Clinical Placements
 
Jul 2000 to Dec 2000 40-day clinical placement at the Older Adolescent Service, Mental Health Service for Youth and Kids (OAS-MHSKY)under the supervision of Ms Claudia Mulder (Clinical Psychologist).  Conducted psychological and cognitive assessments, case management and cognitive behavioural interventions.  Clients were adolescents aged 15 to 18 with a wide range of mental health problems.
Jun 2000 to Sep 2000  15-day neuropsychology placement at Sunshine Hospital, Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit, under the supervision of Dr Warrick Brewer (neuropsychologist).  Observed and administered neuropsychological tests in an inpatient setting. The patients were adults who had severe treatment-resistent mental illnesses. 
Feb 2000 to Jul 2000  40-day placement at The Melbourne Clinic under the supervision of Mr Chris Mogan (Clinical Psychologist).  Worked as a group facilitator in the Anxiety Disorders Programme (inpatient), Social Phobia Outpatient Group Programme, Panic Disorder and Agorophobia Group programme, Group and Personal Skills Programme and as an Individual therapist in the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder programme.  The client group comprised of adults diagnosed with mood and anxiety disorders. 
Feb 2000 to Apr 2000  Group facilitator-therapist, �Coping with Depression� group, Psychology Clinic, Royal Melbourne Hospital/University of Melbourne
under the supervision of Dr Nicholas Allen (Clinical Psychologist). The treatment group was attended by adult patients diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder.
Jul 1999 to Dec 1999 40-day placement at the Barbara Walker Centre for Pain Management, St Vincents Hospital, under the supervision of Ms Kathryn Kirkwood (Clinical Psychologist).  Conducted psychological assessments and worked as group facilitator in an intensive cognitive behavioural treatment programme.  Client group comprised of adults who have chronic pain problems. 
Jun 1999 to Aug 1999  Group facilitator and individual therapist, OCD treatment group
Psychology Clinic, Royal Melbourne Hospital/University of Melbourne
under the supervision of Ms Celia Horden (Clinical Psychologist). Group members were adults with a diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. 
Jan 1999 to Jul 1999  100 hours of client contact at the Psychology Department, Royal Melbourne Hospital under the supervision of Dr Nola Rushford (Clinical Psychologist).  Worked as an individual therapist, conducted psychological assessments and cognitive behavioural interventions.  Clients seen were adult patients with mood and  anxiety disorders.
 
Jun 1998 to Nov 1998  30-day placement at Moreland Continuing Care Clinic under the supervision of Ms Ronda Attwood (Clinical Psychologist).  Observed and conducted psychological and cognitive assessments, and outpatient case management with adult patients who had a history of severe psychiatric problems. 

Clinical Training and Experience
 
Jul 2000 Completed one-day clinical workshop on The Nature and Treatment of Social Phobia and Shyness, conducted by Professor Ronald Rapee, Ph.D.
Jun 2000 Completed one-day clinical workshop on Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Depression, conducted by Professor Bob Montogmery, Australian Psychological Society Victorian Branch Annual Conference "Depression: Prevention, Research and Treatment".
Feb 1999 Completed one-day workshop training programme for Tutors in First Year Level Psychology.
Jul 1995 to Jul 1996 Completed one-year supervision and training programme, Woodbridge Hospital/Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, under the supervision of Mr Oh Teik Guan (Senior Psychologist).
 
Aug 1996 to Sep 1996  Completed training seminar on "Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy", conducted by Dr Lim Kok Kwang (Clinical Psychologist), Woodbridge Hospital/Institute of Mental Health, Singapore. 
Sep 1995 to Sep 1996 Completed 52 hours of training and supervision on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, conducted at Woodbridge Hospital/Institute of Mental Health, Singapore.
 
Sep 1996 Completed 24 training hours on Interviewing Techniques conducted by the Civil service College, Institute of Public Administration and Management, Singapore. 
Jun 1996  Completed 40 training hours on critical incident stress debriefing and management (CARE Team Training), conducted by Emergency Behaviour Management Committee, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore.
 
Mar 1996  Participated in workshop on Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Woodbridge Hospital/Institute of Mental Health, Singapore. 
Jan 1996  Participated in one-day workshop on Child Sexual Abuse, Strategies for Child Protection, conducted by the Singapore Academy of Medicine and Society Against Family Violence, Singapore.
 
Aug 1995  Completed 16 training hours of Cognitive Therapy, organised by Department of Psychological Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, conducted by the Beck Institute and Creative Cognitive Therapy Productions, USA. 

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