Ms Phoebe Long M.W.
Phoebe Long Mei Wah, the author of the Breakthru Approach with 3P.L.A.Y. – An emotional and educational modal for working with people, and a strategic approach for managing challenging behaviour with over 20 years of experience teaching children, teenagers and young adults who have behavioural or learning challenges. Prior to this, she was also a council secretary to a major church in Kuala Lumpur at the age of 21. She was Montessori-trained and has served as headmistress and principal of two kindergartens which uses the renown FunGates system.She is now the director of Breakthru Enrichment Station, a developmental center for specially-abled children from age 3 onwards until adulthood. She also founded Breakthru Academy Sdn Bhd in Malaysia, a one-stop centre providing Specialized Kinesiology learning and for Brain Gym, Rhythmic Movement Training, Movement Based Learning and Touch for Health.
Her credentials includes:
- International Faculty Member of Movement Based Learning (MBL), US
- International Faculty Member of Breakthroughs International, USA - Brain Gym
- International Certified Instructor and Consultant of Rhythmic Movement Training International USA
- International Licensed Instructor of Rhythmic Movement Training Int. (RMTi)
- Professional Kinesiologist of International Kinesiology College (IKC), Aus
- Author of the book The Breakthru Approach
- Creator and Founder of 3 P.L.A.Y. Facilitating Technique
- Advisor for Malaysian Specialized Kinesiology Association
- Advisor and ex-President of Parents And Community Empowerment Association
- Advisor and ex-Vice President of Malaysia Brain Gym Association
- HRDCorp Certified Trainer
Her social activism includes trains counsellors and psychologists from The Social Welfare Department (JKM) for numerous training including RMT, MBL and 3PLAY
She also constantly shares her expertise with higher learning institutes, parent support groups and non-governmental organisations. She has seens presented the Breakthru Approach and help various schools and organizations including more than 70 (and counting) public talks, national school teacher training, private college educators and students, government NGOs, enrichment centers.
She conducted training in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan and Spain, and presented papers on the 3P.L.A.Y. to Breakthrough in Canada, England, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Scotland, South Korea and Thailand. She was appointed as the organising chairlady and keynote speaker of Breakthru International 1st Virtual Annual Conference 2021, a major annual event for Breakthroughs International, and has presented at multiple BTi annual conferences at France, Seoul, Aberdeen, Bangkok and Hong Kong.
She also presented for India Creative Movement Therapy Association In India With SNDT Women's University Of Special Education 9th Annual International Conference in 2022.
Her Breakthru Approach with 3P.L.A.Y. poster presentation was recognised as 1st Runner Up at the Special Education International Conference 2019 (SEIC) in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Her involvement in providing workshops and games sessions for children at Annual Malaysia International Special Education Ecosystem And Exhibition (ISEE) since 2019 has been recognized and appreciated by the University organizer publicly.
Her social involvement includes being the President of Parents And Community Empowerment Association (pace.org.my), Vice-President of Malaysia Brain Gym Association (braingym.my), Adviser of Malaysian Specialised Kinesiology Association and a pioneer of the Annual Special Needs Children Family Camp (Bao Bei Camp) in Malaysia (facebook.com/specialcamp).
She is the founding President of Parents And Community Empowerment Association, a non-profit organization aiming to support families with special need children in terms of financial and training. She helped founded, and is currently the Advisor, of Malaysian Specialised Kinesiology Association. She was also the founding and organising chairlady of Special Needs Bao Bei Camp for year 2010, 2021 and 2012
Her latest involvement is being a regular consultant to Society for the Severely Mentally Handicapped Selangor and Federal Territory (SSMH) and running multiple project since 2020. She currently a trainer and a team leader for Rotary Club of Cheras – Early Intervention for Teachers and Primary Care giver for children with Autism project, and Rotary Club Foundation – Multisensory Therapy Classroom Training for multiple national school teachers.
