U n' I with Rashmi Shetty - Dr. Sujatha Doaraimanickam
Our guest today is a Public Health Specialist with 24 years of extensive experience in various fields under the Ministry of Health. After completing her MBBS in India, Dr. Sujatha Doraimanickam is currently pursuing her passion specializing in Creative Drama Intervention. She is attached to the Women and Children Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and is experienced working in creative workshops for the past 4 years. Her passion is working with children with special needs such as autism, attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), sensory processing issues, depression, and eating disorders. Trained in Theatre and Hospital Clowning by The Little Theatre, India, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (LGBTQ), Hilary Chaplain, (improvisation for Hospital Clowning), Prof Sue Jennings (UK) in the practice of using drama Intervention for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health issues since 2017. She has been invited to conduct workshops with health care workers by the Ministry of Health, schools, detention homes for adolescents (asrama Sentul), and bedside Hospital Clowning in Paediatric, Palliative, Psychiatry wards, Parents of Autistic Children, and Health Care Workers.