Honorary Professor
Educational Qualifications
1988
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota
1980
Master of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania
1978
Bachelor of Arts, University of Singapore
Academic and Professional Experience
2006 - 2009
Professor of Social Work, Augsburg College, MN, USA
1998 - 2006
National University of Singapore
Associate Professor, 1998-2006, Senior Lecturer, 1994-1998, Lecturer, 1989-1993, National University of Singapore. (Vice Dean, 1999-2000, Sub-Dean, 1992-1994, 1997, Director, Centre for Informational Technology, 1999-2000, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS. Coordinator, 1997-1999, Talent Development Program, and Teaching and Learning Resource Unit and Foundation Course Unit, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, NUS)
1987 - 1989
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Colleges of St. Thomas, Minnesota, USA
1985 - 1987
Teaching Assistant, Instructor, Counselor-Advocate, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
1980 - 1984
Therapist and Coordinator of Training, Counselling and Care Center, Singapore.
2004 - Present
Co-chair, Commonwealth Organization for Social Work
2009
Advisory Committee, Minnesota Board of Social Work, Executive Committee, Minnesota Council for Social Work Education
2000 - 2002
Regional President Asia and Pacific, International Federation of Social Workers
1997 - 1999
Executive Board Member, International Federation of Social Workers
2003 - 2005
President, Singapore Association of Social Workers
2004 - 2005
Chairman, Advisory Panel on Registration of Social Workers
2005 - 2006
Chair, FAST (Family And Survivors of Tsunami) Project, International Federation of Social Workers and Commonwealth Organization for Social Work
2003 - 2005
Chairman, Family Resource Training Center, Singapore
1991 - 1993
Treasurer & Board Member, Asia Pacific Association for Social Work Education
1990 - 1992
President, Singapore Association of Social Workers
1987 - 1989
National Association of Social Workers, USA, 1979-1980; Board member NASW-MN Chapter
1987
Academy of Certified Social Workers, (ACSW), USA
1987
Clinical Member, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, USA
1995 - 1997
Founding Member, Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Singapore
1986 - 1989
Inter-University Consortium for International Social Development
1986 - 1988
Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, USA
Research Interests
- Community Response to Disaster and Crisis Management
- Social Change and Social Entrepreneurship
- Community Development and Social Support Networks
- Conflict Management and Mediation
Selected Publications
Books:
- Asian Tsunami and Social Work Practice: Recovery and Rebuilding. (co-edited with A. Rowlands). Haworth Press, 2007
- Social Care in Asia (Co-edited with S. Vasoo) Marshall Cavendish International Press, Singapore, 2006
- People Effectiveness: Maximizing Human Resource Potential in Times of Change. SIM Research Series Singapore, 2005
- Social Work Around the World III. (Co-edited with Rowlands, A.) Berne: IFSW Press, 2004. Page 3 of 6
- Getting Ahead in Uncertain Times: Dynamics of Change and Adaptability of Singapore Businesses. (with Tan, V.) SIM Research Series. Singapore: Singapore Institute of Management, 2004
- Extending Frontiers: Social Issues and Social Work in Singapore. (Co-edited with Mehta, KK) Singapore: Eastern Universities Press, September 2002
- Social Work Around the World II (Co-edited with Dodds, I) Berne, Switzerland: IFSW Press, 2002
- Personality and Effective Management: MBTI Profiles of Singapore Managers (with Tan, V.), Singapore: Singapore Institute of Management, February 2000
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, (Co-edited with Lee-Patridge, J.E). Centre for Advanced Studies, NUS, 2000
- Social Work Around the World. (Co-edited with Envall, E.) Berne, Switzerland: IFSW Press, 2000
- Human Rights Perspective, (Co-edited with Sridharan, K.), United Nations Association of Singapore, 1999
- Parenting Today. (with Vicky Tan and Anthony Yeo), Singapore: Shing Lee Press, 1992-2005. (Chinese Edition published by Armour Press, 1994)
- Preparing for Marriage. (with Vicky Tan and Ngiam Tee Liang), Singapore: Federal Publications, 1992-2005. (Chinese Edition published in 1993)
Book Chapters:
- “Global Threats – the Case of SARS” (chapter 37) in: L.M. Healy & R.J. Link Handbook of International Social Work: Human Rights, Development and the Global Profession. New York: Oxford University Press. 2012
- “Social Work and Social Development in Asia,” (chapter 60) in: L.M. Healy & R.J. Link Handbook of International Social Work: Human Rights, Development and the Global Profession. New York: Oxford University Press. 2012
- “Cultural Conflict and Conflict Resolution,” (Chapter 18) in: L.M. Healy & R.J. Link Handbook of International Social Work: Human Rights, Development and the Global Profession. New York: Oxford University Press. 2012
- “Youth Empowerment in Singapore: Theory, Experience and Practice”, Youth Empowerment and Volunteerism: Principles, Policies and Practices, Elaine Liu, Michael J. Holosko & T. Wing Lo (eds). Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press, 2009
- “International Social Work and Social Welfare Asia”, Encyclopedia of Social Work, NASW Press & Oxford Press, 2008
- “The Expanding Concept of Social Care.” In Tan, N. T. & S. Vasoo (eds). The Challenge of Social Care in Asia, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish International Press, 2006, 1-18
- “Evaluating Social Care”. In Tan, N. T. & S. Vasoo (eds). The Challenge of Social Care in Asia. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish International Press, 2006, 242-254. Page 4 of 6
- “The Development of Social Welfare and Social Work in Singapore: Trends and Potentials”. In: Present and Future of Social Work in Asia Pacific Countries. Korean Association of Social Workers, Korea, 2005, 183-196
- “New Frontiers of Social Work in Singapore”. (with Ang, B.L.) In Tan, N.T. & Mehta, KK. Extending Frontiers: Social Issues and Social Work in Singapore. Singapore: Eastern Universities Press, September 2002, 214-229
- “Conflict Theory and Forms of Dispute Resolution. In Tan, N.T. & Lee-Patridge, J.E. (Eds.). Alternative Dispute Resolution in Business, Family and Community: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Singapore: Center for Advanced Studies, National University of Singapore, 2000, 9-16
- “Community Services in Singapore.” In Magnus, R., et al (Eds.) Families in Conflict, Singapore: Butterworths, 2000, 201-224
- “Social Work: The Challenges in the New Millennium”. In Tan, N. T. & Envall, E. (Eds). Social Work Around the World, Berne: IFSW, 2000, 4-10
- “Behaviour Therapy in Singapore”, In Oei,T P S (Ed.), Behaviour Therapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in Asia. Glebe: Edumedia, 1998. 131-140
- “Social Work: The Challenge of the Heart and Head,” in: Yeo, B. & Chua, B.H. (Eds.) World of Humanities. Ministry of Education & NUS, Singapore, 1994, 25-29
- “Conflict and Family Violence“ (with Edleson, J.E.), in: Boss, P., Doherty, W.J., LaRossa, R. Schumm, W.R. and Steinmetz, S.K. (Eds). (1993). Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methodology: A Contextual Approach. New York: Plenum, 382-384
Published Articles: (*refereed):
- * “Disaster Management in China and Taiwan: Models, Policies, and Programs for Social Recovery”. (with Huang, Y.N. & Wang, L.R.). Journal of Global Social Work Practice. May/June Issue, 2011
- * ”Disaster Management and Social Recovery: Strengths’ & Community Perspective”, Journal of Global Social Work Practice. (Lead article) Vol 2(1), June, 2009
- * ”Social Re-development following the Indian Ocean Tsunami - An international Social Work response through the FAST Project,” Social Development Issues. Fall 2007
- “Work Attitude and Loyalty”. (with Vicky Tan) Today’s Manager. Feb 2007
- * “Contribution of Social Work to Recovery and Rehabilitation After the Asian Tsunami Disaster” (with A. Rowlands & Francis Yuen). Disability and Social Work Education: Practice and Policy Issues. (2006) xxv- xxxi
- * “Impact of the Indian Ocean Tsunami on the Well-Being of Children.” Disability and Social Work Education: Practice and Policy Issues. 5(3,4) (2006) 43-56
- * “Legislating Parent Support in Singapore”. Journal of Societal and Social Policy, 4/3. (2006)
- * “Regional Perspectives from Asia Pacific”. International Social Work, 49(2), (2006) 277-284
- * “The Indian ocean tsunami and earthquakes: Impact on children” (In Japanese). Mother and Child Wellbeing, Japan, (2005): 60-65. Page 5 of 6
- * “Social entrepreneurship: Challenge for social work in a changing world”. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work, 14, 2 (December 2004): 87-98
- “Maximizing human resource potential in the midst of organizational change. Singapore Management Review, 27, 2 (2005): 25-35
- * “Crisis theory and SARS: Singapore’s management of the epidemic.” Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 14, 1 (June 2004):7-17
- * “Diverse perceptions of social support: Asian mothers of children with intellectual disability.” (with Ow, R. S. & Goh, S.) Families in Society - The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 85, 2 (April-June 2004): 214-220
- * “Combating SARS on the social and community front in Singapore: Issues, principles and approaches”, Journal of Youth Studies, 13, 7, 1 (January 2004): 97-105
- * “Change management in times of economic uncertainty” Singapore Management Review, 27, 1, 49-68, 2004
- * “Community mediation in Singapore: Principles for community conflict resolution”, Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 19:3, Spring 2002, 289-301
- * “Social development in action: The case of Singapore.” Social Development Issues, 24, 1 (1 November 2002)
- “Social integration of the elderly in Singapore”. (with Ang, B.L.). Ageing International: The Journal of the International Federation on Ageing, Summer 2001
- * “Development of youth for the global economy: Dealing with youth unemployment in the Singapore context” Journal of Youth Studies, 10, 5, 2 (July 2001): 108-117
- “Personality types of Singapore managers”, (With Tan, V.), Today’s Manager, Aug-Sep1997, 20-24
- * “Elder Care in Singapore: Not By Law Alone, (with C. Bentelspacher). Ageing International, Dec 1995, 41- 46
- * ”Implications of the Divorce Mediation Assessment Instrument for Mediation Practice,” Family and Conciliation Courts Review, 29:1, 26-40, Jan 1991
- * ”Developing and Testing a Family Mediation Assessment Instrument,” In Lemmon, J.A. (Ed.), Establishing Standards for Performance and Evaluation, Mediation Quarterly, No. 19, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1988
- * ”A Conceptual Model for Peace through Constructive Conflict Resolution,” Social Development Issues. Winter, 1987
Book Reviews and Theses:
- Book Review: Effective Community Participation in Coastal Development. Mathbor, Golam M. (2008). Chicago, Illinois: Lyceum Books, 128pp, in: Journal of Global Social Work Practice. May/June, 2009
- Book Review: “Foundations of Evidence-Based Social Work Practice”(BK173) Edited by Albert R. Roberts and Kenneth R. Yeager. in Families in Society.2007. Page 6 of 6
- Book Review: “East Asian Welfare Regimes in Transition: From Confucianism to Globalisation,” A. Walker and C. Wong (eds), The Policy Press, Bristol, 2005, 235 pp., in: Journal of Social Policy, Volume 36, Issue 01, pp 161-162 (Jan, 2007)
- Book Review: The Social Work Interview: A Guide for Human Service Professionals, 3rd Edition by Alfred Kadushin, Columbia University Press, 1990, International Social Work. Sage Publications, 1993
- Development of an Assessment Instrument for Family Mediation, PhD Thesis, University Microfilms, University of Minnesota, 1988
- Effective Use of Management Information System for Planning and Policy Development in Social Service Organizations, Professional Project, School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, April, 1980