Join us for our third Fireside Chat with Mr Jackie Tay, Executive Director, PSALT Care Limited. He will share how caregivers can apply the principles of Wellness Recovery Action Planning® (WRAP®) to better support their loved ones in their recovery journeys. WRAP® is applicable to anyone who wants to address all types of physical and mental health, and life issues one is going through in life.
This is part of CAL’s engagement to empowerment (E2E) programme in which we seek to Engage more, Equip more and Empower more, helping caregivers to achieve a higher level of well-being and resilience.
Speaker Background
Mr Tay has been in the non-profit sector for more than 12 years and is currently, since May 2017, the Executive Director of PSALT Care, a charity organisation with IPC status dedicated to supporting and sustaining persons with mental health conditions in their recovery journeys.
Inspired by a sense of calling to serve the community, Mr Tay came out of a long and varied career in senior leadership roles in the corporate sector, bringing with him extensive organisational expertise in general management, finance and marketing communications, plus a deep passion to serve. A down-to-earth and personable leader, Mr Tay seeks to equip and inspire many others to support persons in their mental health recovery journeys.
Being one of only two persons in Singapore formally trained in Wellness Recovery Action Plan® (WRAP®) Level 2, having received certification in the US in 2019, Mr Tay has been regularly conducting introductory workshops on WRAP® and incorporating WRAP® principles in support groups and other recovery training programmes at PSALT Care and for partner organisations.
Details
Date: 22 July 2021, Thursday
Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm, including Q&A session
Venue: Online via Zoom. Details will be emailed to all participants by 16 July 2021, Friday.
Speaker: Mr Jackie Tay
Executive Director PSALT Care Limited
Registration URL: Registration is now closed.
We welcome everyone to join us for the online chat session.
Post Event Update
In the third instalment of our Fireside Chat series, Mr Jackie Tay, Executive Director of PSALT Care Limited introduced the key principles of Wellness Recovery Action Plan® (WRAP®), a technique that is useful in any situation/condition.
WRAP® is process that provides tools to create action plans to create the life that we want, and teaches us how to put them into practice. The 122 participants were all ears when ZeChuan, a C2C graduate, Peer Support Specialist and Recovery Support Manager of PSALT Care Limited shared his personal journey of recovery from severe depression.
One of the participants, Charis Ng, commented, “The session was well-conducted, and was packed with essential information needful for caregivers' well-being. The testimonials were helpful and insightful.”
Another participant, Loo Mey Ling, was thankful for the session, “I’m reminded that as a caregiver, I have to take care of myself and keep strong and healthy, so that I can better care for my family and loved ones. It is important to stay calm and positive so that I can help others in return.”