Volunteering at SPD has made me a better person
Our volunteer Ms Deepti Dongre, pens her reflections on her volunteering journey with SPD.
Our professionals
Get to Know Our team This Professionals’ Day
Team SPD comprises of professionals with different skills from different backgrounds. We bring out each other’s strengths and work as a team to enable our clients to realise their full potential, as well as value add to their journey towards independence.
“I’ll return as your colleague” – The journey of a former client turned social worker
Stroke survivor Lee Yong Jie is a former client at SPD’s Transition to Employment Programme. He is now a social worker at SPD. Read on to see how he tapped on his recovery experience to impact the work that he do today.
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A Letter to My Students
Mr Wong Zi Heng is an educator and a member of SPD’s Services Committee. This Teachers’ Day, he shares a heartfelt letter to his students.
What are YOUth thinking about?
Environmental sustainability, ageing population, employment. These areas remain defining issues for many youths of this generation. This Youth Day, we speak to seven young adults on what they care about and their hopes for the future.
From the CEO’s Desk: More Innovative Solutions Needed to Support Adults with Autism
A reflection during this Autism Awareness Month, our CEO Mr Abhimanyau Pal ponders the need for more innovative solutions to support adults with autism.
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Meet Our Autistic Friends and The Team Supporting Them
This Autism Awareness Month, we celebrate the abilities and aspirations of our clients on the spectrum, as well as honour the contributions made by the team supporting them.
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Ask a Senior: What It Means To Be A Social Worker
Social worker Ishak Johari seeks out his senior, Goh Kee Choon, for some advice on carrying out their role effectively in today’s society, and also highlighting the importance of supervision in this profession.
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Honouring Our Healthcare Heroes at The SingHealth Quality Service Awards 2022
SPD received 2 Star, 22 Gold and 17 Silver awards at the Singapore Health Quality Service Awards (SHQSA) hybrid ceremony, held at the Singapore General Hospital Campus on 8 Feb 2022.
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A Social Compact to Reach Out and Help All
As our society progresses to become more inclusive and caring, there is still much more to be done to uplift those living under disadvantaged circumstances among us. Our board advisor Ms Chia Yong Yong pens her reflection in this article first published in The Straits Times on 12 Dec 2021.