Foundational Module in Mental Health for Social Workers
Training Provider: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Course Reference: TGS-2024050003
S$510
Original: S$1,700
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About This Course
Objectives:
1. Screen clients for common mental health conditions for holistic social work case and care planning
2. Conduct basic mental state examination (MSE)
3. Apply the Illness Causation Model in social work assessment to facilitate case planning for persons with mental health problems
4. Take appropriate actions to escalate cases with complex mental health issues and right-site clients to appropriate specialist mental health services
What You'll Learn
This is a foundational module in mental health targeted for social workers after their first year of practice. It covers basic knowledge in common mental health problems to facilitate social workers to screen clients for management and escalation to the next level of care. The module also imparts social workers with the knowledge and skills to conduct a screening of client’s basic mental state and case formulation using the Integrated Illness Causation Model.
Entry Requirements
1. Social workers in their first or second year of their practice.
2. Current social workers in the field who have not had basic mental health training / knowledge
3. Counsellors and case managers who work with persons with mental health problems
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