Cross Sector Training Courses

Cross Sector Courses offered by SSI

These courses provide a deeper understanding about each sub-sector, their unique social needs and help learners to critically discern and analyse their own assumptions.

Cross Sector courses also cover a range of skills such as counselling, motivational interviewing and behaviour therapy which social service professionals can apply while working with different client groups such as children, youth, adults and seniors.

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• Understanding Singapore's Social Compact and Social Policies

• Using Sector Evaluation Framework (SEF) in Articulating Programme Outcomes

• Implement a Social Service Programme
  Register by 5 December 2024

• Identify Learning Needs for Personal and Professional Development
  Register by 30 December 2024

• Counselling Skills and Practice: Intermediate
  Register by 31 December 2024

• Applying Self-Care Techniques for Social Service Professionals
  Register by 6 January 2025

• Solution Focused Brief Therapy: Intermediate
  Register by 23 January 2025

• Develop an Individualised Care Plan
  Register by 3 February 2025

• Financial Planning for Low Income Clients
  Register by 4 February 2025

• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Introduction
  Register by 6 February 2025

• Understanding and Supporting People in Journey of Loss and Grief
  Register by 27 January 2025

• Counselling Skills and Practice: Introduction - TGS-2020500644
  Register by 28 February 2025

Other Featured Short Courses in Befriending, Case Management, Counselling and more

• Boleh Saya Anda? May I Help You? - Conversational Malay for Social Service Practitioners

• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Introduction
  The course provides foundational skills in counselling and therapy. It exposes learners to ethical considerations and self-care practices needed in the counselling profession.

• Counselling Skills and Practice: Introduction - TGS-2020500644
  The course provides foundational skills in counselling and therapy. It exposes learners to ethical considerations and self-care practices needed in the counselling profession.

• Engage Stakeholders Effectively

• Fundamentals in Developing Community Work Programme (NSFWCF Foundational) - TGS-2020501539

• Motivational Interviewing: An Introduction for Social Service Practitioners - TGS-2020500646
  The course equips learners with the skills to engage and facilitate intrinsic motivation in their clients, in order to change behaviour and progress towards an improved well-being.

• Understanding the Social Service Sector
  The course provides an appreciation and understanding of Singapore's social needs, key stakeholders in the sector and social service initiatives and schemes. It is an e-Learning course that provides an overview of the development of Singapore’s social services over the years and introduces the principles behind its provision. It covers six areas of social service provision which include trends and challenges in the future.

• Case Management in Practice: Introduction - TGS-2020500648
  The course provides participants with a broad understanding of the fundamentals of how case management serves as a means for achieving client wellness and autonomy through advocacy, dialogue, identification of service resources and direction.

Cross Sector Certificate/ Diploma/ Degree Programmes

• Advanced Certificate in Social Service

• Certificate in Para-Counselling - TGS-2022013234

• Higher Diploma in Social Service (HDSS)

• Professional Certificate in Casework

  • Module 1: Engagement and Assessment - TGS-2020501407

  • Module 2: Planning and Intervention - TGS-2020501408

  • Module 3: Case Review and Evaluation - TGS-2020501409

• Professional Certificate in Group Work

  • Module 1: Group Work Assessment and Planning - TGS-2020503304

  • Module 2: Group Work Intervention - TGS-2020503305

View the full list of Cross Sector courses offered by SSI.

Featured Adult Educators under Cross Sector Training Courses

Ms Alice Lee-Tok
Alice is the author of a parenting book titled ‘Building Bridges with your Teenagers’ and has more than 15 years of experience as a Family Education consultant and training specialist where she specialises in children and families. She is also a family counsellor, family life resource speaker and a certified behaviour analyst. Alice has conducted numerous interactive talks/workshops/trainings/supervisions for various client groups in different social service settings across Thailand, Malaysia and China. She has an Advanced Diploma in Early Childhood Studies, Bachelor of Arts in Children & Family Education from the Edith Cowan University (ECU) and Masters in Counselling with the University of South Australia (UniSA).

Mr Edwin Sam
Edwin holds a Master in Public Administration from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He has an Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) and is also a certified administrator of both the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and DISC. Edwin has experience with working with the government and civil society in close to ten Asia-Pacific countries in the areas of consulting, training, capacity building and volunteer management. He was the executive director of a regional NGO and has designed and managed training programmes in the healthcare and education sectors in South Asia, namely India and Sri Lanka.

Dr Joel Yang
Joel is a clinical psychologist by training and a full member of the Singapore Psychological Society (SPS) as well as a chartered psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS). Since 2006, he has worked in general and psychiatric hospitals, as well as in community mental health settings in Australia with various institutions under Queensland Health and in Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in Singapore. Formerly head of the counselling programme at Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) University, he currently holds an appointment with Yale-NUS College, and maintains an independent private practice, Mind What Matters. He works from a Cognitive-Behavioural and Solution-Focused approach, incorporating mindfulness, motivational interviewing and positive psychology in his therapeutic approaches.

Dr Roland Yeow
Roland is the executive director of Boys’ Town and has been a corporate trainer since 2001. He has published several research papers on organisational learning and development needs and developed several successful programmes in leadership and team-building. Among his many accolades are several new initiatives in outreach, research and therapy services. He is an appointed member of the New Media Taskforce by the National Youth Committee on Youth Guidance and Rehabilitation (NYGR). Roland has an ACTA, Master’s in Engineering Management, Bachelor’s of Engineering Management and a Ph.D. (Management). He has also obtained certifications in non-profit management and executive leadership training in managing non-profit agencies.

Ms Tan Yeh Min
Yeh Min holds a Bachelor in Social Sciences (Social Work Honours) from NUS. She has an Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) and a WSQ Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education (DACE). She was the winner of the TSAO Ng Yu Shun Award for Excellence in Ageing Study in 2004 and brings with her diverse experience from providing direct services to the seniors, service development of eldercare programmes as well as training and development in courses relevant to the eldercare sector. She is a registered social worker under the Social Work Accreditation and Advisory Board (SWAAB).

Dr Terence Yow
Terence is the divisional director of AMKFSC Community Services Ltd. (AMKFSC) and has more than 20 years of experience as a social worker supporting individuals and families in both the
healthcare and social service setting. He obtained his master’s and doctorate in Social Work from NUS and has also completed an advanced training in Family Therapy at the University of Calgary (UCalgary) in Canada. Terence has been lecturing in the Social Work undergraduate and post-graduate programmes at NUS and SUSS since 2008. He is an approved clinical supervisor with the University of Michigan, NUS, SUSS, Curtin and Swinburne University. His work had been published in professional journals and academic textbooks and he has presented in several local and international conferences.

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