Savita Kumar

Experience

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  CARE Singapore

  Mar 2017 - Nov 2017

  Project Assistant

  • Facilitated a weekly after-school youth development programme called StarKidz!; youths were under-achieving Primary 4 students from troubled backgrounds or with behavioural and mental health issues • Acted as a bridge by comforting youths under distress and liaising with staff and counsellors on critical cases • Ensured smooth running of lessons and activities by keeping the youth engaged and assisting them with their tasks

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  Institute of Mental Health

  Sept 2019 - Jan 2020

  Volunteer

  • Utilized basic counselling and helping skills to act as a source of support and a listening ear to male elderly patients • Collaborated with peers to run weekly activities (dancing, arts and crafts, etc.) intended to stimulate patients' minds and provide a creative outlet for processing emotions • Guided by staff on how to interact with patients and handle sensitive situations involving self-harm and outbursts

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  Melbourne International School

  Jun 2022 - Apr 2023

  • Worked closely with teachers to guide special needs children (ages 4-12) towards independent living and realizing their potential• Assisted in teaching and creating resources for classes on art, literacy, numeracy and life skills• Applied key techniques and behavioural interventions suited to managing each child's mannerisms and conditions• Independently supported and comforted children when they were experiencing emotional dysregulation and had to be taken out of class• Observed occupational therapy and parent-teacher sessionsmore about the school : https://msis.edu.sg Show less

  • Volunteer

    Sept 2022 - Apr 2023

  • Special Education Intern

    Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
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  Singapore Management University

  Jan 2023 - May 2023

  • Extend the reach of SMU’s counselling centre by providing emotional support to students under distress• Develop counselling and crisis intervention skills through weekly trainings with SMU counsellors and external parties • Additionally as a previous Co-Sponsorship Head and now External Relations member, we collaborate with companies and promote well-being through running events within and beyond SMU • Process and analyse patterns in participants’ collected data on Microsoft Excel• Develop a self-initiated literature review supervised by Professor Li which will examine the evolutionary understanding of mental health disorders through the lens of evolutionary mismatch

  • Peer Helper

    Sept 2020 - May 2023

  • Research Assistant

    Jan 2023 - Apr 2023
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  SHINE Children and Youth Services

  May 2023 - May 2024

  Social Work Associate

  Working under SHINE ResiL!ence, a youth mental health service of SHINE that provides a range of programmes and interventions for youths aged 12-25 years with mental health needs.