Services
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Clinical and Operational Consulting
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Strategic Guidance: Organisational management recommendations for establishing policies and mapping out long-term goals in the service delivery.
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System Improvement: Providing operational guidance in supporting individuals with special and complex needs.
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Clinical insights: providing specialized expertise in handling complex cases.
Areas of Expertise
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Clinical and Operational Consulting
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Behavioural Interventions and Management
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Support
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Hypersensitivity and Sensory Processing
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Staff training and caching
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Neurodivergence and Social-Emotional Wellbeing
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Family Support and Training
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Special Education and Transition Planning
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Crisis Management
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Mental Health Advocacy
Alice Kim
MPsych(Clin), MBPsS, GBC, BCaBA
As a clinical lead and advisor, I assist special education and complex needs organizations in improving the quality and efficiency of services in clinical, operational, and strategic development areas.
With vast international experience in mental health, special education, and disability fields, I offer my expertise within the public, private, and NGO sectors.
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Career highlights:
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19 years experience in service delivery and clinical and operational advisory work for special education, focusing on mental health, social-emotional and emotional-behavioral models.
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Pioneered the establishment of the inaugural and five subsequent highly specialized government school classrooms for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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Key contributor to the development of Special Needs and Behavior Policies released within the education reform for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in 2010 and 2011.
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Process design for the Special Education Services Operating Model in Abu Dhabi government schools, serving 190,000 regular students and over 4,000 students with additional needs in 300 government schools.
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Clinical Director and Advisor for multiple special needs and disabilities centers in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
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A practicing clinical psychologist and NLP coach.
Why work with me
I began my career in the special needs and disabilities sector over nineteen years ago in London as an ABA therapist at one of the largest charity-operated special needs schools for children with autism. I gained experience in various aspects of service delivery, including one-on-one therapy, group work, supervising and mentoring new staff, participating in multidisciplinary teams, and handling crisis interventions. Working with highly challenging children, I’ve had my share of pinches, bites, kicks, and even concussions. I eventually became the go-to person for addressing the most complex needs. These experiences and career progression enable me to deeply understand the challenges faced by special education staff. In 2008, I had the opportunity to develop my first operational and clinical structure for a community center for children with autism and disabilities. As a clinical director, I trained and supervised therapists, designed operational structures for service delivery, appointed staff, created an operating model for therapy and teaching provisions, and led professional development initiatives. I was then recruited for a specialist role in mental health and complex needs at the newly established special education section of the Abu Dhabi Education Council, UAE. Over seven years, I led corporate communications, managed projects, developed policies, and designed state-level implementation strategies. This experience has provided me with a wealth of expertise that I can adapt and scale to various projects. Throughout my career, I have combined clinical practice with work across institutions in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, sharing my expertise in mental health, social-emotional, and emotional-behavioral domains. With a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology and training in Behavior Analysis and Neurolinguistic Programming, I have a broad range of expertise in mental health and clinical work. Hence, alongside consultancy work, I offer training sessions and seminars in both professional and self-development areas.
Who I work with
I work with special education and complex needs establishments during their initial stages of development, as well as when they are ready to
scale or reorganize their provision structures.
I provide services to:
EDUCATION COUNCILS
PRIVATE SPECIAL NEEDS
CENTRES
CHARITY ORGANISATIONS
NON FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS
PUBLIC SECTOR SPECIAL NEEDS PROVIDERS
FOSTER HOMES
AMONGST THE ORGANISATIONS THAT I WORKED WITH:
