Gleneagles Medical Centre Penang
Location
Penang, Malaysia
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Ms. Sherine Ann Selvarajah
Consultant Child Developmental Psychologist
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Gleneagles Medical Centre Penang
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Speciality
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Child Developmental Psychology |
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Languages
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English, Malay
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Graduated
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1996 (28 years since graduation)
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About
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Mdm. Sherine's area of interest is in children with learning disabilities and developmental disorders. She carries out various assessments on children from the ages of 12 months to 17 years old. She does intelligence testing, developmental assessments, screening for autism, screening for learning disabilities (dyslexia) and behavioural assessments |
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Education
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- BSc.Psyc.(Leefs,UK), MSc.Devl.Psyc.(Herts, UK)
- Mdm. Sherine graduated from University of Leeds in 1996 with a BSc. Psychology. She then pursued her Masters in the University of Hertfordshire and graduated with a MSc. Developmental Psychology in 1999. She did her student placement in a tertiary-based clinic in Watford, UK under the supervision of Dr. Patricia Rios. |
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Professional Experience
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Upon her return to Malaysia, Mdm. Sherine joined the Department of Psychiatry at HUKM as a research assistant. During this time, she was invited to present an oral presentation and poster presentation of her past research papers conducted in the UK at the Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology (2001).
In June 2001, Mdm. Sherine joined the HELP Institute's Centre for Psychology as a Lecturer and Trainer. She was also practising part time at the Pantai Medical Centre, Bangsar. In 2003, Mdm. Sherine moved to Penang and worked alongside a paediatrician in a home based setting, offering psychological services to children with special needs, mainly those with autism. |
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