Our Courses

Carer Awareness Training for Frontline Worker   This course offers comprehensive training on identifying carers' role and practical skills on working with carers, such as establish rapport with carers, understand the needs of carers etc., as well as building relationship with carers under the current service framework.   Course Details : Date︰2nd November, 2022 & 16th November, 2022 (Wednesday) Time︰2:00pm-5:00pm (3 hours) Venue︰Chan Tak Sang Memorial Neighbourhood Elderly Centre (Unit A, 1/F, Prosperity Court, 168 Lai Chi Kok Road, Kowloon) Target Audience : Frontline Workers providing frontline services to carers (e.g.Social Worker, Counsellor, Nurse, Psychologist） Tuition fee︰$200 per person   Please complete your enrollment by dialing 3188 1633 or on website, we will confirm your eligibility once we received your application.   Please settle you payment by one of these two methods.   Mail the 200 dollars cheque to CARE College, Unit C, 1/F, Prosperity Court, 168 Lai Chi Kok Road, Kowloon, with the title 浸信會愛羣社會服務處/Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service. Settle your payment to HSBC S/A 808-849269-292 Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service Account by using FPS or bank transfer (Please WhatsApp your payment reference to 9549 9705 for our reference) Online Payment

【Carer Online Discussion Forum (Sep 2022)】Psychosis & The support from carers   Public always misunderstands psychosis and labels it as a terrible disease. This makes the patients and carers feel pressured.   We have invited the registered social worker and carers of psychosis patients from Resource & Service Centre for the Relatives of Ex-mentally Ill People of Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service to share the symptoms & treatments of psychosis, potential risks of patients and the role of carers. We hope this sharing could help the public to have a better knowledge about psychosis and facilitate the disucssion among carers and the public.   Event details:   Date: 15 September 2022 (Thursday) Time: 2:30pm – 4:30pm Speaker: Registered social worker & carers of psychosis patients (RSC, BOKSS) Target Audience: Public Format: Online event via Zoom (Broadcast link will be sent via email two days before the event) Fee: Free   Registration link: https://forms.office.com/r/JmppUQd0Bd   Please feel free to contact us by 3188 1633 if you have any inquiries.

【Carer Online Discussion Forum (Aug 2022)】Understanding Elderly Depression — How to communicate and get along with them   For this online discussion forum, we have invited a family doctor with Postgraduate Diploma in Community Psychological Medicine and a registered social worker to do a sharing with us on how to deal with elderly depression as a carer. The sharing will include:   Causes of depression How to recognize elderly with depression symptoms How medicine could help with depression and potential side-effects Communication skills & how to get along with elderly with depression Relevant public resources   Carers of elderlies with depression & public who are interested to this topic are welcome to join this event.   Event details:   Date: 18 August 2022 (Thursday) Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm Speaker: Dr. Lam Wing Wo (Family doctor & Marriage & Family Therapists) Ms. Woo Wai Man (Registered social worker) Target Audience: Public Format: Online event via Zoom (Broadcast link will be sent via email two days before the event) Fee: Free Registration link: https://forms.office.com/r/Gw1MsnQHDY   Please feel free to contact us by 3188 1633 if you have any inquiries.