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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ang Bee Lian holds statutory responsibility as the Director of Social Welfare at the Ministry of Social and Family Development. She also provides views and advice on the standards of social work and professional practice and capability in the sector. Qualified as a social worker, she started as a child protection staff and practised in several settings. She has a Masters from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has worked extensively with the statutory and voluntary sectors in the children, youth, elder care, disability >˜`Ê ÕÛi˜ˆiÊ Ài…>LˆˆÌ>̈œ˜Ê ÃiÌ̈˜}Ã]Ê >˜`Ê ˆ˜Ê >Ê Û>ÀˆiÌÞÊ œvÊ «œˆVÞ]Ê «À>V̈ViÊ >˜`Ê management roles. She was a Visiting Expert at the UN Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in Fuchu, Japan in 2002. She was Visiting Speaker at the Australian and New Zealand School of Government Annual Conference, Engagement in Policy and Service Delivery for the 21st Century in 2011, with a chapter in the publication, *ÕÌ̈˜}Ê ˆÌˆâi˜ÃʈÀÃÌÊV>i`Ê-ˆ˜}>«œÀi½ÃÊ-œVˆ>Ê->viÌÞÊ iÌÊ>˜`ÊՓ>˜Ê-iÀۈViÊ Provisions. She was Outstanding Social Worker in Singapore in 2000. In 2003, she was among the winners of the Leader Mentor’s awards at the Global Leadership and Mentoring Congress in Singapore. She is currently involved in a range of inter-disciplinary committees involved in human services. She was also a member of the 2010 Censorship Review Committee and a current member of the Films Appeal Committee. 2015 2016