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Training Programme for Social Workers in Community Mental Health Service Units

Course Code
SC531A
Study mode
Part-time
Start Date
14 Jan 2025 (Tue)
Duration
21 hours
Language
Cantonese, suppl with English
Deadline on 09 Dec 2024 (Mon)
Enquiries
2508 8867 / 2975 5610
2571 0630
How to Apply

This training programme is tailor-made for Social Workers from all services sectors.
Applicants must provide valid Social Worker Registration Number and the expiry date of current registration.

Special Announcement:

Open Enrollment for Courses A, B, C classes 10 to 13. Limited quota per class. ENROLL TODAY! NO Course fee required!

Highlights

The Training Programme aims to strengthen the capacity of the social workers of community mental health service units with a view to enhancing early identification of persons with mental health needs and early intervention in handling complicated cases with mental health issues.

The Training Programme is consisted of 3 courses, all aim at equipping participants with knowledge and skills in working with persons with mental health needs and their families/carers.

 

Intended Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of these courses, the participants are expected to be able to:

  • recognize and classify the clinical features, aetiologies and major types of mental disorders;
  • analyse the symptoms and signs of mental illnesses, as well as the risk assessment;
  • apply the treatment approaches and therapeutic strategies for working with the persons with mental illnesses;
  • execute the case management and intervention, including the strength-based recovery approach, stress management techniques and exercise in working with the persons with mental health needs and their families/carers;
  • manage the cases with violence, relapse of mental illnesses, suicidal tendency;
  • evaluate children and youth with or without parents being persons in mental recovery, and handle psychiatric emergencies;
  • apply multi-disciplinary collaboration in helping persons in mental recovery, persons with mental health needs of all age groups (such as secondary school students, older adults), their families and carers;
  • recall and remember the community psychiatric rehabilitation services in Hong Kong

Programme Details

Course A:

Severe Mental Illnesses and Common Mental Health Disorders

Course code: SOSW9047

Classes A1 - A9 have been full. Can refer to this for their timetables.

Class  Application Code Session Room Weekdays Class Date Start End
A10 2265-2332NW 1 ADC303 Tuesday 14-Jan-25 09:00 12:30
2 ADC303 Tuesday 14-Jan-25 14:00 17:30
3 ADC207 Wednesday 22-Jan-25 14:00 17:30
4 ADC207 Thursday 23-Jan-25 14:00 17:30
5 ADC206 Monday 3-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
6 ADC205 Friday 7-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
A11 2265-2333NW 1 ADC303 Tuesday 21-Jan-25 09:00 12:30
2 ADC303 Tuesday 21-Jan-25 14:00 17:30
3 ADC207 Wednesday 5-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
4 ADC207 Thursday 6-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
5 ADC206 Monday 10-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
6 ADC205 Friday 14-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
A12 2270-1802NW 1 ADC303 Tuesday 4-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
2 ADC303 Tuesday 4-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
3 ADC207 Wednesday 12-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
4 ADC207 Thursday 13-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
5 ADC206 Monday 17-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
6 ADC205 Friday 21-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
A13 2270-1803NW 1 ADC303 Tuesday 11-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
2 ADC303 Tuesday 11-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
3 ADC207 Wednesday 19-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
4 ADC207 Thursday 20-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
5 ADC206 Monday 24-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
6 ADC205 Friday 28-Feb-25 14:00 17:30

 

Course B:

Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health Issues

Course code: SOSW9048

Classes B1 - B9 have been full. Can refer to this for their timetables.

Class  Application Code Session Room Weekdays Class Date Start End
B10 2265-2336NW 1 ADC303 Wednesday 15-Jan-25 09:00 12:30
2 ADC303 Wednesday 15-Jan-25 14:00 17:30
3 ADC206 Thursday 23-Jan-25 09:00 12:30
4 ADC303 Friday 24-Jan-25 09:00 12:30
5 ADC207 Monday 3-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
6 ADC206 Tuesday 4-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
B11 2265-2337NW 1 ADC303 Wednesday 22-Jan-25 09:00 12:30
2 ADC303 Wednesday 22-Jan-25 14:00 17:30
3 ADC206 Thursday 6-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
4 ADC303 Friday 7-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
5 ADC207 Monday 10-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
6 ADC206 Tuesday 11-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
B12 2270-1810NW 1 ADC303 Wednesday 5-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
2 ADC303 Wednesday 5-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
3 ADC206 Thursday 13-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
4 ADC303 Friday 14-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
5 ADC207 Monday 17-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
6 ADC206 Tuesday 18-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
B13 2270-1811NW 1 ADC303 Wednesday 12-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
2 ADC303 Wednesday 12-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
3 ADC206 Thursday 20-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
4 ADC303 Friday 21-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
5 ADC207 Monday 24-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
6 ADC206 Tuesday 25-Feb-25 09:00 12:30

 

Course C:

Case Management and Crisis Intervention in Mental Health Services

Course code: SOSW9049

Classes C1 - C9 have been full. Can refer to this for their timetables.

Class  Application Code Session Room Weekdays Class Date Start End
C10 2265-2340NW 1 ADC204 Thursday 16-Jan-25 09:00 12:30
2 ADC204 Thursday 16-Jan-25 14:00 17:30
3 ADC207 Monday 20-Jan-25 14:00 17:30
4 ADC205 Friday 24-Jan-25 09:00 12:30
5 ADC206 Tuesday 4-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
6 ADC205 Wednesday 5-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
C11 2265-2341NW 1 ADC204 Thursday 23-Jan-25 09:00 12:30
2 ADC204 Thursday 23-Jan-25 14:00 17:30
3 ADC207 Monday 3-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
4 ADC205 Friday 7-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
5 ADC206 Tuesday 11-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
6 ADC204 Wednesday 12-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
C12 2270-1814NW 1 ADC204 Thursday 6-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
2 ADC204 Thursday 6-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
3 ADC207 Monday 10-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
4 ADC205 Friday 14-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
5 ADC206 Tuesday 18-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
6 ADC204 Wednesday 19-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
C13 2270-1815NW 1 ADC204 Thursday 13-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
2 ADC204 Thursday 13-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
3 ADC207 Monday 17-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
4 ADC205 Friday 21-Feb-25 09:00 12:30
5 ADC206 Tuesday 25-Feb-25 14:00 17:30
6 ADC205 Wednesday 26-Feb-25 09:00 12:30

 

Course Outlines:

Course (A): Understanding Severe Mental Illnesses and Prevalent Mental Disorders, their symptoms, signs and treatment

(a) Introduction of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (“DSM-5”) for the understanding of mental state examination

(b) Diagnostic criteria and codes for the major mental disorders, signs and symptoms, prevalence & etiology

  • Schizophrenia and Delusional Disorders
  • Organic Psychiatric Disorders and Organic Brain Syndromes
  • Depressive and Mood Disorders
  • Bipolar and related disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Trauma and Stressor-related Disorders

(c) Assessment, Medications, management and treatment for persons suffering from (b)

(d) Strength-based recovery approach on working with persons suffering from severe mental illnesses and common mental disorders

(e) Multi-disciplinary intervention in helping persons in mental recovery and persons with mental health needs

  • Case illustration and case sharing
  • Question and answer sessions/Tutorial

 

Course (B): Discussion on Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health Issues

(a) Introduction of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (“DSM-5”) for the understanding of mental state examination

(b) Diagnostic criteria and codes for the major mental disorders for children and adolescents, signs and symptoms, prevalence & etiology

  • Early psychosis
  • Anxiety Disorders, e.g. social phobia
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  • Conduct Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

(c) Assessment, Medications, management and treatment for persons suffering from mental disorders in (b)

(d) Strength-based recovery approach on working with persons suffering from severe mental illnesses and common mental disorders

(e) Multi-disciplinary interventions in helping persons in mental recovery and persons with mental health needs

  • Case illustration and case sharing
  • Question and answer sessions/Tutorial

 

Course (C): Practical Case Management and Crisis Intervention in Mental Health Services

(a) Clinical assessment, bio-psycho-social care formulation, including the application of need-risk-strength assessment

(b) Assessment for Suicidal risk and Violence identification

(c) Crisis communication and working with persons with acute psychotic symptoms requiring immediate crisis intervention

(d) Communication and working with families /carers with mental health challenges

(e) Motivational Interviewing

(f) Skills to address the needs of parents and the children with mental health issues

(g) Debriefing for overcoming post-trauma after reaction after handling psychiatric emergencies

(h) Simulation case studies and role play on crisis intervention

(i) Mental health first aid and breakaway techniques

  • Case illustration and case sharing
  • Question and answer sessions/Tutorial
Duration
  • 6 sessions per course
    3.5 hours per session

Entry Requirements

Registered Social Workers

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Application Form Application Form

Enrolment Method

Applicants are required to submit the application at least 1 month before the date of session 1 of respective class.

Interested parties please complete and return the filled application form together with the relevant supportive documents via email at mental_health@hkuspace.hku.hk; in person to any HKU SPACE Enrolment Centres;  or post the completed form along with the appropriate supporting documents to 11/F, Fortress Tower, 250 King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong (Re: Training Programme for Social Workers in Community Mental Health Service Units).

Required supportive documents include:

  1. HKID card or Passport;
  2. Social Worker Registration Number and Expiry Date of Current Registration