青少年精神健康推廣及治療中心

Project Objectives :

To address emotional needs of SEN carers and encourage help seeking behaviors
To help SEN carers cope with emotional disturbances effectively through early identification and intervention
To build SEN carers’ capacities in handling children’s emotional and behavior problems effectively
To consolidate carers’ wisdom and experience through sharing so as to build mutual support among peers
To co-create a carer friendly community with enhancement of carers and families’ psychological wellness

Project Contents：

Carer Mental Health Counseling Service
- Individual counseling
- Group counseling (Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
- Mental Health Assessment and recommendations
- Referral to professional services of Psychiatrists and Clinical Psychologist
Mental Health Preventive and Educational Activities
- Talks about common mental health problems
- Parent-child Workshops for enhancing parent-child relationship
Capability building workshops for SEN carers
- Training workshops on Mental Health Knowledge and Parenting Skills which held by different professionals, e.g. clinical psychologist.
Carer peer support Scheme
- Inviting carers become our volunteers
- Training Courses on Mental Health Knowledge and Helping Skills, e.g. Communication skills, Play therapy etc
- Assisting in promoting family mental health in schools and the community
Community Programs for promoting mental health
- Mental health exhibitions and booths
- Promoting family mental healththrough online platforms

Target Group：

Fee and Charges：
Free

Application Procedures：
NGOs and schools are welcomed to refer eligible service targets and contact us for service arrangement directly.

District of Service：
Mainly in Tseung Kwan O, Kwun Tong, & Wong Tai Sin