NAYAR, Cecilia M (Mrs)
Medical Services in Singapore,
Accession Number 002312
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 7
Total Reels
- Patricia Lee
Interviewer
- 03:06:35
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 2 of 7
Metadata
- 25 Apr 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:31
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
How she escaped death on board the Devonshire. Her meeting with Miss Estaugh and her decision to become an almoner. Description of her field work experience at the Marymount Convent and the Social Welfare Department. Initial struggles as an almoner. Early pioneers of almoners from 1949 to 1956. The first three local almoners of Singapore.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 7
Metadata
- 25 Apr 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:27
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Description of the first diploma course in social work in 1952. Nature of work of an almoner in the 1950s. A chronology of her hospital postings from 1955 to 1990. Recollections of her first posting at the Tan Tock Seng (TTSH) in 1955. The social work department was housed at the Rotary Clinic. Her experiences working with patients with tuberculosis. Role of the investigators in the social work department. Importance of field work. Mileage claim was forty cents per mile.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 7
Metadata
- 25 Apr 2000
Recording Date
- 00:29:27
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
How in recent years social workers have had to handle a bulk of financial matters. Changes in the social needs of patients. How social workers had taken on a greater role in counselling. A case study to describe the role of the social worker in counselling. Dealing with the aged-sick in Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
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