Prem Kumar Shanmugam
Solace Sabah,Malaysia
Biography
Prem Kumar Shanmugam is the Chief Executive Driector and Co-Founder of Solace Sabah. He is one of the founding members and Regional Director of the Asia Pacific Certification Board (APCB). He also acts as the President of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Association of Singapore while being one of the founding members as well. He is an independent researcher, trainer working with people with issues from all walks of life exposed to multicultural settings. He specializes in developing and evaluating treatment programmes. He is a certified practitioner in the Management of Family Violence Counselling (Ministry of Community Development Youth and Sports Singapore), a Certified Masters Addictions Therapist (APCB Singapore), a Certified Masters Psychotherapist (APACS Singapore) and an Accredited Clinical Supervisor (Australian Counselling Association and Association of Psychotherapists and Counsellors Singapore). He reviews and writes articles and presents results of substance abuse treatment studies around the region. He has co-authored two handbooks for Masters Students on a counselling course and is an active lecturer.