Welcome to
Merlion Academy
Welcome to
Merlion Academy
Knowledge & Skill Development
Attain an internationally recognised qualification and qualify as a educational therapist, teacher, education manager, counselor, psychologist and social healthcare professional. Gain module exemptions from professional organisation’s practising licence examinations and undergraduate degree.
- Quality education
- Flexible hours
- Internationally recognised
- Online distance learning
- Career development
- Diversity
- Migration preparation
IACT’s Practising Licence Certifications
International Association of Counselors & Therapists (IACT) is the largest and highly prestigious professional body based in the USA that admits members who have fulfilled the rigorous Practising Licence Programmes requirements in obtaining practitioner qualification as a licenced counsellor and therapist. It has some 40,000 members. Membership with IACT is a mark of high standard and excellence as the practitioner has undergone extensive education, training, and evaluation to meet the high standards set by the professional body. The practising licence is highly recognised globally.
Practising licence holders are not only clinically knowledgeable and skilled, but are also highly respected as well. They are eligible to set up therapy or special education needs centres globally, and provide intervention and therapy programmes from children, adolescents to adults with special education needs.
Merlion Academy is the only authorised organisation in Asia by IACT and specialises in IACT’s Practising Licence Programmes training educational therapists, arts therapists, reading therapists, and special needs community practitioners. Merlion Academy is also authorised to supervise and verify candidates’ work seeking to gain admission as an IACT’s member.
The three tiers of IACT’s practising licence are Credentialed (Therapist), Registered (Assessor) and Board Certified (Diagnostician). The Board Certified (Diagnostician) members hold the highest status of the membership. Members are eligible to work in many countries such as North American, Asian and European countries etc.
Individual member of IACT who qualify as a special needs educational therapist will qualify as a practising educational therapist of the Association of Educational Therapists (Singapore).
Be a Licenced Educational Therapist
with Confidence and Credibility
Accreditation & Collaborative Partners
Press Release
Sep 21, 2022 (AB Digital via COMTEX) — Merlion Academy, under Merlion Paediatric Healthcare Group, is a leading training institute that focuses on providing holistic psychology and education therapy courses to encourage more interest and knowledge in the fields of psychology and neurodevelopmental practices […]