Working with youth and their folks from institutional settings like adolescent homes and prison have shown me numerous important examples that I desire to impart to other professionals today. International Federation of Social Workers defines social work as a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and [...]
Dear Friends, 17.5 years at REACH Community Services Society! Finally, I've decided to pull the trigger and make a transition! Starting from 15th Jan 2022, I will be starting on my new adventures for this year! As I look back at all these years, I can only say that it's [...]
Supervision for practitioners who work directly with clients is definitely something that can be done more. In my years of supervising staff and interns, I have had the privilege of listening to the challenges and struggles of these practitioners. So here are some of my inputs for the many practitioners [...]
Today is World Mental Health Day. And we all know that mental health is never easy to talk about. So today, I'm proud to give a shout out to one of my associates Blythe Chong who is doing great stuff in this space through her social enterprise Our Journey. At [...]
This post is a description of my miracle picture of a community that I would like to live and grow old in. Feel free to chip in in any way possible to make it a reality! I've spent more than two decades (including those years of volunteering) working with young [...]
Just sharing a reflection that I had regarding how we work with teenagers and especially the angsty ones! Ever so often, I've heard how parents complain about how helpless they feel about the teenager that they have at home. No matter what they try, nothing seems to work and things [...]
This post goes out to those many parents and families or perhaps even young people who are struggling during these pandemic times. While Singapore is being seen and positioned as the top of many things today, what the world may not see and appreciate is the state of our young [...]
Hi Friends! Decided to do a continuation to my previous post because I realized that what I shared didn't really bring out the personal side of my story of what made me embark on this journey! So here goes! As everyone knows, the early part of 2020, that was when [...]
Hi everyone! This will be my first post here on the subject of trading and investing. I know that this is something that you may not be able to draw the link and connection between what I do and this subject. But do bear with me and I will help [...]
Sharing some of my thoughts and reflections from my preparations for my Harvard leadership course through this case study. You can check out the video of Kaboom here. My mission at REACH Youth Service is simple and clear, "To build a society that believes in the goodness and strength [...]
