Thung Syn Neo (born 1932) is a Singaporean social worker.[1] She developed the concept and establishment of Family Service Centres for the Ministry of Social Services.[2]
Biographyedit
Syn Neo graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1955. She worked for the government medical service as a medical social worker, and in 1965 became a lecturer in social work at the university.[2][3] In 1975, she was appointed to a position at the Department of Social Work, and later at the Ministry of Social Affairs. She led a team of social welfare officers to plan a model of community-based social services centres, the first of which opened in the suburb of MacPherson in 1976. Following its success, a total of 40 similar centres were opened.[2]
In 1981, Syn Neo joined the Housing and Development Board as its first social worker.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Speech by Mr Tan Chuan-Jin on the motion on aspirations of Singapore women | Ministry of Social and Family Development". www.msf.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
^ abcd"Thung Syn Neo". Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
^Hodge, Peter (1980). Community Problems and Social Work in Southeast Asia: The Hong Kong and Singapore Experience. Hong Kong University Press. p. 241.
April 11, 2024
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