Education

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

Professional Memberships

Ψ Singapore Register of Psychologists (SRP)
Ψ SRP Approved Supervisor

Soh Wei Jie
苏炜杰

MSRP MSPS
Clinical Psychologist

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Singapore law requires a disclosure that a psychology qualification is not a medical or dental qualification.

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Wei Jie graduated from National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Psychology degree and subsequently worked as an Assistant Psychologist at Child Guidance Clinic (CGC) – Institute of Mental Health (IMH). He has a keen interest in working with children and adolescents alongside their caregivers. He pursued his postgraduate studies and attained a Master of Psychology (Clinical) from NUS. Upon graduating as a clinical psychologist, he continued to provide clinical assessments and intervention for children and adolescents diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders and co-morbid conditions at CGC.

Wei Jie works with children and adolescents who have been diagnosed with neurodevelopmental conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and intellectual disability. He also supports young people who are diagnosed with mood and anxiety conditions such depression, specific phobia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and selective mutism. He has some experience with and are open to supporting young clients diagnosed with conduct or oppositional behaviours. Within a multidisciplinary team at the hospital, he specializes in systemic and developmental approaches in working with his young clients, their families and school teachers or counsellors. He believes that a holistic approach to intervene and support the young client is critical in ameliorating the conditions which affect their daily functioning.

Specific evidence-based modalities that Wei Jie have implemented for young persons with ASD include visual and structured teaching, social stories and comic strip conversations. He also addresses puberty and sexuality concerns for adolescents with ASD. He has conducted group therapy for young clients with ASD which targets social skills, emotion regulation and self-awareness. In addition, Wei Jie is also trained to deliver other evidence-based interventions for young clients with mood and anxiety conditions including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

He is also experienced in conducting diagnostic assessments for autism spectrum disorder which include gold-standard assessment tools Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) and Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – Second Edition (ADOS-2). He also conducts cognitive and adaptive functioning assessments required for application to special education schools. These assessments include WISC-V, WAIS-IV, CTONI and Vineland-3.