Collaborative Practices Between Multiple Disciplines in Care: How This Looks Like in Singapore

The social care sector, by its nature, is crowded with professionals from several disciplines. Apart from social workers, doctors, teachers, and counsellors, increasingly psychiatrists, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other allied health professionals are working closely together in the space too. In the view of the fact that local research is only forthcoming as implementation is underway, this article aims to take stock and review the current situation in Singapore with regard to multidisciplinary collaborative practices in the social care space. Three sub-sectors, namely Family Services, Early Childhood Education, and School Counselling, will be the focus of this article. Drawing from practice-based experiences, policy frameworks, and other information through the presentation of notable developments in each of these sub-sectors, we highlight challenges faced in practice and offer recommendations for future efforts and research.