Helping Families Cope with Multiple Stressors
Session 1: Managing Caregiver Stress in Challenging and Uncertain Times
24 February 2024 at 1PM–4PM | Fee $40 | Venue: Asian Pastoral Institute, 20 Aljunied Rd, Singapore 389805
Equip yourself with valuable skills to better manage caregiver stress and improve a family’s well-being. The workshop explores the multiple stressors families face in Singapore, the signs of caregiver burnout, and practical steps to manage caregiver burden. You will also learn to use screening tools to assess your mental well-being objectively
Learning Objectives of Session 1
- • Understanding the multiple stressors that families undergo in Singapore
- • Recognising the signs and risks of burnout in caregivers to children with needs and vulnerable adults
- • Using screening tools for depression, anxiety, and stress as an objective self-assessment tool
- • Adopting practical steps to manage caregiver burden
- • Participative learning from case studies
Who Should Attend Session 1?
- • Family members or friends providing care to children with special needs or vulnerable adults
- • Professionals or volunteers seeking to develop interviewing skills
- • Teachers, educators or community workers interested in understanding family dynamics
- • Anyone interested in learning practical steps to support vulnerable families
Session 2: Basic Interviewing Skills to Uncover How Problems Develop in Families
30 March 2024 at 1PM–4PM | Fee $40 | Venue: Asian Pastoral Institute, 20 Aljunied Rd, Singapore 389805
In this workshop, you will develop basic systemic interviewing skills to uncover how problems develop in families, using systemic theories to make sense of conflicts and problems. Participate in interactive in-class demonstrations and role plays and gain valuable insights from real-life case studies.
Learning Objectives of Session 2
- • Understanding the basic principles of interviewing families
- • Participative learning in in-class demonstration and role play
- • Adopting principles of using systemic theories to make sense of the conflicts and problems in families
- • Participative learning from case studies
Who Should Attend Session 2?
- • Family members or friends providing care to children with special needs or vulnerable adults
- • Professionals or volunteers seeking to develop interviewing skills
- • Teachers, educators or community workers interested in understanding family dynamics
For enquiries, please contact Sam Leow at 6304 3782 or email sowerinstitute@biblesociety.sg
Organised by:
Sower Institute for Biblical Discipleship and Asian Pastoral Institute
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About the Speaker(s)
Mr Joseph Chan
EdD (studies), Master (Social Work), MA (Pastoral Studies), GradDip (Social Work), BPsy, BBA
Joseph has worked in the social service sector for more than 20 years. In his time as a social worker and head of a Family Service Centre, he saw the impact that conflictual family relationships, addictions, and financial issues can have on family life. He also has the experience of heading the Family Resource Centre and worked with ex-offenders in their personal rehabilitation journeys. Between 2016 and 2018, he chaired the Family Violence Work Group for the Ang Mo Kio Region. He is a registered social worker with the Singapore Association of Social Workers.
Ms Jacinda Tan
MA (Applied Psychology), BA Hons (Social Science) in Social Work
Jacinda has worked in the social service sector for more than 15 years with a main focus in both children and youths. Her rehabilitation and protection work has covered youth-at-risk, protection of children, offending youths and adults, including those with mental illness. She currently leads a team at work and supervises social work interns.
