Being resilient is increasingly important in helping individuals to handle the demands of the rapidly changing environment and workplace. According to Kaplan (1999), resilience refers to the capacity of an individual to cope with stress, overcome adversity or adapt positively to change. It involves behaviours, thoughts, and actions. It is estimated that up to 90% of us will experience at least one serious traumatic event during our lives. Traumatic events throw our lives into turmoil in unpredictable ways; no two people will respond to them in exactly the same manner. For some, the stress of the event will become chronic, lasting for years. But, many people will find ways to meet the challenge and continue with purposeful lives. For a period after their ordeal, they may become distressed, but in time they will bounce back and carry on. For some, it will be almost as if the trauma had never occurred. Some survivors will even grow stronger and wiser because of their trauma. These survivors may report that their tragedy has helped them to appreciate life more, to become loser to family and friends, to find greater meaning, and sometimes to embark on a new mission in life. And wonderfully, research has shown that resilience can be developed and enhanced to promote greater well-being.

Objective

Outline

Who should attend

Leaders, Senior Executives, People Managers, and Professionals keen to beef up their psychological insights and skills

Methodology

Interactive discussion, psycho-drama approach, psychological group process, role assumption technique, and psychoanalytical games.

Dr. Richard Lim's Profile

Director, Southeast Asia, Professional School of Psychology, California, USA

Clinical Supervisor, American Psychological Association (APA), Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC)

Professional Member, American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)

Professional Member, Singapore Psychological Society (SPS)

Doctorate, PsyD, Clinical Psychology, Professional School of Psychology, California

Master in Social Science in Counselling, University of South Australia

Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy, Graduate School of Medical Studies, National University of Singapore

Bachelor in Arts and Social Science (HONS), National University of Singapore

Accredited Training Consultant, Legacy Leadership, Texas, USA

Accredited Consultant Trainer, Coach-based Consulting, Santa Fe Center, USA
Advanced training in Mindfulness, Psychodrama, Couple Therapy & Narrative Therapy

Richard focuses his professional consultancy on leadership development and organization coaching. He has worked with groups of leadership staff from multi-national companies like Coca Cola, Microsoft, PriceWaterhouseCooper, Shell, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Barclays Capital, National Panasonic, Fujitsu, Courts, PSA, Continental Auto; International agencies like YMCA, Outward Bounds and World Vision; local government organizations and community institutions such as State Court, NIE, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Trade & Industry, National Environment Agency, National Council of Social Services, Singapore Sports Council, People’s Association, National Centre for Leadership Institute.

Richard works actively with parents of diverse professional backgrounds in Singapore and Jakarta for more than 15 years. As a Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist, he is appointed by the Ministry of Social & Family Development and Ministry of Education in Singapore to train both parents and teachers in matter of child, family and education development. Richard was tasked by the Singapore government to oversee various youth projects in Singapore tackling issues on adolescent relationship and sexuality. These were successfully carried out from 2007 till 2014. Richard was also actively managing young adult relationship concerns in Singapore supported by the Social Development Unit under Prime Minister Office. Currently, Richard is the Consultant Psychologist to oversee and train government officials on resilience and wellness with both public and private sector organizations. In the earlier part of Richard’s career, he was a diplomat analyst of Singapore with extensive travels round the world to manage foreign affairs matters.

Richard collaborates with prominent universities in Singapore like NUS and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in training and supervising graduate students and alumni professionals in the application of behaviour science in organizations and the community. Richard was an Adjunct Lecturer at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Nanyang Business School on management and leadership.

Richard has written professionally for various educational and organizational development projects. Richard has given frequent media interviews on his specialty to Jakarta Now, What’s New Jakarta, The Straits Time, FM93.8Live, Japanese TV, Taiwanese TV and European media programs.