Sun@BGF – Living the Good Life: What Does It Take? with Dr. Alvin Ng
About The Talk
What does it mean to live the Good Life? Prof Alvin will be sharing what it takes to live the good life from a psychological perspective.
About Dr. Alvin Ng
Dr. Alvin Ng Lai Onn is currently a Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology at Sunway University, Malaysia. He is a clinical psychologist by training. Dr. Ng’s research areas include mental health literacy, positive psychology, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and cross-cultural factors in psychotherapy. He is also an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences at Monash University Malaysia, as well as an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, UK. Dr. Ng has given numerous talks on mental health topics to the public and organizations. He is passionate about empowering the community to initiate conversations on mental health, to seek help and stop the stigma surrounding mental illness.
*nbsp;Date
- 15 Aug 2021
- Expired!
Time
- 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: 14 Aug 2021
- Time: 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Location
- https://www.facebook.com/bgf.org.my/live/
Speaker
Dr. Alvin Ng Lai OonAssociate Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology at Sunway University, MalaysiaDr. Alvin Ng Lai Oon is currently an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology at Sunway University, Malaysia. He is a clinical psychologist by training. Dr. Ng’s research areas include mental health literacy, positive psychology, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and cross-cultural factors in psychotherapy. He is also an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences at Monash University Malaysia, as well as an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, UK. Dr. Ng has given numerous talks on mental health topics to the public and private organizations. He is passionate about empowering the community to initiate conversations on mental health, to seek help and stop the stigma surrounding mental illness.