EDUCATION & RESEARCH

Nevania Naidoo

Nevania Naidoo’s long-standing career in health and wellbeing was launched on the success of an exceptional academic background. Often an holistic approach is the most effective when it comes to the EWP industry and so obtaining not only a BA in Psychology, but also a Masters Degree in Social Sciences (EAP specialisation), as well as a certificate in HIV/AIDS Care and Counselling and Advanced Human Resource Management have helped Nevania gain a rich understanding of the wellness field from a multidisciplinary angle. Despite her high-ranking managerial role, Nevania is still registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Registered Counsellor.
For the past 20 years Nevania has been involved in the wellness field. It all started at the charitable grass roots where she provided trauma counselling to prisoners, parents, teachers and students while facilitating life-skills and HIV/AIDS courses and workshops in the Johannesburg area. She then moved on to leaving her mark at various EWP providers both in an internal and external capacity. Her experience in the Employee Wellness field spans 20 years and numerous public and private organisations. Currently based at Strategic Wellness Solutions as the Director and Independent Wellness Specialist, Nevania still enjoys engaging with various clients in understanding how to best support the wellness journeys. This means that Nevania must stay at the forefront of the EAP and Wellness Industry and must remain focused on research and educational possibilities in the field. She is also interested in pursuing her PhD which will entail even further research into the SA market.

Her broad range of exposure allowed Nevania the opportunity to foster a unique understanding of South Africa’s different populations and what their specific wellness needs are. The exposure to multiple health and wellness models has also helped her understand the various ways that the needs of client organisations can be met. It also means that she is constantly pursuing the latest trends and information in the industry so that she is able to guide and support her clients in the best possible way.

Currently based at Workforce Healthcare as the Director of Employee Wellness, Nevania still enjoys engaging with various clients in understanding how to best support the wellness journeys of their clients. This broad range of exposure allowed Nevania the opportunity to foster a unique understanding of South Africa’s different populations and what their specific wellness needs are. The exposure to multiple health and wellness models has also helped her understand the various ways that the needs of client organisations can be met.

“I have a true passion for wellness,” explains Nevania, “and I truly feel that by supporting organisations that support their employees, we are ultimately assisting and improving their productivity, performance and bottom line.” This passion for health and wellness drives Nevania to look for new and innovative ways to help clients help their employees, a journey of both productivity and profitability.

Portfolio Responsibilities:

  • Explore research potential amongst members
  • Identity potential research topics in the field
  • Promote a culture of research amongst EAPA-SA Board members and members.
  • Identify and network with potential researchers in the field in order to enhance research in the EAP field; promote publications on subject matters
  • Create opportunities for the promotion of education and training in the fields of EAP and wellness
  • Network with editors of appropriate journals, both nationally and internationally
  • Identify publishing opportunities
  • Marketing on website publications; and network with tertiary institutions to encourage researchers to actively get involved in Publications

Portfolio Goal: 

  • Ensure organisational sustainability by ensuring that EAPA-SA is strategically positioned through the EAP for Africa project
  • Ensure documentation and publishing of the historical development of EAPs and EAPA-SA.
  • Develop effective stakeholder management processes statutory bodies across the EAP/ Wellness field
  • Revive links with Academic Institutions to ensure synergy in the EAP/ Wellness field

Contact Details:

Phone: 073 42 30196

Email: education@eapasa.co.za