Mrs Lee Choon Guan Endowed Research Fund

Past Events

Inaugural Singapore Social Work Practice Research Conference 2018

Date: 25 May 2018
Time: 9am to 6pm
Venue: Shaw Foundation Alumni House
Theme: The Range and Process of Practice Research

The Inaugural Singapore Social Work Practice Research Conference 2018 was the first national conference on social work practice research in Singapore. This conference was organised by NUS Department of Social Work and sponsored by the Mrs Lee Choon Guan Endowed Research Fund. It was co-organised by the Ministry of Social and Family Development, the National Council of Social Service, as well as the Singapore Association of Social Workers.

A total of 220 delegates (from 58 organisations) and 36 guests attended the Conference. These delegates are social workers, social work practitioners, social work students (undergraduates and postgraduates) and others, including researchers who engage in social work practice research in their respective agencies.

Click here for the poster of the Conference.
Click here for the transcript of Mr Keith Chua’s speech.
Click here for the event photos.
Click here for the video coverage of the Conference (Speeches).
Click here for the video coverage of the Conference (Plenaries).

 

Time Segment
0900 – 0910 Welcome Address
by Mr Keith Chua
0910 – 0920 Opening Address
by A/P Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
0920 – 0930 Announcement for Call for Research
by A/P Choo Hyekyung
0930 – 1000 Plenary 1A: What & Why Practice Research?
with A/P Timothy Sim and Ms Agnes Chia
1000 – 1030 Plenary 1B: Participatory Practice Research
with Prof Lars Uggerhøj and Dr Judith Chew
1030 – 1100 Tea Break
Posters Presentation
1100 – 1130 Plenary 2A: Process of Practice Research
with Prof Ian Shaw and Dr Terence Yow
1130 – 1200 Plenary 2B: Outcomes of Practice Research
with Prof Lynette Joubert and Ms Chan Lay Lin
1200 – 1330 Lunch
Posters Presentation
1330 – 1500 Forum 1 (for Plenary 1A and 1B)
Workshop 1: Practice Research Process
Workshop 2: Vulnerable Population
1500 – 1530 Tea Break
Posters Presentation
1530 – 1700 Forum 2 (for Plenary 2A and 2B)
Workshop 3: Service Development
Workshop 4: Offending
1700 – 1730 Closing Plenary & Award Presentation
by Dr Rosaleen Ow