Written by the Director-General of Social Welfare, Ms Ang Bee Lian, these series of letters are for anyone hoping to find out more, and answer any questions you might have about Social Work. These are free for reproduction and distribution in its entirety or unaltered excerpts, as long as you do not charge a fee. Acknowledging the source of the letters on any distributed material is also appreciated.
You may download the e-book for Social Insights here: Volume Three, Volume Two and Volume One.
Identifying Cases of NeglectNo. 1 / 2021We are often asked: is it important to document what transpires in social service interventions? How much information... LEARN MORE |
Our Responsibility in Child Abuse CasesNo. 3 / 2020In the course of your work, you may sometimes come across children with injuries (which do not look accidental in nature) or behavioural... LEARN MORE |
A New BetterNo. 4 / 2020The “New Normal” is a term that has been used so often to describe the times we live in now. The pandemic has brought... LEARN MORE |
Framing Social Issues and PerspectivesNo. 1 / 2020Oftentimes as students or even social workers, you may become frustrated that social work becomes interpreted into a profession that is... LEARN MORE |
Compassion: At the Heart of Management and LeadershipNo. 2 / 2020I hope you have learned about our journey towards recognition as a profession in the first letter. One of the challenges for social work... LEARN MORE |
Collective Learning and Co-creationNo. 1 / 2019Many of us would have heard about the need to prepare for a future that seems to have more complex problems and challenging dynamics... LEARN MORE |
Good ListeningNo. 2 / 2019Those of us who have been trained as social workers or counsellors would know the importance of listening when working with clients.... LEARN MORE |
Multi-disciplinary Team (revisited)No. 3 / 2019In recent years, discussions over the medical-social divide have shifted towards health-social integration in a welcomed move... LEARN MORE |
Lessons from the JourneyNo. 4 / 2019As we commemorate Singapore’s bicentennial year, we take time to remember Singapore’s history and the people and events that have shaped our lives to be what it is today... LEARN MORE |
Identifying Leaders and TalentsNo. 5 / 2019Identifying and deploying leaders has been a recurring topic in the social sector. This is not surprising, given that our sector relies heavily on people such as social workers, counsellors... LEARN MORE |