A HALF DAY IN-PERSON (SINGAPORE) TRAINING WORKSHOP
What is the purpose of the event?
The purpose of the training is to help participants evaluate their current approach in social work practice from a systems-thinking perspective. This training covers pertinent topics to support participants adopt a more strategic approach in working around systems than the current trend to adopt a more opportunistic approach due to funding needs and requirements.
The course aims to help participants understand the cost behind an opportunistic approach and appreciate how a strategic approach can be more cost effective.
Application Based Training: It takes a practical look at current systems challenges and aims to help participants adopt applicable ways to navigate through the systems to achieve its’ organizational mission and purpose and larger good in the community.
Event Content & Topics
● Strategic v/s Opportunistic Approach
● Effectiveness of Strategic Approach
● The Cost of Opportunistic Approach
● Tackling Practical Challenges: Strategies and Skills
● Influencing Changes in the Systems
DATE & TIME
Friday, 14 April 2023
09:30am – 03:30pm (Singapore Time)
VENUE
Level 5 Function Hall,
1 Jln Anak Bukit,
Bukit Timah Plaza Sherwood Towers,
Singapore 588998
(Note: Parking – shopping mall B1/B2; Rate is @ $1.28 per hour.)
EARLY BIRD Cost
$480 (SGD) per participant, if registered by 28th Feb 2023.
REGULAR Cost
$600 (SGD) per participant (registration ends on 13 April 2023)
WHO CAN ATTEND
Directors and Managers, Lead/Senior Social Workers and Social Work Practitioners
HOSTED BY
Nurture Growth Nurture Relationships
https://tonurturegrowth.com/
TRAINER INFO
Jai is a social worker and a social change consultant with a specialization in organization development and a certified FIRO-B practitioner. He is a fervent game changer and trailblazer experienced in conceptualizing and implementing national change initiatives in Singapore.
He has represented Singapore at several United Nations and ASEAN forums. Heis well-regarded to be a catalyst for change and challenging the status quo. He has 20 years of strategic top-level experience as a senior civil servant advancing policies and services for people with disabilities, youth at risk, children and families in need. He has carried out large scale communication and engagement efforts for social and educational challenges.
He is an adjunct faculty at the Singapore University of Social Sciences teaching Social Policy Analysis and Development and an associate faculty with the Singapore Institute of Management Centre for Systems Leadership. His teaching ratings are consistently high (above 4.5 out of 5) and was awarded the highest Teaching Excellence Award in 2019.
Qualifications:
• PhD Candidate in Social Work (Singapore)
• Master of Social Work (US)
• Graduate Diploma in Leading and Sustaining Change (Singapore)
Recognitions:
• Public Service Leadership Programme Singapore
• Public Service Administration Medal (Bronze) Singapore
• Michelle Ginsberg Scholar, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, United States of America
• Singapore Government Overseas Scholar for Masters
For more information about Jai’s work, visit https://www.socitrain.com/
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For enquiries regarding this training, contact us at:
email: [email protected] OR mobile: +65-87585340
NOTE: Look out for our next training to be planned on “Post Covid Implications to System” – A paradigm shift to system approach and managing the evolving challenges.