Malaysia care
Worked in a social organisation Malaysian CARE between 1986 June to Dec 1993 as Education Coordinator, Assistant Director and finally as Deputy Executive Director.
YAYASAN KAJIAN DAN PEMBANGUNAN MASYARAKAT (YKPM)
It was first established as the Centre for Community Studies in 1993 and eventually converted into a foundation status with tax exemption.
Co-founded with a number of people and Kon Onn Sein took the lead as the Managing Director. Denison’s involvement is as member of the Board of Trustees.
The key focus of the YKPM is work among the Orang Asli community in community empowerment programmes.
YKPM together with a number of NGOs pioneered the Diploma of Social Work at the Methodist College in Brickfields Kuala Lumpur. Currently this is the only diploma level course in social work to train and equip front line social workers.
Diploma in Social Work
Social Work is a very rewarding field where each day brings different challenges. However, the process of creating a more cohesive and caring community as a social work associate, helping various communities, and engaging in services such as family and child welfare, disability and elder care, and mental health care can be a very rewarding calling.
The Diploma in Social Work programme is designed with reference to the National Competency Standards for Social Work Practice (2010) to help prepare diploma students to acquire in-depth knowledge of human behaviour within the context of family, community and society with emphasis on ethical values and conduct, contribution toward self-development, and build psychosocial skills.
Upon successful completion of this programme, students will have the experience and ability to empower individuals, families, groups, communities and organisations to enhance social functioning and quality of life. The MCKL graduate will be able to seek employment as a professional Social Worker in various areas that promote universal values and ethical principles of human rights and social justice.
yAYASAN STRATEGIK SISOAL (ySS)
In mid-1997 after Denison’s PhD, he was invited by Dato Seri Samy Vellu (later Tun) to set up the Yayasan Strategik Sosial (YSS) and served as the Executive Director till mid 2008.
YSS undertook policy research on issues of the Malaysian Indians and advocated for policy changes with the Federal government. Also undertook social & economic programs for the upliftment of Malaysian Indians with Federal government funding.
IMPACTS
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While in KITA-UKM I co-edited a book on Contemporary Malaysia Indians in 2016 with Prof KS Nathan
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Denison Jayasooria (2008) Social Development & Indians in Malaysia: An agenda for social inclusion. YSS: KL
