8.15 am Registration
9:00 am Opening by Emcee, Mr Joel Chua
9.05 am Welcome Address by Mr Sam Kuna, President, Singapore Association for Counselling
9.15 am Opening Address by GOH, Ms Denise Phua, President, Autism Resource Centre (S) and Mayor, Central Singapore District
9.30 am Launch of the rebranded SAC website and membership portal
9.40 am Presentation of token to GOH by Mr Sam Kuna, President of SAC
9.45 am Keynote Speaker:
Dr Mathew Mathews, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies
“The State of Counselling in Singapore: Evolving to meet new challenges and opportunities”
10.10 am Keynote Panel: “The State of Counselling in Singapore”
Moderator: Dr Jessica Leong, Clinical Director, Executive Counselling Training Academy
1. Ms Malar Palaiyan, Senior Specialist, Guidance, Ministry of Education
2. Mr Sean Ng, Lead School Counsellor, Guidance Branch, Ministry of Education
3. Mr Troy Thevathasan, Senior Correctional Rehabilitation Specialist, Singapore Prison Service
4. Associate Prof Munidasa Winslow, Associate Professor, Executive Director, Promises Healthcare Pte Ltd
10.35 am Morning Coffee Break
11.00 am Forum Discussion 1: The Future of Counsellor Training and Research
Moderator: Mr Frederick Low, Vice President, Singapore Association for Counselling
1. Mr Benny Bong, Director and Principal Consultant, The Family Therapist
2. Dr Lee Boon Ooi, Senior Lecturer, Psychological Studies, National Institute of Education
3. Dr Cecilia Soong, Head, Counselling Program, Singapore University of Social Sciences
4. Mrs Juliana Toh, Clinical Director, Counselling and Care Centre
11.45 am Forum Discussion 2: The Inclusive Approach towards Multidisciplinary Teams
Moderator: Mr Sam Kuna, President, Singapore Association for Counselling
1. Ms Agnes Chia, Vice President & Ex-Officio Member, Singapore Association of Social Workers
2. Ms Maimunah Mosli, President, Association for Marital and Family Therapy Singapore
3. Ms Vivienne Ng, Chief Psychologist, Ministry of Social and Family Development
12.30 pm End of Panel Discussions
12.35 pm Lunch
1:30 pm End of programme