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

Course A:

Severe Mental Illnesses and Common Mental Health Disorders

Course code: SOSW9047

29-Oct-24 

Course B:

Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health Issues

Course code: SOSW9048

30-Oct-24 

Course C:

Case Management and Crisis Intervention in Mental Health Services

Course code: SOSW9049

31-Oct-24 

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

• 6 sessions per course
  3.5 hours per session

Registered Social Workers

Application Form Application Form

Applicants are required to complete and return the filled application form together with the relevant supportive documents in person to any HKU SPACE Enrolment Centres; via email at mental_health@hkuspace.hku.hk; 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) on/before the application deadline

Required supportive documents include:

1. HKID card or Passport;

2. Social Worker Registration Number and Expiry Date of Current Registration