Education

Ψ Master of Clinical Psychology
Ψ Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) Psychology

Professional Memberships

Ψ Singapore Psychological Society
Ψ Singapore Register of Psychologists
Ψ SRP Approved Supervisor

Academic Appointments

Ψ Senior Adjunct Lecturer, National University of Singapore (NUS)

Previous Appointments

Ψ Head, Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS), Ang Mo Kio Training and Development Centre (ATDC)

Jiayong Lin
林佳永

MSPS, MSRP
Clinical Psychologist
Registered Psychologist (Singapore)

Clinical Supervision | Jiayong @ AKIDS

Jiayong is a Clinical Psychologist in Singapore with a focus on child psychology and special educational needs (SEN).

He has worked across hospital, community, education, and defence settings, including KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), the Down Syndrome Association of Singapore (DSA), Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), and Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS).

He also holds an academic appointment as Senior Adjunct Lecturer at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he teaches modules in Parenting and Child Development.

Neurodevelopmental & Psychological Assessments for Children

Jiayong conducts neurodevelopmental and psychological diagnostic assessments for special needs (SEN) children with neurodevelopmental conditions such as testing for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Intellectual Disability (ID), Global Developmental Delay (GDD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Specific Learning Disorders, and other developmental problems associated with sleep, feeding, toileting, school coping and social relationships.

Jiayong provides formal psychological reports to support school applications, special education placement, and classroom or examination accommodations. His assessments are structured to clarify diagnosis, guide intervention planning, seek academic accommodations, and optimise learning outcomes.

Therapy for Children, Adolescents and Adults

He also provides psychotherapy to children with special needs, adolescents and adults. He addresses Anxiety and Mood Disorders (e.g. Social Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Phobia, Depression), as well as social and behavioural problems of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder. In therapy, Jiayong employs a range of management modalities, such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) with Functional Behaviour Assessment (FBA), Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), Active Support (AS), Treatment and Education for Autistic and related Communication handicapped Children (TEACCH), and Positive Parenting Programme (Triple P).