CHUA WAN LOO JOCELYN (DR)*
Chartered Psychologist
(Educational and Clinical Psychology)
*Not a medical or dental qualification
About Jocelyn
Jocelyn has been in the helping profession for more than 25 years. She began her career as a Rehabilitation Officer at the Singapore Prison Service before joining the Ministry of Education (MOE) as a trained secondary school teacher. She subsequently undertook her Master degree in Educational Psychology (University College London, UK) as a recipient of the MOE postgraduate scholarship. Following that, she served as a Senior Specialist at the Psychological Services Branch of MOE and delivered a range of services to primary and secondary schools. This included providing psycho-educational assessments and consultations to parents, teachers and school leaders to help support children with learning difficulties. Desiring to have a more holistic understanding of the individuals she works with, Jocelyn subsequently left MOE to complete her doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Clinical Geropsychology at the University of Queensland (Australia) under the Endeavour Postgraduate Award.
Since returning from her doctoral training in Australia, Jocelyn has been in private practice for coming to a decade working closely with adolescent and adult clients with varied needs. Her professional training in both Educational and Clinical Psychology places her in a unique position to understand and support both the learning and socio-emotional needs of the people she works with.
Despite no longer being a teacher in mainstream schools, Jocelyn continues to be an educator at heart. She currently serves as a part-time lecturer at the National Institute of Education (NIE). In addition, she also provides clinical supervision to trainee psychologists and newly trained psychologists.
Credentials
Chartered Psychologist, British Psychological Society (Reg No. 183942)
Associate Fellow of British Psychological Society (AFBPsS)
Registered Psychologist, Singapore Psychological Society (SPS)
Approved Supervisor, Singapore Psychological Society (SPS)
Certified user of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) and the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) in clinical practice [Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge, UK]
Accredited Provider of Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Trained facilitator of the Good Enough Parenting Programme (GEP)
Trained provider of The Secret Agent Society Program (A specialist social skills program for children with ASD) [Social Skills Training Institute, Australia]
Completed the Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) at the Institute for Adult Learning (IAL)
Educational Qualifications
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology and Clinical Geropsychology), University of Queensland, Australia
Master of Science (Educational Psychology), University College London, UK
Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Secondary), Nanyang Technological University, National Institute of Education, Singapore
Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons in Psychology), National University of Singapore