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Social Insights: Disability

Written by Ms Ang Bee Lian (Director of Social Welfare 1 Nov 2013 - 30 Jun 2020; Director-General of Social Welfare 1 Jul 2020 - 31 Jul 2023), 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.

  • Disability
  • Vulnerable Persons
  • Practice issues

APS Casework

No. 2 / 2015
You would have, of late, been reading about protecting vulnerable adults particularly the elderly. The services provided will include...

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  • Disability
  • Vulnerable Persons
  • Practice issues

Working in Emergency Situations

No. 14 / 2015

Being able to carry out crisis intervention work is one of the basic skills that social workers are trained for. But what exactly does...

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  • Fundamentals Of Social Work
  • Children And Family
  • Youth
  • Disability
  • Vulnerable Persons

Re-entry and Integration

No. 16 / 2015

Social work in the criminal justice system and in particular in aftercare is crucial work although it takes place in a secondary...

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  • Practice Issues
  • Fundamentals Of Social Work
  • Disability

Integrated Care

No. 6 / 2014

The subject of integrated care continues to be an active issue for discussion after my earlier letter on this topic. I had reiterated the....

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