
Dr. Rafidah Binti Aga Mohd Jaladin
Department Of Educational Psychology And Counselling
Faculty Of Education
rafidah_aga@um.edu.myView CV | |
Biography | |
Dr Rafidah Aga Mohd Jaladin (BSc. (Hons) Psych (UWA, Perth), M.Couns (Hons) (Malaya), PhD (Monash, Australia)) is a counselling psychologist and a senior lecturer at the Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya. She was a recipient of Excellent Service Award thrice (i.e., 2005, 2013, and 2015) during her service at the university. She has been executive member of the International Counselling Association of Malaysia (PERKAMA International) since 2015 and a mentor for University of Malaya Counselling Association (PERKUM) since 2013. She was a program coordinator for Bachelor of Counselling programme from 2012 to 2014. She was appointed Head of Department from 2014-2015, dealing with staff, students, human resource, curriculum and more. She is involved in curriculum review exercises, national and international networking, as well as community works. She was also a resident fellow at both private and public universities in Malaysia for a total of six years (1999 - 2005), thus has had hands-on residential experience on student affairs. Rafidah has 20 years of experience as a professional practitioner-cum-educator in psychology and counselling at various work settings. She has educated and trained diverse client populations including, school and college students, corporate staff, and local communities. Her publications comprise counselling and psychology books, book chapters, learning modules, journal articles, and magazine entries. Some of her published works are Professional Issues and Ethics in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2013, 2017), Introduction to Crisis Counselling (2016), Multicultural Counselling (2015), and Group Dynamics (2016). Her research areas include multicultural counselling, counsellor education, supervision and training; and mental health literacy and counselling. Rafidah has been involved in about 20 research projects. Her current one is funded by Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) and is entitled Development of Continuous Professional Development Training Module based on Multicultural Counselling Competencies for Professional Counsellors in Malaysia. Rafidah’s contribution to society involves giving numerous motivational talks, conducting short courses, sharing psychology-related topics in media, and offering counselling and consultancy services for diverse populations in Malaysia. Her love for communities has resulted in her engagement with cultural minority groups such as at-risk teenagers (RU04I-2016), urban poor children (RU013-2017N), and single mothers (RU013-2017H). Fit as a fiddle, Rafidah is also active in sports and recreation activities. She has been representing Faculty of Education and University of Malaya in Inter- and Intra-Varsity Sports Carnivals since 2002, especially in Volleyball, Netball, Badminton, and Table Tennis. She was recipient of Highest Achievement in Sports Award by the Vice Chancellor in 2004. As a certified HRDF trainer (No. 5469), Rafidah is currently looking into exploring academia-corporate training and consultation through HRDF community network. |
Publication
Finance
Grant | Progress | Status |
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RU013-2017H |
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on going |
FP027-2016 |
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on going |
RU004I-2016 |
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This information is generated from Research Grant Management System |
Higher Education in Malaysia: Exploring strategic trends and challenges in policy implementation for New Malaysia
The predicting roles of reasons for living and social support on depression, anxiety and stress among young people in Malaysia
Perceived Multicultural Counseling Competence of Malaysian Counselors: An Exploratory Study
Perceived multicultural counseling competence of Malaysian counselors: An exploratory study.
Proceedings International Seminar on Counseling 2017 (MALINDO5)
Pengenalan Kepada Kaunseling Krisis
Group Dynamics
AMCM5103 Multicultural Counselling
Scholarship of teaching and learning module for maximizing student engagement and motivation using SPeCTRUM
Collaborative Reflective Practice for Teaching and Counseling Internship through Blogs: A Creative Approach
Challenges and useful strategies in contextualizing applied psychology research: From Malaysian perspective
Resiliens dan Kefungsian Keluarga Dalam Kalangan Golongan Awal Dewasa Di Malaysia