Andrew Neo
Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore
Biography
A Senior Psychologist with the Immigration & Checkpoint Authority of Singapore, which recently housed a new psychological branch to provide psychological services to border security officers. Andrew focus primarily on pioneering work that includes setting up psychological services such as counselling services and mental resilience support. Andrew has also worked within other Home Team departments in related field. He was a Correctional Psychologist for 6 years with the Singapore Prison Service (SPS). He was also a National Service Police Inspector (NSI) with the Police Psychological Services Division (PPSD), serving as a Psychological Support Officer (PSO) since 2010. His field of work with Prison also include rehabilitation work for the violent offender population, violent risk assessments, training delivery and crisis management.
Abstract
Abstract : Unique Challenges of Border Security Officers in Singapore