On 16 November 2018 at the Istana, Ms Melissa Chew received the highest national honour for Social Workers from President Halimah Yacob. This award recognises her outstanding leadership and impact in the profession.
As Principal Social Worker at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Ms Chew not only supports her patients but also led an initiative to reduce the waiting time for hospital-to-nursing home transfers. The process now takes fewer than 10 days, compared to the previous two to three weeks.
Furthermore, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession, three early-career social workers received the Promising Social Worker Award. The recipients were Ms Tay Yu Ping, Acting Senior Social Worker at the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS); Mr Benjamin Yeo, Senior Social Worker at Fei Yue Community Services; and Ms Zoe Tee Wan Ting, Senior Probation Officer at the Ministry of Social and Family Development.
