SMHC-Kayla-Wong

Ms Kayla Wong

Senior Music Therapist, KK Women's & Children's Hospital

Kayla Wong is a Registered Music Therapist (RMT) in KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. She received her master’s in music therapy from the University of Melbourne, Australia. Kayla has obtained advanced training in Neurologic Music Therapy and is also a Grandparent of Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby. Her clinical experiences range through neurorehabilitation in pediatrics, intensive care, cancer and palliative care, and pain for women and children. Kayla has been involved in a range of award-winning programmes, namely the Psychosocial and Supportive Care Programme serving children diagnosed with cancer and CHAMPs CaREs, a supportive resource toolkit for children and their families, initiated during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Kayla continues to grow her practice and share her knowledge through programmes such as Temasek Foundation Music Baby and Me for premature infants and their families, and the Art and Music Therapy Programme funded by the Tan Chiew Lian Fund grant for women in palliative care. She has shared her work in conferences both locally and internationally. Kayla is the former Vice President of the Association of Music Therapy Singapore and remains an active member. Kayla is currently a PhD candidate in Music Therapy at Temple University and holds special interest in first connections through music.

Session

Topic: Musical Firsts: An Expressive Journey With Self And Others
Date: 30 October, Wednesday| Time: 10:30 - 12:00 | Venue: Academia Room L1-S4, SGH

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Prof Ivy Ng

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