literature, and introduction to African literature at Aksum University.

    Education

    1.Bachelor of Education Degree in English, Haramaya University, Harar 

  • Cumulative G. P. A: 3.60

  • Courses included: Special Needs Education, Geography of Natural Resources, Cartography and Map Reading, Population and Settlement.   

    2.Master’s Degree in English Literature, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa 

  • Cumulative G. P. A: 3.84

  • Courses included: Research Methods and Modern Narrative Theory.

    3.Master of Science in Social Work (MSW), Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar Cumulative G. P. A: 3.96

  • Course included: Project Development and Evaluation, Field Education, Social Protection and Social Policy, and Counselling Skills and Techniques.

    Certifications

  • Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS): ToT training organized by Bahir Dar University in 2024.
  • Self-Help Plus (SH+): ToTtraining organized by Amhara Public Health Institute in collaboration with WHO and Amhara Regional Health Bureau in 2023.

  • Child Research Techniques organized by Ethiopian Society of Sociologists, Social Workers, and Anthropologists (ESSSWA).

    Skill Highlights

  • Counselor
  • Project designer
  • Advocator 

Case manager 

Department
Social Work