About this episode

In this episode, Yasmine Loupis interviews Dickens, an international school counsellor with extensive experience in social work across multiple countries.

In this episode I speak with Dickens, originally from Hong Kong, having worked in social work and counselling in Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, and Thailand. Drawing on his international experience, he currently serves as an international school counsellor in Phuket, Thailand. He is registered with Social Work England and the Hong Kong Social Worker Registration Board. He is also a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional. Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: PESI online professional development - https://www.pesi.com/ International Social Service Hong Kong branch - https://www.isshk.org/en/ PsychWire online training - https://psychwire.com/ This episode's transcript can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wN8QG7rYzE2kmoxSKaugZCs_iKRiBSdjfjnWeJRruDs/edit?usp=sharing Thanks to Kevin Macleod of incompetech.com for our theme music.

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