The Resilience Programme is a 2-year intervention programme that adopts a family-centred approach to promote the well-being and resilience of the children (aged 9-14) of parents with a mental illness and their parents.
Programme Objectives:
- Provide age-appropriate information about mental health issues for children to have a better grasp of their parent's condition
- Impart knowledge and skills for children to learn and practice adaptive problem-solving strategies
- Deepen parents' understanding of the impacts of mental health issues on their children, and to strengthen their parenting capacity
- Promote the recovery of the parent with a mental illness through family psychoeducation and co-developing illness management strategies as a family
- To link family to suitable emotional and social support systems in the community (where necessary)
The programme is conducted through individual and family casework sessions, periodic workshops and groupwork services such as the following:
- Couple Workshop
- Parenting Group Work
- Children's Group Work
- Family Day
Please write in to admin_msw@imh.com.sg to connect with the Resilience Programme worker should you wish to make a referral for a patient known to IMH.
The MSW department develops guidebooks for caregivers and runs training programmes and support groups for caregivers of persons with schizophrenia and depression. We recognise that caregivers of those with mental health conditions can be challenging and sometimes overwhelming. Caregivers may experience stress and burnout in their caregiving journey. This is especially, when caregivers lack knowledge and skills on what they can do as a caregiver. MSW will teach caregivers about:
- Schizophrenia and depression (causes, symptoms and treatment options)
- Coping strategies and community resources on helping their family members throughout the journey of recovery
- Self-care strategies
- Mutual experiences
We partner our healthcare team to provide educational sessions to our community partners on mental health issues. These sessions can be conducted through seminars, talks or workshops. For example, we provide training on Mental Health Wellness Modules to external agencies.
