This two-day workshop will equip frontline workers with knowledge and skills in
· Extending concepts of poverty into the local context
· Identifying underlying multi-stressors that families with financial issues face
· Examining policies and assistance schemes available and its impact on families
· Interpreting the role of Social Service Practitioners in helping families with financial issues
Who deserves what? And who decides? Is there ‘pure’ financial case? How we frame the narrative shapes how we perceive solutions. Underlying financial difficulties are often complex needs and issues faced by vulnerable individuals or families. This two-day workshop aims to examine intervention at micro, meso and macro level and to equip participants with conceptualisation frameworks for effective interventions.
New social service practitioners who work with families presenting financial difficulties
2-day
14 hours
Ruth Tan is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) who has most of her direct work experience at a family service centre (FSC). She is currently working in a child protection specialist centre (CPSC). Over the years, she has worked with numerous families and individuals that present with chronic or acute financial difficulties, and/or issues with debt repayment. These families and individuals may face concurrent challenges such as mental health issues, family violence and parenting difficulties. Her main roles have been in casework and counselling, supervision of caseworkers, planning and running community work and psychoeducational group work. Apart from direct work, she is working on a few papers under a research project with the social work department at the National University of Singapore (NUS) on binational families with low-income. She has also lectured and taught qualitative research at NUS, and Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). She also supervises SUSS Social Work undergraduates for their final year applied research projects.
Ruth holds a Bachelor Degree with Honours in Social Work, Master Degree in Social Work by Research from NUS, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Systemic Thinking. Her research interests include families with low-income, social support and family violence."
NCSS member and MSF-funded Social Service Agencies are able to apply for PCG/VCF Funding
PCG/VCF Funding is pre-approved at 45% per pax for Singaporeans/PR (Ref No. PAS00002929, End date of approval: 8 Mar 2024)
| Course Fee Payable | ||
|---|---|---|
| Original Fee | Before GST | With GST (8%) |
| Course Fee | $600.00 | $648.00 |
Early Bird Fee (Before GST): S$500 (register & pay by 12 Feb 2024)
Please note that prices are subject to change.