Suzanne M. Anderson, DPST
Director
Dr. Anderson established Restorative Community Concepts in 2001. She is working in Singapore as a trainer and consultant with Restorative Community Concepts. She is certified by the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) (USA) as a trainer and crisis responder focusing on the emotional aftermath of trauma. Dr. Anderson has provided training in Singapore, Thailand, India, Indonesia, China, Nepal and Myanmar. Three days a week Suzanne sees counselling clients at the Restorative Community Counselling.
Prior to working in Singapore, Suzanne worked in the United States for over a decade in the areas of community crisis response, crime victim assistance and criminal justice with the US. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime’s Training and Technical Assistance Center, National Criminal Justice Reference, and NOVA.
While Dr. Anderson began her crisis response work in the United States in the early 1990’s, she has been providing crisis response support in Southeast Asia since 2001.
Crisis/disaster response experience includes:
Sample trainings after crises include:
Dr. Anderson received her B.S. in Criminal Justice Administration from San Jose State University, an M.S.S. (Social Work) from the National University of Singapore, and a Doctor of Professional Studies through the University of Southern Queensland, researching factors related to Meeting the Mental Health & Psychosocial Needs of Sexually Exploited Women in the Greater Mekong Sub-region: A Mixed Methods Study Enhancing the Training Development of Human Trafficking Aftercare Workers.
Curriculum Vitae available upon request.
Prior to working in Singapore, Suzanne worked in the United States for over a decade in the areas of community crisis response, crime victim assistance and criminal justice with the US. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime’s Training and Technical Assistance Center, National Criminal Justice Reference, and NOVA.
While Dr. Anderson began her crisis response work in the United States in the early 1990’s, she has been providing crisis response support in Southeast Asia since 2001.
Crisis/disaster response experience includes:
- Consultant, International school child protection incident, 2016
- Consultant, International school accidental death, Kobe, Japan, 2015
- Consultant, International school child protection incident, Singapore, 2015
- Crisis Responder, Sabah earthquake, Singapore, June 2015
- Crisis Responder, Earthquake, Nepal, June 2015
- Crisis Intervener & Consultant, Jakarta International School, Indonesia, February 2015
- Team Leader, Jakarta International School, Indonesia, May & September 2014
- Interview Consultant, Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, Channel News Asia, Singapore 2014
- Consultant, International school staff death, Singapore, 2014
- Consultant, International middle school trip outrage of modesty incident, Singapore, 2014
- Consultant, International elementary school student death, Singapore, 2013
- Consultant, Anonymous Internet suicide threat, off-shore tertiary institution, Singapore, 2013
- Debriefing, Explosion, Thailand, (sessions in Singapore), 2012
- Consultant, Earthquake & tsunami, Japan, 2011
- Consultant, H1N1 virus, Singapore, 2009
- Counselor & corporate consultant, Mumbai terrorist attack, Singapore, 2008-9
- Debreifer, university students fatalities, Singapore, 2008
- Debriefer, Tsunami, Singapore, 2004
- Team member, war trauma, Former Yugoslavia, Medjugorie, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1993
- Consultant, industrial plant explosion, Near North Insurance Brokerage, Skokie, IL, 1993
- Team Manager, industrial plan explosion, FMC Fertilizer Corporation, Sterlington, LA, 1991
- Team Manager, tornado, City of Andover, Andover, KS, 1991
- Debriefer, plane crash, United Airlines, Washington, DC, 1991
Sample trainings after crises include:
- Cyclone & tidal surge, Yangon, Myanmar, 2008
- Earthquake, Chengdu & Beijing, China, 2008
- Multiple sessions a year of Community Crisis Response Team Training for social service and humanitarian workers in Singapore through the Academy of Human Development, Singapore Centre for Evangelism and Missions, and Restorative Community Concepts, Singapore, 2002 - present
- Humanitarian workers from throughout Southeast Asia in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2006
- Hilton Hotel workers in Singapore to respond to Hotel emergencies, 2006
- Students at the Evangelical Theological Seminary of Indonesia (Yogakarta) responding to earthquake victims, 2006
- Church planters in India (Chennai and Nagercoil) to respond to tsunami victims, 2005
- Hurricane Andrew, Dade County Publics Schools, Dade County, FL, 1992
Dr. Anderson received her B.S. in Criminal Justice Administration from San Jose State University, an M.S.S. (Social Work) from the National University of Singapore, and a Doctor of Professional Studies through the University of Southern Queensland, researching factors related to Meeting the Mental Health & Psychosocial Needs of Sexually Exploited Women in the Greater Mekong Sub-region: A Mixed Methods Study Enhancing the Training Development of Human Trafficking Aftercare Workers.
Curriculum Vitae available upon request.