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PS. I See You – A Zoom Dating Experience (CSP2/22-23)

Have you been trying to join our Speed Dating but had no luck?

Our online version of “A Simple Speed Dating Experience” was a huge success last year. At the beginning of the new semester, we would like to provide you with the opportunity again to connect with people when you are just staying where you are. This virtual meetup allows you to meet people, get to know them and interact with them in a brand-new “blind-date” setting. It also facilitates your self-understanding and how you connect with others beyond the idea of “judging a book by its cover”. Be ready to get a little surprise at the end of this event as well!

After this online meetup, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE:

• Gained exposure to meet people online
• Known more of your view on dating relationship
• Polished your communication skills with people you just met online
• Made some new friends and had fun

Date: 14 Mar 2023 (Tue) 
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Format: An online meetup via Zoom (preferably somewhere quiet so you can enjoy the experience)
Language: Cantonese
Target: 12 males & 12 females (Minimum 12/ Maximum 24)
Fee: Free
Trainers:
Ms. Heidi Tseng, Counsellor (Marriage and Family Therapist), CEDARS
Ms. Yoki Hung, Counsellor, CEDARS
Registration: Register for Male Group / Register for Female Group

 

Mental Health First Aid Training Course

精神健康急救是為精神健康面臨危機的人士，在未獲得專業協助前，提供適時支援。若您想幫助可能有精神困擾或已陷入精神健康危機的身邊人，您可以透過精神健康急救課程去了解更多。

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the help given to someone who is developing or experiencing a mental health crisis before he or she can obtain professional treatment.

If you would like to help your peers who are developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis, you can prepare yourself through enrolling in a MHFA training course.

Upon completion of this 12-hour training course, YOU WILL HAVE LEARNT:

• 5 MHFA Action Plans
• Basic knowledge about mental health problems and strategies to manage related crisis situations
• Counselling services and other support on campus

A certificate recognized by the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong will be awarded to participants with FULL attendance.

	MHFA4/22-23	MHFA5/22-23
Date:	7, 9, 14 & 16 Feb 2023 (Tue & Thu)	22, 24, 29 & 31 Mar 2023 (Wed & Fri)
Time:	6:00pm – 9:00pm
Venue:	7 & 14 Feb: Room CPD-3.41, Centennial Campus; 9 Feb 2023: Room CPD-3.16, Centennial Campus; 16 Feb 2023: Room CPD-LG.10, Centennial Campus	22 & 29 Mar 2023: LE9, LG2/F, Library Extension Building; 24 & 31 Mar 2023: Room CPD-G.02, Centennial Campus
Language:	Cantonese	English
Class size:	25 – 30
Fee:	$400	$425
	Note: This round of MHFA training is subsidized by a one-off special grant. The course fee will be refunded after you have signed in and attended the “ENTIRE” training.
Trainer:	Ms. Vesta Pao	Ms. Cary Wong

Psychological First Aid Training (PFA1/22-23)

Want to know more about the impact on people’s mental health brought by traumatic events?
Want to help your friends who have traumatic experiences?
Want to provide psychological support to your peers more effectively?

If your answer is “yes” to any of these questions, this 3-hour training on psychological support is a workshop you can’t miss. The workshop will cover topics such as psychological reactions to traumatic events, introduction to Psychological First Aid (PFA), and basic principles and skills for facilitating psychological recovery.

At the end of the workshop, YOU WILL HAVE:

• Known the psychological responses to traumatic incidents
• Learnt the guiding principles of PFA and its applications
• Practiced empathy as a way to providing psychological support to others

Date: 13 Apr 2023 (Thu)
Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Format: Online workshop via Zoom
Language: English
Class size: 45
Fee: Free
Trainer: Clinical Psychologist of Hong Kong Red Cross
Registration: Register for Psychological First Aid Training (PFA1/22-23)

 

Master Your Worries

Can’t stop worrying about different things?
Have you or someone around you thought that you have been worrying too much?
Would you like to know how to spare yourself from excessive worrying so that you can study or enjoy your life better?

This 1-hour workshop is designed to share with you effective ways to manage worries. It addresses the association between worries and mild to moderate anxiety, using the evidence-based Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Approach.

Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LICBT) is a short-term, present-focused, scientific, structured approach to help people manage common mental health problems. Psychological Well-being Officers (PWOs) at CEDARS-CoPE are responsible for providing assessment and treatment with LICBT for students.

At the end of the session, YOU WILL:

• Understand the nature of anxiety and some common worry patterns
• Learn effective skills to manage your worries
• ***Receive individual follow-up on phone offered by our Psychological Well-being Officers at CEDARS-CoPE for personalized feedback

	MYW2/22-23	MYW3/22-23
Date:	17 Feb 2023 (Fri)	21 Mar 2023 (Tue)
Time:	1:30pm – 2:15pm	5:45pm – 6:30pm
Venue:	LE3, LG1/F, Library Extension Building	LE9, LG2/F, Library Extension Building
Language:	Cantonese or English (If any participant does not understand Cantonese, the workshop will be conducted in English.)
Class size:	30 – 40
Fee:	Free
Trainer:	Ms. Joyce Li, Psychological Well-being Officer, CEDARS
Registration:	Register for MYW2/22-23	Register for MYW3/22-23

 

Good Night, Sleep Tight

Can’t get to sleep all night? Feeling and looking tired all the time? Want some tips to have a better sleep?

This 1-hour workshop is going to introduce sleep hygiene and effective ways to manage sleep problems to you, using the evidence-based Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Approach.

Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LICBT) is a short-term, present-focused, scientific, structured approach to help people manage common mental health problems. Psychological Well-being Officers (PWOs) at CEDARS-CoPE are responsible for providing assessment and treatment with LICBT for students.

At the end of the session, YOU WILL:

• Understand common sleep difficulties and the mechanisms of sleep regulation
• Learn effective skills to improve sleep
• ***Receive individual follow-up on phone offered by our Psychological Well-being Officers at CEDARS-CoPE for personalized feedback

	GNS2/22-23	GNS3/22-23
Date:	21 Feb 2023 (Tue)	23 Mar 2023 (Thu)
Time:	1:30pm – 2:15pm	5:45pm – 6:30pm
Venue:	CYM302, 3/F, Chong Yuet Ming Amenities Centre	MW103, 1/F, Meng Wah Complex
Language:	Cantonese or English (If any participant does not understand Cantonese, the workshop will be conducted in English.)
Class size:	30 – 40
Fee:	Free
Trainer:	Ms. Joyce Li, Psychological Well-being Officer, CEDARS
Registration:	Register for GNS2/22-23	Register for GNS3/22-23

 

Talk Your Way Out of Any Hot Spot – Improving Your Impromptu English Speaking Skills (IES1/22-23)

Many of you can speak clearly and confidently when talking to people who are nice and friendly. But:

• Can you communicate with people who treat you like a child
• Can you handle complaints
• Do you know how to talk with argumentative people
• Can you handle people venting their anger at you

This workshop will help you build your English communication skills and self-confidence needed to handle difficult situations where you are required to speak up for yourself without much time for preparation. In this highly interactive workshop, you will learn how to speak English smoothly and give quick and appropriate responses.

At the end of the workshop, YOU WILL HAVE:

• Acquired the skills for improving your impromptu English speaking skills
• Built up confidence in handling difficult situations
• Gained opportunities to practice assertive communication

Date: 6 & 7 Mar 2023 (Mon & Tue)
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm & 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Venue: CPD 2.45, CPD-2, The Jockey Club Tower
Language: English
Class size: 12 – 18
Fee: $50
Trainers: Ms. Amiya Nagpal and Ms. Heather Cooper
Registration and payment: Register for Talk Your Way Out of Any Hot Spot – Improving Your Impromptu English Speaking Skills (IES1/22-23)
Waiting list (Please fill in this form if the workshop is full): Register for Talk Your Way Out of Any Hot Spot – Improving Your Impromptu English Speaking Skills (IES1/22-23) waiting list

About the trainers:
Amiya Nagpal is an educator, performer and writer from Dubai, based in Hong Kong. Amiya has 5+ years experience teaching young people and adults across a range of fields and subjects. She hopes to facilitate her students’ academic and personal goals through discursive lessons based around reading, research and lots of questions! She also incorporates her drama background into her work by including public speaking, interactive activities and world building as learning tools. Amiya holds a BA in Human, Social and Political Sciences from the University of Cambridge, and a Certificate in Speech and Drama from LAMDA.

Heather Cooper is from England where she studied dance and drama, obtaining a BTEC National Diploma with Distinction from Stafford College and a BA (Hons) in Performing Arts from Bath Spa University. She was the Drama Co-ordinator at Diocesan Boys’ School for eight years and built up the Drama department. During her time in this position she produced, wrote, directed and acted in several productions. Two of the productions were awarded the adjudicators award in the Hong Kong Drama Festival. Heather has her own company writing original musicals for schools. She has also appeared as an actress in Hong Kong for productions of West Side Story, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and Doubt.

 

Self-understanding Workshop: Power of Career Interest (CIW1/22-23)

You may be struggling with finding you career path. Apart from considering the cost-effectiveness and opinion of significant others, have you ever explored the power of your interest? In this workshop, you will engage in a story-telling process through reviewing your experience of fulfilment, activities that interest you most, the moment you felt proud of yourself or even trivial memories in daily life. This discovery of personal stories will facilitate your self-understanding on career interest and enhance decision making in future.

At the end of the workshop, YOU WILL:

• Become clearer about your interest through story-telling process
• Connect your interest with academic and career development
• Start to rebuild a motivated and passionate self

進入大學以後，大家也開始反覆思量「未來」：
為什麼我總對就讀學科提不起勁？
身邊的人已對實習與進修訂好精密計劃，為什麼我依然一片迷惘？
將興趣結合職業，是否完全不可能？
其實我喜歡甚麼？
除了忙著計算成本效益與考量別人的意見，或許能從自身的故事中找到答案。我們會一起回顧讓你滿足的經歷、享受的活動、自豪的一刻，甚至是日常生活瑣事，在當中發掘一個個故事，並透過說故事打開認識自己的一扇門，促進你了解自己的興趣，為未來的種種選擇作準備。

在這個工作坊，你將會：

• 從說故事當中探索自己的興趣
• 嘗試將興趣連結所讀學科及就業發展
• 重新培養動力與熱情

Date: 15 Feb 2023 (Wed)
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Venue: LE9, LG2/F, Library Extension Building
Language: Cantonese
Class size: 25
Fee: Free
Trainer: Ms. Stephanie Tang, Counsellor, CEDARS
Registration: Register for Self-understanding Workshop: Power of Career Interest (CIW1/22-23)

 

One Day in Theatre: Killer Thriller (MPT2/22-23)

Come spend one day in the theatre of you performing on stage and watching a live theatre performance by professional actors.

The day will start with a three-hour workshop in the morning in the theatre. Facilitated by The Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection (AFTEC)’s Artistic Director Dr Vicki Ooi, participants will take part in a series of theatre games empowering themselves in terms of their confidence, as well as enhancing their communication and collaborative skills. With Dr Ooi’s original play Killer Thriller, participants will have a chance to perform selected scenes from the play on stage with professional technical support and the real set-up.

When the participants return to the theatre after the lunch break, they will watch the professional stage performance of Killer Thriller. Killer Thriller focuses on the world’s fear of an international biological attack caused by a living organism that could cause death and economic disruption. Alex and his friend, the Dwarf, set out to stop an unscrupulous organisation from selling a biological weapon to the highest bidder. If they fail, will the world be devastated by the biological explosion? A roller coaster of thrills, spills and laughs.

Drama cultivates self-belief and resilience to give you tools for greater confidence in your daily life. Don’t miss this precious opportunity for a theatre workshop & performance in a professional theatre setting!

Date: 25 Feb 2023 (Sat)
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm (Workshop) and 2:30pm – 3:30pm (Performance: Killer Thriller)
Venue: Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre, 5/F, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
Language: English (Workshop); in English with bilingual subtitles (Performance: Killer Thriller)
Class size: 25
Fee: $50
In collaboration with: The Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection (AFTEC)
Registration and payment: Register for One Day in Theatre: Killer Thriller (MPT2/22-23)
Waiting list (Please fill in this form if the workshop is full): Register for One Day in Theatre: Killer Thriller (MPT2/22-23) waiting list

Remarks:
No previous theatre experience/training is needed. The one-day workshop is for all HKU students!
This is a very intensive workshop. You must arrive on time; otherwise, you will miss some important segments.

 

RelaxaZONE – 30-minute Guided Relaxation Experience 30分鐘指導鬆弛體驗

Are you feeling “suffocated” by readings, assignments and examinations? Do you want to take a break and refresh your mind?

CoPE@CEDARS have created RelaxaZONE, an experience designed to alleviate your study stress and anxiety! Join our 30-minute Relaxation Session online, guided by Psychological Well-Being Officer and have a taste of calmness through mindfulness exercises, relaxation techniques and simple stretching activities.

Let’s be kind and caring to ourselves, especially on stressful days!

數之不盡的功課、考試令你喘不過氣來？你想讓自己放鬆一下嗎？

RelaxaZONE是由CoPE@CEDARS設立的一個特別體驗，讓你暫時放下學習的壓力和憂慮。我們誠意邀請你參與這個30分鐘的鬆弛體驗活動，在心理健康主任的引領下 ，於線上體驗靜觀練習、鬆弛技巧及一些簡單的伸展運動。

在壓力充斥的日子裡，別忘了好好照顧自己！

	REL8/22-23	REL9/22-23	REL10/22-23
Date:	28 April 2023 (Fri)	2 May 2023 (Tue)	3 May 2023 (Wed)
Time:	1:00pm – 1:30pm	2:00pm – 2:30pm	4:30pm – 5:00pm
Venue:	Via Zoom
Language:	English or Cantonese, depending on the participants
Group size:	Maximum 30
Fee:	Free
Trainers:	Ms. Joyce Li, Psychological Well-being Officer, CEDARS
Registration:	Register for REL8/22-23	Register for REL9/22-23	Register for REL10/22-23