Jean Foo Speaker Profile

Jean Foo | Good Start Conference Speaker

Managing Director (The Colourful Mind), Associate Lecturer (SUSS)

The Colourful Mind, SUSS

Ms Jean Foo graduated from The National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Mathematics. She later went on to pursue her Master in Education at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT, Australia). Upon returning to Singapore in 2003, Jean taught children Maths and Science before deciding to work with children of various abilities. She joined an international ABA service provider in 2005 where she received her training in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA). Since then, she has been working with individuals with developmental and learning disabilities, helping them in their language and communication skills, social interaction, emotional regulation, behavioural management and other developmental skills.

End 2013, she co-founded The Colourful Mind, a behavioural therapy centre providing intervention and support. Through the years, she has acquired different skills and teaching methods (e.g., Social Thinking) in working with children and youth. She also conducts training programmes for children, youth, parents, and schools on various topics. She has embarked on her new associate lecturer role in Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) in July 2023.

Read about the Workshops/Presentations by the Speaker:

GS2023: C.E2 Practical Ways to help Your Child Develop Language and Communication Skills

GS2024: B.E11 Supporting SEN children and the teachers in mainstream classrooms