Nur Hilyah Saparin

Hilyah has over 22 years of experience in working with children and families facing varying challenges. With more than 10 years of social service management and practice leadership, Hilyah is passionate about coaching and training of social workers and social work leaders. At the same time, Hilyah believes in the importance of cultural issues in social work practice and co-authored an article “Malay Muslim Worldviews: Some Thoughts for Social Work Practice in Singapore”, in the Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work.

Hilyah now freelances as a clinical supervisor for social service practitioners and conducts parenting programmes as well as consultation. In November 2023, Hilyah has been emplaced as a member Syariah Court's Panel of Child Representatives.

Teaching associate at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) since 2015; specifically with the SR Nathan School of Human Development Bachelor of Social Work Programme. The modules taught so far include:

• Human Development Across The Lifespan
• Social Work Practice Skills Lab: Working with Individuals and Families
• Children and Their Issues
• Families and Their Issues

The Social Service Fellowship aims to recognise leading social service professionals who have gone beyond their call of duty to improve professional capabilities and service quality in the social service sector.

• Singapore University of Social Science Teaching Associate
• Social Service Institute Allied Educator
• Accredited Triple P Practitioner
• Accredited PREPARE ENRICH Practitioner
• Singapore General Hospital Higher Medifund Committee Member
• Clinical Supervisor

• Case Management in Practice: Conducting Effective Case Planning and Case Management (2010)
• Generating Conversations: A Systemic Psychotherapy Conference (2010)
• Case Management in Practice: Conducting Risk Assessment (2010)
• Case Management in Practice: Using Theoretical Knowledge in Child and Family Practice (2010)
• Practices for Family Preservation and Reunification Structured Decision Making Tools (2017)
• Management of Family Violence: Introduction to Child Abuse and Child Protection (2017)
• Partnering for Safety Approach in Working with Families and Children (2017)
• Case Management in Working with Vulnerable Children and Families (2017)
• Trauma Informed Practice in Working with Children, Young Persons and Families (2017)
• Post Graduate Certificate in Working with the Emotional World of Children (2017)
• Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (2019)
• Working With Sexual Abuse Cases (2019)
• Trauma Treatment Masterclass (2019)