Biografi/ Biography :
Dr Yang Wai Wai began her clinical psychology training in the Department of Paediatrics and later Department of Psychiatry at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC) in 2003 before joining as a lecturer in 2006. She holds a BSc in Human Development and Master of Clinical Psychology from UPM and UKM respectively. Subsequently she completed her combined MPsych/PhD at University of Melbourne, Australia exploring the use of emotion-focused parenting for parents of children with chronic illness. While in Melbourne, she also trained at the Royal Children’s Hospital Psychology Department and Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Services as part of her Clinical Child Specialization.
Currently Dr Yang has a broad-based clinical practice in assessments and interventions for neurodevelopmental disabilities and mental health problems, as well as health-related thinking, behaviours and emotions, in children and adolescents, as well as their parents. Besides providing her services to the Child Development Centre, she is also a member of the hospital’s multidisciplinary Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) team.
Dr Yang is a registered member of the Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychology and an Associate Member of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association.
loh c-khai;yang wai wai. (2024). school engagement among children with cancer in universiti kebangsaan malaysia medical centre (ukmmc). a case control study. - . .
jie yi p'ng, masne kadar, farahiyah wan yunus, yang wai wai, yazmin ahmad rusli, jamilah hanum abdul khaiyom. (2023). translation, validity and reliability of a malay version of the toddler sensory profile 2. - journal of occupational therapy, schools, & early intervention.. 225-237.
rina aznita ariffin, juriza ismail, yang wai wai, fairuz nazri abdul rahman, wan salwina wan ismail, norfazilah ahmad, adibah abdul ghafar, farin masra, norazlin kamal nor. (2023). malay translated and validation of the modified checklist for autism in toddlers, revised with follow-up (m-chat-r/f): an improved screening tool for autism spectrum disorder in malaysia. - 35th eacd annual meeting european academy of childhood disability. -.
parvin b devan, wong sau wei, yang wai wai, arini nuran md idris. (2023). the relationship between coping strategies and parenting stress in childhood epilepsy. - malaysian journal of paediatrics and child health. 50-58.
yang wai wai, melia wong yuin suen, masne kadar, farahiyah wan yunus, yazmin ahmad rusli, jamilah hanum abdul khaiyom, norazlin kamal nor. (2023). utility of developmental assessment for early intervention in young children with asd. - 35th annual meeting european academy of childhood disability. 1.
c-khai loh, sie chong doris, norziana mohd anuar, , noriza mansor, geok chin tan, yin ping wong, hafiza alauddin, marjmin osman, charng jeng toh, fuad ismail, wai wai yang, faizah mohd zaki, patricia belda, heather, miriam gg, paola, hamidah alias. (2022). the st. jude pediatric oncology facility integrated local evaluation (profile) beta 2 tester experience in a tertiary centre at kuala lumpur, malaysia. - pediatric blood & cancer. 451-452.
ho wai koo, juriza ismail , wai wai yang and syed zulkifli syed zakaria. (2021). sleep disturbances in children with autism spectrum disorder at a malaysian tertiary hospital. - frontiers in paediatrics. 1-7.
ho wai koo, juriza ismail, wai wai yang. (2021). sleep disturbances in school-going children with autism spectrum disorder at a malaysian tertiary hospital. - archives of disease in childhood. A209.
ho wai koo, juriza ismail, wai wai yang. (2021). 1052 sleep disturbances in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder at a malaysian tertiary hospital. - archives of disease in childhood. A207.
raymond warouw atmawidjaja, sau wei wong, wai wai yang, lai choo ong. (2014). sleep disturbances in malaysian children with cerebral palsy. - developmental medicine and child neurology. 681-685.
lai choo ong, wai wai yang, sau wei wong, feizel alsiddiq and yi soon khu. (2010). sleep habits and disturbances in malaysian children with epilepsy. - journal of paediatrics and child health. 46(3):80-84.
jie yi p'ng, masne kadar, farahiyah wan yunus, yang wai wai, yazmin ahmad rusli, jamilah hanum abdul khaiyom. (2023). translation, validity and reliability of a malay version of the toddler sensory profile 2. - journal of occupational therapy, schools, & early intervention.. 225-237.
parvin b devan, wong sau wei, yang wai wai, arini nuran md idris. (2023). the relationship between coping strategies and parenting stress in childhood epilepsy. - malaysian journal of paediatrics and child health. 50-58.
c-khai loh, sie chong doris, norziana mohd anuar, , noriza mansor, geok chin tan, yin ping wong, hafiza alauddin, marjmin osman, charng jeng toh, fuad ismail, wai wai yang, faizah mohd zaki, patricia belda, heather, miriam gg, paola, hamidah alias. (2022). the st. jude pediatric oncology facility integrated local evaluation (profile) beta 2 tester experience in a tertiary centre at kuala lumpur, malaysia. - pediatric blood & cancer. 451-452.
ho wai koo, juriza ismail , wai wai yang and syed zulkifli syed zakaria. (2021). sleep disturbances in children with autism spectrum disorder at a malaysian tertiary hospital. - frontiers in paediatrics. 1-7.
ho wai koo, juriza ismail, wai wai yang. (2021). 1052 sleep disturbances in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder at a malaysian tertiary hospital. - archives of disease in childhood. A207.
yang wai wai. (2020). rawatan klef bersepadu. - . 169.
loh c-khai;yang wai wai. (2024). school engagement among children with cancer in universiti kebangsaan malaysia medical centre (ukmmc). a case control study. - . .
yang wai wai, melia wong yuin suen, masne kadar, farahiyah wan yunus, yazmin ahmad rusli, jamilah hanum abdul khaiyom, norazlin kamal nor. (2023). utility of developmental assessment for early intervention in young children with asd. - 35th annual meeting european academy of childhood disability. 1.
rina aznita ariffin, juriza ismail, yang wai wai, fairuz nazri abdul rahman, wan salwina wan ismail, norfazilah ahmad, adibah abdul ghafar, farin masra, norazlin kamal nor. (2023). malay translated and validation of the modified checklist for autism in toddlers, revised with follow-up (m-chat-r/f): an improved screening tool for autism spectrum disorder in malaysia. - 35th eacd annual meeting european academy of childhood disability. -.
jie yi png, masne kadar, farahiyah wan yunus, yang wai wai, yazmin ahmad rusli, jamilah hanum abdul khaiyom. (2022). feasibility study of the use of designed parent coaching early intervention home programme for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder. - malaysian occupational therapists national conference 2022. 43.
yang wai wai. (2021). communication and breaking bad news for critical care during covid. - . 1-30.
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