Social workWhat type of job are you looking for? Social work or working with children with disabilities, training as a resource person in the field of social work What nationality are you? Sri Lankan What languages do you speak (and at what level)? Sinhala and English ( read/write ) What country or area are you looking to work in and why? Within Sri Lanka or in India. What countries have you worked in? Only in Sri Lanka What countries do you have a visa to work in? I have no visa to work in other countries What field do you currently work in? Social Work What fields have you worked in before? Social work, counselling, training and rehabilitation of abuse victims, working with children with disabilities, Prevention education on abuse and child labour What qualifications do you hold? I am a training teacher in Health, Diploma in Counselling, Diploma in Early Childhood development, Diploma in Psychology, Training of Trainers, Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why? It should be a mixture of Both. You have to learn theories and then put them in to practice. That means that subject knowledge and skills are very important. Describe the benefits of working with others You can contribute with your knowledge as well as learn from others, and working as a team will achieve many objectives that you are working towards. Workinmg as a team helps prevent waste and uplication. Describe the benefits of working alone You can work as you please with no obstacles and. You are your own master. What was your worst working experience? Working with prisoners as they had no opportunity to make decisions. and no freedom of expression. What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career? Importance of working to time and working as a team. What unique skills do you have? Presentation skills, developing training modules, organising and conducting training. organising vocational training programmes. What would you consider as your 'dream job'? Working on a rehabilitation programme for victims of abuse. What are the most interesting aspects of your field? helping in the rehabilitation of victims What are the least interesting aspects of your field? Working alone Please replace this with a question of your own Will it be possible to work in a team. How can potential employers contact you? Ms. Patrica Perera, 3/1, Llewi Kumari Mawatha, Uyana, Moratuwa, SRi Lanka. Tel 0094 775 215 699 email womensco_sl@yahoo.com | 
