Centre for Effective Living (CEL)

Centre for Effective Living is an enterprise founded on a vision promoting a holistic 
approach to balanced and integrated living. Innovative and customised solutions are 
delivered through specialised human resource and psychological consultancy and 
training services. 

CEL Team

The CEL team is an association of professionals comprising of psychiatrists and psychologists who have expertise in organizational development and mental health, 
specializing in family, marital and child therapies, addictive disorders, adjustment 
reactions to stress in the workplace and other community settings, cross-cultural and 
relocation issues. Since its inception in 1988, our team has worked closely with many local and multi-national companies and community organizations. They have provided consultation to organizations in identifying their needs and maximizing the potential of individuals and teams, and to promote and maintain psychological well-being and growth.

CEL Services

Central to our approach is tailoring the workshops, talks and trainings to match the 
clients' needs.

Workshops and Symposia for Employees  

These are designed to encourage maximum participant interaction and are usually conducted at venues as arranged by the client company, on topics such as:

  • Stress Management
  • Team Building
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Managing Change, Facilitating Transitions and Reorganisation
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Preparation and Coping with Relocation
  • Balancing Home and Work Demands
  • Parenting Effectiveness
  • Emotional Fitness
  • Setting Life Goals

Workshops and Symposia for Parents and Children

These are designed to empower parents with skills to address concerns that are 
idiosyncratic to the stages of development of their children and give young people
the confidence to help them maximize their potential. Topics include:

  • Creative Thinking
  • Discipline or Punishment?
  • Anger Management
  • Sibling Rivalry
  • Creative Ways of Motivating Children
  • Personal Insight and Social Skills for Adolescence
  • Watching Out for Internet Abuses
  • Coping with School Examination Stress
  • Emotional Excellence
  • Effective Parent-Child Communication

Further, children also participate in activity-based outdoor experiential learning 
through YES, I CAN!™- a continuous development program designed to build
self-confidence and positive values, enhancing their self-esteem and EQ.

WWW.livingeffectively.com

This website was launched by CEL on 1 April 2001 to provide Internet access to the public and clients on articles that promote and maintain wellness. Further, CEL clients are able to log on to their Forum Page that will give them access to interactive questionnaires and online-counseling. Our professional team provides counseling assistance for but not limited to the following issues:

  • Feeling stressed and anxious
  • Worried or depressed
  • Career concerns
  • Relationship problems
  • Conflict
  • Work related difficulties
  • Marriage and family problems
  • Concerns about your children
  • Grief and bereavement
  • Alcohol, smoking and other drugs

Employee Assistance Programs

These have been designed as comprehensive sets of services to assist employees enhance and attain their potential.The services encompass access to counseling services to manage personal problems that may otherwise impact on their effectiveness, regular short talks targeted at increased understanding and skills in dealing effectively with stress, optimizing the work-life balance and other demands in today's environment of continuous change.

Crisis Prevention and Management Programs

Crises and emergencies in the workplace are not only the outcome of a major physical event or accident. They may result from redundancy, retrenchment or personal losses, as in the death of a loved one, marital separation or divorce. These could make the individual feel anxious and unable to cope with work demands and responsibilities. At CEL, we have a range of services customized to the organization's needs that focus on preventing or minimizing potential traumatic stress from crisis situations within organizations and work groups. Recognizing that organizations are unique, central to our approach is gaining an understanding of the individual needs and context of each client company, tailoring our services to match organizational needs.

CENTRE FOR EFFECTIVE LIVING PTE. LTD.
1 Orchard Boulevard, #09-04, Camden Medical Centre, Singapore 248649.
Tel: (65) 6338-3383  Fax: (65) 6338 3188  Email: admin@livingeffectively.com


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