Education
Ψ Master of Clinical Psychology
Ψ Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) Psychology
Professional Memberships
Ψ Singapore Psychological Society
Ψ Singapore Register of Psychologists
Ψ SRP Approved Supervisor
Academic Appointments
Ψ Senior Adjunct Lecturer, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Previous Appointments
Ψ Head, Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS), Ang Mo Kio Training and Development Centre (ATDC)
Jiayong Lin
林佳永
MSPS, MSRP
Clinical Psychologist
Registered Psychologist (Singapore)
Jiayong is a Registered Clinical Psychologist with a deep clinical interest in child psychology and in special needs. He worked in various clinical and community settings such as KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), the Down Syndrome Association of Singapore (DSA), the MINDEF Defence Psychology Department, and was previously the Head of MINDS Ang Mo Kio. He holds a concurrent academic appointment as Senior Adjunct Lecturer at the National University of Singapore (NUS) teaching Parenting and Child Development.
Jiayong conducts neurodevelopmental and psychological diagnostic assessments for special needs (SEN) children with neurodevelopmental conditions such as testing for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Intellectual Disability (ID), Global Developmental Delay (GDD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Specific Learning Disorders, and other developmental problems associated with sleep, feeding, toileting, school coping and social relationships. In addition, he is experienced in special education placement, and classroom and examination accommodations to optimise the learning environment and outcomes of children.
He also provides psychotherapy to children with special needs, adolescents and adults. He addresses Anxiety and Mood Disorders (e.g. Social Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Phobia, Depression), as well as social and behavioural problems of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder. He brings considerable life experience to therapy, having served six years in the Singapore Armed Forces as an Air Warfare Officer (Captain) and subsequently as a Defence Psychologist. He has experience assessing combat readiness and screening personnel for critical vocations and operations. Jiayong consults with pre-enlistees and their parents for National Service enlistment and vocational issues.
Jiayong adopts a client-centered, non-judgmental, systems-oriented approach in therapy.
Jiayong has worked with the following organisations in various professional and personal capacities:
In therapy, Jiayong employs a range of management modalities, such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) with Functional Behaviour Assessment (FBA), Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), Active Support (AS), Treatment and Education for Autistic and related Communication handicapped Children (TEACCH), and Positive Parenting Programme (Triple P).
He has a special interest in parent training, marital and relationship counselling and community integration of persons with special needs.
As a father of two, he empathises with parents and caregivers of children with developmental issues with daily living skills, social relationships, academic performance, and emotional and behavioural coping. He believes that every child should be given the best chance at life at his or her full potential.
In his spare time, Jiayong is an avid reader of manga, exercise, and plays the drums (but never all at the same time). Jiayong conducts therapy in English and Mandarin.
Recent Media Engagements
Ψ AIA - “Childhood Psychological Conditions Sharing”
Ψ DrAnywhere - “Autism Sharing”
Ψ The New Paper - “Drug Abuse Among Young People Still a Concern: CNB”
Ψ Danaher - “Mental Wellness Sharing on Anxiety”
Ψ Twinkl - “How Early Education Can Help to Prevent School Bullying”
Selected Publication & Conference Highlights
Ψ (2020) Implementing Active Support in disability day services: A 6-month prospective study on engagement and behaviours of concern among adults with intellectual disability. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disability. (15 May 2020; https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12750)
Ψ (2018) The relationship between screen use, sleep, and emotional/behavioural difficulties in preschool children with neurodevelopmental disorders: a cross-sectional study. Society for Developmental and Behavioural Pediatrics 2018 Annual Meeting. California, United States; Also presented at the 6th Singapore Paediatric and Perinatal Annual Congress. Published in 2019 in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioural Pediatrics, 40 (7), 519-529.
Ψ (2019) Operationalising active support principles in disability program planning: a 6-month prospective study on engagement and behaviours of concern among adults with intellectual disability. International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) World Congress 2019.
Ψ (2019) The influence of parental screen time and attitudes on screen use in preschool children attending a developmental clinic. Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Annual Conference 2019. United Kingdom.
Ψ (2017) Screen use and its relationship with emotional and behavioural difficulties in preschool children with neurodevelopmental disorders: do screen content and context matter? 13th Congress of Asian Society for Pediatric Research. Hong Kong.
Awards, Accreditations & Other Appointments
Ψ Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Academic Training Award
Ψ National Council of Social Service (NCSS) Social Service Scholarship with placement in the NCSS Sun Ray leadership scheme