Our Courses

【CARE College：“Carer Needs Assessment” and “Care Planning” Training for Carers of the people in recovery】   CARE College will hold a “Carer Needs Assessment” and “Care Planning” Training for Carers of the people in recovery, details are as below：   Content： 1. Concept of recovery 2. Carer needs & pressure 3. To handle & prevent carer risk 4. Carer planning 5. Social support & resources   Date：4th & 11st Aug, 2023(Friday) Time：3pm-5pm Target：Famaily members or carers of people in recovery Venue：Unit 1A, Prosperity Court, 168 Lai Chi Kok Road, Kowloon Speaker： Center-in-charge of Resource and Service Center for Relatives of Ex-mentally Ill People Fee：Free Quota：25   Registration link：https://forms.office.com/r/P4MaYSCN45   The deadline of registration is 2nd Aug 2023, should you have any enquiries, please contact us at 3188 1633.

【Carer Online Discussion Forum】Support for People with psychological distress & CarersThere are more and more discussions related to the mental health situation in Hong Kong. To increase carers & public's knowledge of mental diseases, as well as ways to seek help & related social resources, we have invited psychiatrist and social worker to be our speaker.   Details of the event： Date：7th July, 2023 (Friday)Time：7:30pm to 9:30pmSpeaker：Psychiatrist and social workerTarget audience：Carers of persons in mental recovery & publicThe event will be conducted in Zoom   Link for enrollment：https://forms.office.com/r/aPFwgppJ75   Please feel free to contact us by 3188 1633 if you have any inquiries.  

  【Carer Online Discussion Forum】How to Borrow Gerontechnology Products   With the Advancement of the technology, there are more diversified choice of Gerontechnology Products in the Community. However, Carers may hard to find the products which are suitable for their needs.   To help Carers understand their needs on the Gerontech products, Jockey Club “age at home” Gerontech Education and Rental Service provide support on assessment, support, assembly, cleaning & warranty, provide a worry-free experience on using Gerontechnology Products.   Details of the event： Date：24th May, 2023 (Wednesday)Time：3pm to 5pmSpeaker：Jockey Club “age at home” Gerontech Education and Rental Service & Occupational TherapistTarget audience：PublicThe event will be conducted in Zoom   Link for enrollment：https://forms.office.com/r/aPFwgppJ75

Carers will face a lot of rise & fall in their caring journey. Carers can enhance their self-understanding & their power on caring with these experience. Some Carers may even share their caring stories and interact with others, to enrich their caring life by being a Carer Peer.   Course Content： Module 1：Programme's objective (3rd March, 2023)-Carers' Role & needs, Concept of Peer Support Module 2：Understanding Yourself & Others (10th & 17th March, 2023) -Personal development & Team Building ActivitiesModule 3：Community Resources (24th March, 2023)-Carer peer ambassadors' sharing on social resources and supporting services   Course Information： Time：7pm - 5pm Venue： Unit 401-404, 4/F, Rightful Centre, 11-12 Tak Hing Street, Jordan, Kowloon (Jordan Elderly Centre)   Target Audience：On-the-job carers who are willing to join the Carer Peer Service The tuition fee is free of charge   Our staff will confirm your eligibility once you completed your enrollment.   *Participants can join our Carer Peer Volunteer Service & collaborate on the Carer Promotion Volunteer Service after completing the course