Integrating Systemic Ideas with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Working with Families of Drug Use Offenders

ICPA2024 Presentation by William Soh and Nasirah Nasir (ICPA2024-PID118)

Authors

William Soh

Head Programme (Organizational Development), Singapore Prison Service (SPS)

William Soh joined Singapore Prison Service in the early 2000s as a prison counsellor. Before his secondment to Singapore After-Care Association (SACA) in Feb 2021, he was the Senior Assistant Director of Correctional Rehabilitation Service Branch (Reformative Training). He is currently the Head Programme (Organizational Development) at SACA, overseeing professional development, training, and collaboration with community partners.
William has extensive knowledge and experience in working with various types of offender profiles such as young people, drug users, offenders with high re-offending risk, and supervisees placed on community supervision. He is a registered social worker and has a Master of Applied Psychology (Counselling). He is also a trained Clinical Supervisor. Other than his work in Singapore Prison Service, he also teaches Social Work and Offender Rehabilitation module in the Social Work Department, National University of Singapore. He is currently a PhD candidate at Singapore University of Social Science.

Nasirah Nasir

Deputy Head of Operations of SANA Step-Up Centres, SANA

Nasirah has been with Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association (SANA) since 2018. She is a Senior Social Worker and comes with many years’ experiences in the field. At SANA, Nasirah provides counselling and case work for persons in their recovery journey from those just released from Drug Rehabilitation Centre to others who walk into SANA. The work includes, relapse prevention plans, providing emotional and social support, as well as, sharing of prosocial resources for their long-term recovery.
Nasirah is currently the Deputy Head of Operations of SANA Step-Up Centres, which has 3 centres around Singapore. She oversees the daily operations of the centres and the implementation of existing and new programmes for persons-in-recovery, families, and the community. This includes recovery support groups, drug awareness talks and recreational events.

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