Depression & Suicide in the Elderly

Suicide rates in the elderly in Singapore are falling but are still high compared to other countries. Depression is one of the most important predictors of suicide. This workshop focuses on identifying early signs and symptoms of depression in the elderly. There is also emphasis on suicide risk assessment and intervention at the community, family and individual level. Case vignettes will be discussed to allow a more interactive approach.

The ‘Elderly Depression and Suicide Introductory Workshop’ is a one-day programme designed for healthcare professional caregivers involved in the care of the elderly. The trainers and facilitators are a team of consultant psychiatrists and social workers.

Date: 1 February 2010, Monday
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm (Registration commences at 8.45am)
Venue: Institute of Mental Health, Meeting Rooms 3 & 4
Cost: $25 per person
Who should attend : Please note that this workshop is only for healthcare professional caregivers.
Registration: mhe@imh.com.sg or 6389 2831. Registration is required as seats are only limited to 25 pax. (Lunch & Tea Breaks are provided)

Wellness Talk on Positive Thinking: "You Are What You Think"

The way we think affects the course of our lives. Negative thoughts are often self-fulfilling. If we are able to think positively, we are likely to embark on positive actions towards life changes.
This talk will explore the power of “thought”, as well as provide participants with methods they can adopt to achieve positive thinking and change their lives.

Speaker:
Dr Seng Kok Han, MBBS, MMED Psych
Consultant
Department of Geriatric Psychiatry
Institute of Mental Health

Date: 19 December 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 10am – 11am
Venue: Yen Pei Building, Level 4
Singapore Buddhist Welfare Services
105 Punggol Road S(546636)
(diagonally opposite Punggol Park, adjacent to Sengkang Fire Station)
Nearest MRT Station : Buangkok Station (NE 15)
Bus service numbers : 80, 82, 87, 88, 89, 119
Location Map : http://www.sbws.org.sg/pics/6a_map.gif
Cost: Free admission
Registration: Simply email your name to mhe@imh.com.sg

Workplace Counselling for Team Performance

Corporate Consulting Services, a business unit of IMH will be conducting para-counselling training to improve emotional wellness at the workplace. We will be conducting a 2-Day workshop this August, which would be ideal for staff who are in the supervisory and managerial level, with little or no background in counselling, but who are keen to better manage their team members' emotional welfare.
Participants can look forward to be equipped with the right skills and attitude to appropriately counsel and intervene when their colleagues run into work or family related problems. We believe this know-how will help empower your employees with the right caliber to handle stress inducing situations, thereby, improving work satisfaction on the whole.
Please click here for the brochure.

Date: 31 August (Monday) & 1 September (Tuesday) 2009
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Venue: Atrium Hall, Institute of Mental Health
Cost: $535 (inclusive of 7% GST)
Who should attend : Managers, leaders, supervisors and HR practitioners

For Registration:
Download registration form here, or if you have any queries, please contact Ms Sharon Lai at
DID: 6389 2831 or email: sharon_yf_lai@imh.com.sg or fax: 6389 2834.

Payment:
Please make the cheque payable to "Institute of Mental Health". Mail it with the registration form to:
Institute of Mental Health - Mental Health Education
10 Buangkok View
Buangkok Green Medical Park
Singapore 539747
Attn: Ms Sharon Lai

Print the name of this workshop and your organisation's name at the back at the back of the cheque. An email confirmation will be sent to you upon successful registration.

Terms and conditions:
All cancellation before 17 August 2009 will receive 90% refund. Confirmation will be sent to you upon successful registration. Cancellation made on or after 17 August 2009 will have no refund but organisations can substitute with other participant(s).
The organiser reserves the right to make any changes/ amendments to the program/ venue if warranted by circumstances beyond control. Submission of registration implies that the terms and conditions are understood.

Smiling through the Rain: Optimism in the Face of Hardship

Description:
Find yourself or your family and friends troubled by the current economic crisis and life’s many vissicitudes?
This forum teaches participants how to maintain an optimistic outlook by instilling in them, skills on resilience. Also, taking into concern, the trend of individuals falling into the abyss of depression, especially during this economic crisis, participants can also learn how to recognize signs of psychological problems and seek the right professional intervention.
Click here for the Programme Sheet.

Date: 29 August 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 1.30pm – 5.00pm
Venue: Ministry of National Development (MND) Building, Auditorium @ Annex A
(Walking distance from Tanjong Pagar MRT Station and Maxwell Market. Click here for the location map)

Registration Fee: $10 per person (inclusive of tea reception)

Registration/ Enquiries: 6389 2831/ 2832/ 2833 or email mhe@imh.com.sg

EMDR Seminars 2009 (Singapore)

| Basic Level | Advance Level | Master Level | Trainers' Profiles |

Description
Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing Therapy ( EMDR) is a complex approach to psychotherapy that accelerates the treatment of a wide range of pathologies and self-esteem issues related to upsetting past traumatic events and present life conditions. This interactional, standardised approach has been empirically tested with patients evincing a considerable range of presenting complaints, including the loss of a loved one, rape, sexual molestation, Vietnam combat and natural disaster.

Basic Level Training Workshop (W1)
Date: 17 – 19 July 2009 (Friday – Sunday)
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue: Institute of Mental Health, 10 Buangkok View, Buangkok Green Medical Park
Who should attend: Mental health professionals with specialist training in mental health (Psychiatry, Psychology, Mental Health Social Workers, Mental Health Nurses, Psychological Medicine, etc) who can demonstrate current access to client caseloads

Group Supervision 1: 24 Oct 2009 Sat
Group Supervision 2 : 16 Jan 2010 Sat

Cost: $1498 (inclusive of 7% GST)

Learning Objectives:
18 hours of didactic + 5 hours of supervised practice

• Identification of parameters treatable with EMDR
• Use of EMDR Approach as a form of psychotherapy
• The Adaptive Information Processing Model
• Components involved in the approved EMDR Approach
• 8 Phases of EMDR for comprehensive treatment
• Clinical implications of existing research
• Criteria for client selection
• Strategies for effective and safe use of EMDR
• Treatment planning and case conceptualisation

Advance Level Training Workshop (W2)
Date: 20 – 22 July 2009 (Monday – Wednesday)
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue: Institute of Mental Health, 10 Buangkok View, Buangkok Green Medical Park
Who should attend: Mental health professionals with specialist training in mental health (Psychiatry, Psychology, Mental Health Social Workers, Mental Health Nurses, Psychological Medicine, etc) who can demonstrate current access to client caseloads

Group Supervision 1: 25 Oct 2009 Sunday
Group Supervision 2 : 17 Jan 2010 Sunday

Cost: $1498 (inclusive of 7% GST)

Learning Objectives:
18 hours of didactic + 5 hours of supervised practice

• Identification of problem areas
• Closing down incomplete sessions
• Working with difficult or resistant clients
• Integration of self-control techniques
• Expanded preparation strategies
• Treatment planning to choose and prioritize targets
• Dealing with highly emotional responses
• Overview for dealing with dissociative symptoms and phobias
• Effectively treat more complex trauma-related disorders

Master Level Training Workshop
Date: 24 – 27 July 2009 (Friday – Monday)
Time: Friday, 1pm – 5pm; Saturday 9am – 4pm; Sunday 9am – 4pm; Monday 9am – 12.30pm
Venue: Institute of Mental Health, 10 Buangkok View, Buangkok Green Medical Park

No group supervision required for the Master Training workshop

Cost: $2247 (inclusive of 7% GST)

Learning Objectives:
18 hours of didactic training

This advanced style workshop will teach the art of EMDR. The hallmark of EMDR is facilitating the client's natural processing and healing patterns, "staying out of the way" if the material is moving. This workshop will focus on the "dance" between client and therapist where the therapist interacts more through bilateral stimulation than through verbal communication. It will teach the behavioral manifestations of processing and how to attune and calibrate the stimuli to maximize processing and control intensity. Participants will expand and integrate their knowledge and skills in applying The Standard Protocol. Individualized learning will take place through live demonstrations and advanced facilitated practicum.

• Case Conceptualization & Target Selection
• Resource Development and Installation
• Negative and Positive Cognition Selection
• Recognising Signs of Processing
• Fine-tuning the Application of Dual Attention
• Stimulation to Maximize Processing
• Clinical Containment Issues
• Knowing when to interweave vs. "stay out of the way"
• Consolidating Treatment Gains

Note:

Limited vacancies available. Registration date closure: 19 June 2009. Registrations are non-refundable, but replacements will be accepted. Refreshments and lunch will be provided. Please note that group supervision is compulsory to obtain certification of participation in Basic (W1) and Advance Training (W2). Participants must have previously attended the Basic Level (W1) of the workshop to attend the Advance Level (W2). Master Level participants must also have completed Basic and Advance Level training.

For Registration:

Download registration form here, or if you have any enquiries, please email either Jean Tan (Jean_Tan@imh.com.sg) or Andrea Lai ( Andrea_Lai@imh.com.sg) or Andrea Chong (Andrea_CY_Chong@imh.com.sg). Registration closes on 19 June 2009.

Payment:

Please make the cheque payable to Institute of Mental Health.
Print your name, email address, your organisation/tertiary institution, and the event name (which is EMDR Seminars 2009) at the back of the cheque.
M ail your cheque to Ms Catherine Wang, Department of Psychology, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, Singapore 539747