Educational Qualifications

1999 - 2005
Ph.D. in Family Studies, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

1996 - 1997
MSc in Family Therapy, King's College London, University of London, United Kingdom

1993 - 1994
Postgraduate Diploma in Family Therapy, Counselling and Care Centre, Singapore, and Institute of Family Therapy, United Kingdom

1987 - 1991
B.A. (Hons), National University of Singapore, Singapore

Academic and Professional Experience

2025 - Present
Professor, S R Nathan School of Human Development, Singapore

2021 - 2024
Associate Professor, S R Nathan School of Human Development, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2012 - 2021
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2008 - 2012
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2006 - 2008
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore

2005 - 2006
Visiting Fellow, Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore

2002 - 2005
Lecturer, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong

1998 - 1999
Training Manager, National Council of Social Service

1997 - 1998
Senior Family Therapist/Clinical Director, Care Corner Mandarin Counselling Centre

1995 - 1996
Executive Director, Care Corner Mandarin Counselling Centre

1994 - 1996
National Director, Care Corner Singapore

1994
Executive Director, Care Corner Family Service Centre (Toa Payoh)

1993 - 1994
Counsellor, Care Corner Mandarin Counselling Centre

1991 - 1993
Social Worker, Care Corner Family Service Centre (Toa Payoh)

Selected Publications

Journals (2025 and 2026 only):

Sim, T., & Lee, W. Y. (2026). The dialog of two on the dance of three: Interparental conflicts and children psychopathology in Chinese families. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 52(2), e70124. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.70124

Sim, T. (2026). An integrative review on the reintegration challenges for family members of formerly incarcerated individuals. Journal of Family Studies, 32(3), 359–376. https://doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2025.2526472

Keswick, M., Sim, T., Suarez, L., Echeverri, D., Mather, T. A., & Pyle, D. M. (2025). From storytelling to resilience: A transdisciplinary approach to empowering children in disaster risk reduction. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 131, Article 105881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105881

Cui, K., Sim, T., McBeath, B., & Huang, C. X. (2025). Introducing ‘society work’: The professionalization and localization of Chinese social work in a new era. International Social Work, 68(5), 944–949. https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251331758

Guo, C., & Sim, T. (2025). Walsh family resilience questionnaire short version (WFRQ-9): Development and initial validation for disaster scenarios. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 19, e39. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2024.348

Edited Books and Book Chapters (2025 and 2026 only):

Cui, K., Sim, T., & Lombard, A. (2026). Disaster response and recovery. In Elgar encyclopedia of social work (pp. 66–68). Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 9781035310227.

Cui, K., Sim, T., & Dominelli, L. (2026). Disaster risk reduction and social work. In Elgar encyclopedia of social work (pp. 30–32). Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 9781035310227.

Sim, T. (Ed.). (2026). COPE children’s disaster risk reduction book series: Lightning. ISBN 9789888658121

Cui, K., & Sim, T. (2025). Disaster social work theory, practice and case studies [In Chinese]. Sichuan University Press.

Cui, K., & Sim, T. (2025). Social work roles in disaster response and recovery in the context of Mainland China. In C. Adamson, M. Alston, B. Bennett, J. Boddy, H. Boetto, L. Harms, & R. Tudor (Eds.), Routledge international handbook of social work and disaster practice. Routledge.

Sim, T. (Ed.). (2025). COPE children’s disaster risk reduction book series: Climate change. ISBN 9789888658084.

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