About

Cornè Badenhorst Els

During my adolescent years I lived in a small town called Vryheid. I then obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work at the University of Potchefstroom. I am officially registered with the South African Council for Social Service Professions. In the last 25 years I have completed numerous courses and workshops and gained extensive knowledge and expertise in a variety of disciplines. I am a published author and the creator of several books. I perform on a regular basis as a motivational speaker with the stage name and author name 'Katrienkie'. You can find links and further information about this in the 'shop' section of this page. I am a creative, passionate person who finds joy in making a difference in other people's lives.

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Experience & Qualifications

I have knowledge and expertise in a variety of disciplines, including:

Casework
Group work
Community work and community development
Play therapy
Counselling
Bereavement therapy and loss management
Trauma debriefing and trauma counselling
Counselling for alcohol and drug misuse
Life skills
Emotional assessment (RP-Model)
Assessment and counselling for sexual abuse
Adventure-based therapy
Behaviour modification therapy
Statutory services
Children's Court Investigations
Concessions
Programme development

I have completed the following additional courses and workshops:

The Traumatized Child (Dr A. Herbst)
Assessment and treatment of sexual abuse in children (RC Carstens & A Fouche)
Assessment and treatment of children with sexual behavior problems (RC Carstens & A Fouche)
RP Model: Clinical Child Assessment (Dr René Potgieter)
The Behaviorally Difficult Child (Dr Elize Groenewaldt)
Adventure Kidz – Adventure-based therapy (Dr Roelf Reynecke)
No Apologies – Life Skills Programme (Focus on the Family)
Career guidance (Dr Eica Hitge)
Helping children cope with divorce (Elmari Botha)
Behavior Intervention Plans (Nomsa Mbuli)
Chemical Dependency (M Van Dyk & S Froneman)
ADD/ADHD
Special Concessions (Dr B Maritz)
Strengths Perspective, a therapeutic approach (UOVS)
Life Guidance Workshop (A Struwig)
The Many Faces of Grief (PsyCaD)
ADHD, Bipolar Mood disorder and ODD in South African Children (Various speakers)
Therapeutic Techniques for Adolescents (Various Speakers)
Concession Training (A Nel)
Visual impairment - a barrier to learning (D Delport)
The Five Love Languages of Children - an application for the classroom (C Baillie)
Bonding and Behavioral Problems
Children-online (sexual education) – Dept of Education
Bullying in Schools (Dept of Education)