Ms Joanne Goh

Ms Joanne Goh

Principal Therapist

"CARE IS
To believe that all relationships have the potential for restoration and growth.”
BIOGRAPHY
Joanne is a highly experienced and passionate Principal Therapist, Master Social Worker, and award-winning educator with 23 years of experience at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
During her time at KK Hospital, she counselled and supported single mothers, youth-at-risk, survivors of sexual assaults and child abuse, couples with marital issues, women with mental health struggles, parents with parent-child conflicts and co-parenting struggles, and helped parents support children with special needs and oppositional defiant disorder.
Joanne was awarded a Ministry of Health scholarship to train at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (U.S.). A strong believer that parenting should and can be more joyful than tumultuous, she went on to establish the in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) services in KKH and is one of the only three certified and practicing PCIT therapists in Singapore. When parents experience success and feel empowered to manage their child’s trying behaviours, Joanne knows that she is at the heart of why she does what she does.
Joanne is equipped with Couples Therapy and Adolescent-based Family Therapy skills so that she can be holistic in supporting the parent-child relationship.
She was also awarded a scholarship to train in sexual assault and trauma management at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York (U.S.). Joanne is trained in crisis and trauma interventions (ICISF-trained) and has conducted staff counselling and group debriefing to staff after critical incidents.
To contribute to the growth and development of social workers in Singapore, Joanne was invited to sit on the committee for the Singapore Association of Social Workers and chairs the Training and Professional Development Committee.
In 2019, Joanne was awarded the prestigious Skillsfuture Fellowship Award. It was a national recognition of her professional expertise and learning pursuits.
AWARDS
  • YOU SHINE Award for Helping At-Risk Individuals Program, KK Hospital, 2021
  • SingHealth Residency Partnership in Education Award, 2021
  • Long Service Award, 20 years, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 2021
  • SkillsFuture Fellowship Award (National Level), 2019
  • AM.EI Fellowship Training, 2016
  • Best Trainer, KK Hospital, 2010
  • Star, National Service Quality Award, 2008
  • Gold, National Service Quality Award, 2006
  • Best Allied Health Professional, 2006
EXPERIENCE
  • Seminar Tutor, Social Work Department, National University of Singapore
  • Certified Parent Child Interaction Therapist, PCIT International, USA
  • Master Medical Social Worker, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
  • Program Lead for Peer Support, Singhealth Cluster Appointment
  • Chairperson, Training & Professional Development Standing Committee, Singapore Association for Social Workers
  • Staff Counsellor, Counseling and Group Briefing, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
  • Registered Social Worker, Singapore Association of Social Work
  • Executive Committee Member, Singapore Association for Social Workers
EDUCATION
  • Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Work, National University of Singapore
  • Masters in Social Work, University of Queensland, Australia
  • HMDP Award, Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center, USA
  • HMDP Award, Mount Sinai Hospital, USA
  • Masters in Training and Development, University of Griffith, Australia
  • WSQ Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education,  Institute of Adult Learning, Singapore
  • WSQ Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment, Institute of Adult Learning, Singapore
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
  • English, Chinese
EXPERIENCE
  • Seminar Tutor, Social Work Department, National University of Singapore
  • Certified Parent Child Interaction Therapist, PCIT International, USA
  • Master Medical Social Worker, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
  • Program Lead for Peer Support, Singhealth Cluster Appointment
  • Chairperson, Training & Professional Development Standing Committee, Singapore Association for Social Workers
  • Staff Counsellor, Counseling and Group Briefing, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
  • Registered Social Worker, Singapore Association of Social Work
  • Executive Committee Member, Singapore Association for Social Workers
EDUCATION
  • Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Work, National University of Singapore
  • Masters in Social Work, University of Queensland, Australia
  • HMDP Award, Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center, USA
  • HMDP Award, Mount Sinai Hospital, USA
  • Masters in Training and Development, University of Griffith, Australia
  • WSQ Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education,  Institute of Adult Learning, Singapore
  • WSQ Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment, Institute of Adult Learning, Singapore
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
  • English, Chinese
Professional Certification & Training
  • Flash Technique by Philip Manfield (Advance)
  • Attachment-Based Family Therapy (Advance)
  • LGBTQ+ Centred Emotionally Focused Therapy (Couple) (Level A: EFCT Advance)
  • SignPost Facilitator for Signpost workshop
  • Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Therapist
  • Parent-Child Interaction Therapy – Toddler (Candidate)
  • Gottman Method Couple Therapy, Level 1 & 2
  • Dialectical Behaviour Training, Level 1 & 2
  • Flash Technique by Philip Manfield, Level 1
  • Triple P Parenting for Family Transitions Triple P, Level 5
  • Triple P Parenting for Primary Care Teens, Level 3
  • Attachment-Based Family Therapy
  • Trauma-Focus Cognitive Behavioural Therapy