PADMA JAIRAM

I am diligent, an independent worker and highly organized. I take pride in my work and always endeavour to give my best in what I undertake. I am privileged to have had the varied opportunities of working in various organizations both in Singapore and in British Columbia, Canada as well as the invaluable experience of combining my experiences in the legal, education and psychological fields. Having previously headed an academic department in a pre-university institution, I also know the importance of aligning my work with larger organisational objectives. I love languages and connecting with people. I am fluent in English, Bahasa Malaysia, and Tamil. I also speak basic Bahasa Indonesia, conversational Italian, Spanish and Mandarin, having travelled widely to understand different peoples and cultures. I can mentor and guide junior colleagues and am willing to step up to take on higher responsibilities, if needed. I pay attention to detail while keeping the big picture in mind in whatever I do. I am very comfortable working independently and can take instructions as well as take my initiative to do things. My background includes qualifications to practice law, to teach and provide counselling in Singapore's public school system as well as to provide clinical counselling and psychotherapy in varied settings.

• Research Assistant, “Same-sex bi-national couple migration”, Vancouver, 07/2010, 07/2011
• Volunteer, Providing Alternatives to Counselling and Education (PACE), Vancouver, 05/2010, 11/2010
• Volunteer, Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture (VAST), Vancouver, 03/2010, 07/2010
• Volunteer, Emancipasia Limited, Singapore, 05/2013, 12/2019
• Volunteer, Lotus Culture Limited, Singapore & Cambodia, 05/2013, 12/2017
• Volunteer, National CARE Hotline, Singapore, 06/2020, 12/2022

• SUSS Podcast on Mental Health, 03/04/2021, Co-Guest speaker, Silver Linings – The Need to Invest in Mental Health
• Singapore Psychological Society Talk series, 12/10/2020, The Assessment and Management of Violence in Routine Outpatient Practice
• SURIA Channel, 07/2021, Expert Contributor, Misteri Minda – Gen Z dan Stress Eplsode
• Tatler Asia, 07/2021, Present, Expert Contributor, ‘Dealing with the Festive Season', ‘Surviving Valentine's Day'
• The Straits Times, 07/07/2023, Expert Contributor, ‘Students, parents upset over ‘morbid' O-level Chinese listening comprehension passage'

• Singapore Institute of Management Scholarship (2005)
• Excellence in Teaching awarded by SUSS (2015, 2021)
• Nominated for Excellence in Teaching Award at SUSS (2020)

• CARE Officer Course for the Home Team (10/2013)
• Historical, Clinical, Risk Management- 20 (HCR-20) Version 3 (08/2014)
• 3-Day Workshop on Breaking the cycle – Freeing your Patients from Compulsive Sexual Behaviours (03/2015)
• Clinical Training in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Post-Traumatic Disorders, Israel (07/2015)
• Practical Dialectal-Behavioural Therapy (DBT) Strategies for Practical Therapists with Dr Marsha Linehan & Dr Kathryn Korslund, Sydney (03/2016)
• Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol (RSVP) (05/2016)
• Disaster Medical Responder’s Course (DMRC) (Basic) (06/2016)
• EXRP for OCD (02/2017)
• Treatment for Sex Offenders (01/2019)
• Stalker Assessment and Management (01/2020)
• ADHD for Adults Diagnosis and Treatment (07/2022)
• Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist (Individual) (07/2022)

Singapore Association for Counselling

Singapore Psychological Society