Moment2Moment - Breathless in Kuala Lumpur
Reflections of a Medical Social Worker
"Your living is determined not so much
By what life brings to you as
By the attitude you bring to life;
Not so much by what happens to you as
By the way your mind looks at what happens/"
~ Khalil Gibran ~
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Foreword I
Foreword II
Preface
The Power of Letting Go
A Shooting Star Changed My Life
My First Taste of Volunteerism
Service is My Religion
When People Tell Me Their Problems, I Cry with Them
To be a Samaritan
“You want to be a Social Worker?”
“And what is Social Work?”
Singapore, here I Come!
So this is Student Life!
A First Test of Calmness
An Internship I will not Forget
A Matter of Trust - My First and Last Motor Cycle Ride
My Work in a Hospital has Begun
Centre of Medical Excellence
One Big Family
My First Posting
Forgiveness and Letting Go
I can Teach and Do Research Too!
“Match Maker, Match Maker, Make Me a Match”
“Is Suicide My Only Way Out?”
“I Really Don’t Want to Die!”
“I Need to Visit You at Home”
Searching for a Needle in the Haystack
Run for Your Life!
Home Visit – We were Sand Stuck!
A Matter of Perception – the Flower Shop
Continuing Medical Knowledge
Intervention of Sexual Abuse and Neglect (INSAN)
Protocol for the Management of Sexual Assault
Support from the Canadian Mounted Police
“Do I or Others have to Blame Me for Being Raped?
The Amazing Art Therapy
Men Too can be Raped
“I Want My Baby Back!”
Networking with the Community
A Wave has Begun
“My Whole Family Needs Help, Not Only Me”
Gratitude, Bribery or Corruption?
Protecting the Child
“You cannot Remove My Child!”
Child Sexual Abuse - Breaking the Silence
Boys Need Protection from Sexual Abuse Too
“I Don’t Want to Marry My Abuser!”
A Heavy Load
My First Public Talk
My First International Paper
Promoting Breast Feeding
The Magic of Support Systems
Paedophiles at Work
A Little Forgotten Child
They Care at the Department of Primary Care Medicine
“Where Is My Family?” – A Homeless Teenager with Epilepsy
A Shoulder to Cry on
A Hug is Such a Funny Thing
Incest – A Secret no More
“Our Marriage Is Shattering”
Assumptions! Assumptions!
“I Am Still Human”
Clinical Depression
Staying Calm in the Face of Danger
“So You are a Pimp?”
“You are not Alone.” - ‘The Pink Angels’
Caught in a ‘Firing Squad’
Even Seniors Need Supervision Too
Happy Hour
A Moment of Altruistic Joy
“We Care for You Too”
HIV/AIDS Pandemic is Here!
A Great Team Work
“What is Happening to My Body?”
Training and Education
Living in Fear and Stigma
“I Really Want to Die”
Advocacy Work
Cool as a Cucumber
“I am like a Volcano Erupting”
World AIDS Day
Anonymous Blood Screening and Hotline Service
So what is Universal Precautions?
Sex Worker from Oslo
Was I Burnt-Out?
Unmindfulness in Plain English
Stilling my Mind
Meeting the Prime Minister
HIV Screening of Ante-Natal Mothers
Medical Advisory Board Meetings
Hide and Seek with the Press
Continuing Social Work Education
“So what if You are Gay!”
An Inspiration to Others?
I Need to be Healthy to Work
Letting More of Our Hair Down
Appreciations and Gratitude
My Brush with Death
The Last Word
Appendices
Appendix I: Say “No” To Child Sexual Abuse
Appendix II: Counselling People Living With HIV/AIDS
Appendix III: What You Need To Know About Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Appendix IV: How Can Social Work Make A Difference?
Appendix V: List of Free Counselling Services in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Foreword I
Foreword II
Preface
The Power of Letting Go
A Shooting Star Changed My Life
My First Taste of Volunteerism
Service is My Religion
When People Tell Me Their Problems, I Cry with Them
To be a Samaritan
“You want to be a Social Worker?”
“And what is Social Work?”
Singapore, here I Come!
So this is Student Life!
A First Test of Calmness
An Internship I will not Forget
A Matter of Trust - My First and Last Motor Cycle Ride
My Work in a Hospital has Begun
Centre of Medical Excellence
One Big Family
My First Posting
Forgiveness and Letting Go
I can Teach and Do Research Too!
“Match Maker, Match Maker, Make Me a Match”
“Is Suicide My Only Way Out?”
“I Really Don’t Want to Die!”
“I Need to Visit You at Home”
Searching for a Needle in the Haystack
Run for Your Life!
Home Visit – We were Sand Stuck!
A Matter of Perception – the Flower Shop
Continuing Medical Knowledge
Intervention of Sexual Abuse and Neglect (INSAN)
Protocol for the Management of Sexual Assault
Support from the Canadian Mounted Police
“Do I or Others have to Blame Me for Being Raped?
The Amazing Art Therapy
Men Too can be Raped
“I Want My Baby Back!”
Networking with the Community
A Wave has Begun
“My Whole Family Needs Help, Not Only Me”
Gratitude, Bribery or Corruption?
Protecting the Child
“You cannot Remove My Child!”
Child Sexual Abuse - Breaking the Silence
Boys Need Protection from Sexual Abuse Too
“I Don’t Want to Marry My Abuser!”
A Heavy Load
My First Public Talk
My First International Paper
Promoting Breast Feeding
The Magic of Support Systems
Paedophiles at Work
A Little Forgotten Child
They Care at the Department of Primary Care Medicine
“Where Is My Family?” – A Homeless Teenager with Epilepsy
A Shoulder to Cry on
A Hug is Such a Funny Thing
Incest – A Secret no More
“Our Marriage Is Shattering”
Assumptions! Assumptions!
“I Am Still Human”
Clinical Depression
Staying Calm in the Face of Danger
“So You are a Pimp?”
“You are not Alone.” - ‘The Pink Angels’
Caught in a ‘Firing Squad’
Even Seniors Need Supervision Too
Happy Hour
A Moment of Altruistic Joy
“We Care for You Too”
HIV/AIDS Pandemic is Here!
A Great Team Work
“What is Happening to My Body?”
Training and Education
Living in Fear and Stigma
“I Really Want to Die”
Advocacy Work
Cool as a Cucumber
“I am like a Volcano Erupting”
World AIDS Day
Anonymous Blood Screening and Hotline Service
So what is Universal Precautions?
Sex Worker from Oslo
Was I Burnt-Out?
Unmindfulness in Plain English
Stilling my Mind
Meeting the Prime Minister
HIV Screening of Ante-Natal Mothers
Medical Advisory Board Meetings
Hide and Seek with the Press
Continuing Social Work Education
“So what if You are Gay!”
An Inspiration to Others?
I Need to be Healthy to Work
Letting More of Our Hair Down
Appreciations and Gratitude
My Brush with Death
The Last Word
Appendices
Appendix I: Say “No” To Child Sexual Abuse
Appendix II: Counselling People Living With HIV/AIDS
Appendix III: What You Need To Know About Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Appendix IV: How Can Social Work Make A Difference?
Appendix V: List of Free Counselling Services in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor