Webinar Invitation: Working from Home, Emotional Wellbeing and General Counsel, 12 November 2020

You are invited to attend this webinar hosted by Harry Elias Partnership LLP in association with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and a guest speaker from Singapore Psychological Society (SPS).

Introduction

COVID 19 introduces new ways of working whether it is an SME or a global MNC with the impact on the emotional well -being of staff “as work in progress so to speak”. This seminar will address the following arising from the situation of Working from Home (WFH).

What is the impact on the emotional well-being of people working from home?

• What is the impact on the emotional well-being of people working from home? 

• What are the signs that we should be alert to that a staff is not coping well in this front?

• What are things we can do to make manage some of the issues arising out of this enforced confinement to work from home?

The guest speaker is Dr. Cherie Chan who is the current President of the Singapore Psychological Society (SPS) and a registered Clinical Psychologist and Supervisor with the Singapore Register of Psychologist (SRP). SPS was founded in 1979 and has its aims to advance psychology as a science and profession in Singapore. SPS also maintains the Singapore Register of Psychologists (SRP), which is an official register of psychologists in Singapore. 

The seminar will be chaired by K. K. Lim, Of Counsel from Harry Elias Partnership LLP who graduated in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin before attending law school.

Webinar Registration

Harry Elias Partnership LLP, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and Singapore Psychological Society (SPS) invite you to the webinar on Thursday, 12 November 2020 at 12.00 pm - 1.00 pm SGT. Please register here. Only registered participants will be admitted to the webinar and registration is limited to 100 participants.

Chairperson

K. K. Lim

Head, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection

Private Client Advisory

Harry Elias Partnership LLP

kklim@harryelias.com | +65 6361 9307

KK heads the firm’s Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group. He has more than 25 years of experience in technology advisory and commercial matters, with a focus in representing clients and advising matters involving privacy and data protection, cybersecurity, mobile security, audit, and compliance advisory. He is an alumnus of the University of Texas, at Austin, Monash Law School, Australia, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, and a Certified Information Security Manager. He is the Chairman of the Cybersecurity and Data Protection Committee of the Law Society of Singapore (2017 to 2019) and current Co-Chair, an Adjunct Faculty member of The Institute of Systems Science (NUS) and Singapore Institute of Technology, and a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) (UK) and Assistant Secretary of CMI Singapore Chapter (2020). 

Speaker

Dr. Cherie Chan

President, Singapore Psychological Society (SPS)

cherie@thrivefamily.sg  

Dr. Cherie Chan graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences from the National University of Singapore and holds a Doctor of Psychology degree in Clinical Psychology from Murdoch University (Western Australia). Cherie currently practices at a private practice - Thrive Family and works extensively with adolescents and adults presenting with a range of psychological issues. Cherie’s involvement with SPS started in 2015 in her previous role as the Publicity Chair where she revamped the SPS website and helped with effective dissemination of information to all members. She continues to serve with SPS this term in a new role and hopes to continue supporting the growth of the society, building professionalism, and making an impact on society. Outside of clinical work, Cherie holds various professional appointments. She is the current Secretary for the Asia Pacific Psychology Alliance (APPA) and represents psychologists in Singapore as a member of the ASEAN Regional Union of Psychology Societies (ARUPS). Away from work, Cherie is always up for a good cup of coffee and enjoys seeking out new places while photographing her food-hunting adventures.

Harry Elias Partnership Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group

The Harry Elias Partnership Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group is led by practice leaders with extensive legal and technical experience in cybersecurity and data protection. We provide legal advisory to Singapore based SMEs, regional and global companies on both Singapore data protection laws and the General Data Protection Regulation. The Practice Group has extensive working relationships with leading legal, forensic, accounting and tax advisory firms in member states of Asean and is well-positioned to support our clients throughout this region.