Singapore
With a background in social work, Li Ping’s desire to delve deeper into the internal worlds of clients and support their coping led her to further pursue her studies in art therapy to utilize it as a creative therapeutic modality. With a keen interest to work with children, Li Ping had interacted with children with diverse issues including those affected by cancer, special needs, abuse, and poverty, both on a professional as well as a voluntary basis. She is passionate about combining her interests in art and social work to effect change and improve the well being of children and their families.
Provides individual and group art therapy sessions for children and adolescents with special needs or psychoemotional issues Involved in the development of integrative therapies with other professionals such as occupational therapy and speech therapy Participates in creative projects such as the creation of a social story to support children during Covid-19 pandemic Conducted online art therapy for both individuals and groups during Circuit Breaker
Provided casework management within the Therapeutic Group Home, Epworth HomeSweetHome, which uses Trauma Systems Therapy (TST) as a treatment model to help children with complex trauma and attachment issues who display severe emotional and behavioural needs Collaborated with stakeholders involved in the care of the children, including caregivers, schools, and child protection services Underwent training for Certificate in Residential Care for Children and Young Persons (CRC), Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS), Management of Actual or Potential Aggression (MAPA), and Child First Aid
Planned and conducted individual art therapy sessions for children who have experienced abuse based on trauma-informed and attachment-based frameworks
Planned and conducted individual and group art therapy sessions for adults with different types of intellectual disabilities Organized an art exhibition “Garden of Possibilities” which showcased members’artworks created within art therapy or art-and-craft sessions as a way of celebrating their creative abilities