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?
CEDARS-CoPE offers RelaxaZONE, an experience designed to alleviate your study stress and anxiety! Join this 30-minute Relaxation Session, online or face-to-face, guided by our 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!
| Face-to-face groups | Online groups | |
| Date and Time: | 1 December (Fri) 1:00pm 5 December (Tue) 2:00pm |
1 December (Fri) 5:00pm 5 December (Tue) 5:00pm |
| Venue: | MB100, Main Building | Via Zoom |
| Language: | 1 December groups: Cantonese 5 December groups: English |
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| Group size: | Maximum 10 | Maximum 30 |
| Fee: | Free | |
| Trainers: | Ms. Joyce Li, Psychological Well-being Officer, CEDARS | |
| Registration | Face-to-face groups Group 1: 1 December (Fri) 1:00pm Group 2: 5 December (Tue) 2:00pm |
Online groups Group 3: 1 December (Fri) 5:00pm Group 4: 5 December (Tue) 5:00pm |
LICBT Skills Training
Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LICBT) is an evidence-based intervention to address mild to moderate distress, or improve your psychological well-being. Our trained Psychological Well-being Officers (PWO) will guide you to learn different skill sets and practise self-help materials.
We are offering both individual sessions (see LINK for more information), as well as workshops in groups. You are invited to join our workshops to learn skills on worry and sleep management to improve your well-being.
Workshops available:
- Good Night, Sleep Tight – Know more about sleep mechanism and healthy sleep habits, so as to make changes to your sleep routine.
- Master Your Worries – Understand the relationships between anxiety, worries, and daily life. Learn to limit your time spent on worrying and improve focus.
For workshops in September, participants can opt to receive a brief phone follow-up (around 10 minutes) offered by our PWO to polish skills and understand more about their suitability for individual LICBT sessions.
Good Night, Sleep Tight
Feeling struggled to adjust your sleep according to course schedule?
Having irregular bed time and wake time?
Hoping to improve your energy level and focus?
All of us may have experienced sleeping difficulties at different levels, such as difficulty falling asleep, waking up too early, or disturbed sleep during midnight. Join our one-hour workshop to know more about skills for Sleep Management! You will be introduced to mechanisms and myths about sleep. Also, we will discuss various practical tips to modify your sleep-related habits to improve your sleep.
| GNS1/23-24 | GNS2/23-24 | |
| Date: | 12 Sep 2023 (Tue) | 26 Oct 2023 (Thu) |
| Time: | Group 1: 1:00pm – 2:00pm |
Group 2: 1:00pm – 2:00pm |
| Note: The contents of the 2 groups are the same. Participants can choose to join either one of them. |
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| Venue: | MB122, 1/F, Main Building | CYM302, 3/F, Chong Yuet Ming Amenities Centre |
| Language: | English | |
| Class size: | 40 – 50 | |
| Fee: | Free | |
| Trainer: | Ms. Joyce Li, Psychological Well-being Officer, CEDARS | |
| Registration: | Register for GNS1/23-24 | Register for GNS2/23-24 |
Master Your Worries
Anxiety and worries happen every day. Do you know how to worry adaptively, so it won’t disturb your study, relationships, or other important aspects of life?
The one-hour workshop will focus on the nature and common symptoms of anxiety. A skill set called Worry Time will be introduced, and you will learn how to analyse your worries and to limit your time on worrying. You will also be guided to use some self-help worksheets to understand your worry content and patterns for better self-understanding.
Limited Quota. First-come-first-served!
| MYW1/23-24 | MYW2/23-24 | |
| Date: | 19 Sep 2023 (Tue) | 2 Nov 2023 (Thu) |
| Time: | Group 1: 1:00pm – 2:00pm |
Group 2: 1:00pm – 2:00pm |
| Note: The contents of the 2 groups are the same. Participants can choose to join either one of them. |
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| Venue: | MB122, 1/F, Main Building | CYM302, 3/F, Chong Yuet Ming Amenities Centre |
| Language: | English | |
| Class size: | 40 – 50 | |
| Fee: | Free | |
| Trainer: | Ms. Joyce Li, Psychological Well-being Officer, CEDARS | |
| Registration: | Register for MYW1/23-24 | Register for MYW2/23-24 |
Mental Health Webinars
Webinar 1: Psychological Treatment – Does it Work for Depression?
Depression is a common mental health problem and can happen to anyone. According to the World Health Organization, it affects approximately 5% of the adult population worldwide. It is different from our regular mood changes, but involves a depressed mood and/or a significant loss of interest or pleasure in activities for a long period of time. It can affect many aspects of our life, including academic and work performance and relationship with family and friends.
Fortunately, there are strong research and clinical evidence indicating that psychological treatment is one of the effective treatments for depression.
Join this webinar to:
- Have a better understanding about depression including its prevalence and symptoms;
- Learn about some major evidence-based psychological approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, in the treatment of Depression;
- Understand whether psychological treatment works for Depression and how it works by addressing major psychological mechanisms underlying Depression.
Date: 25 September 2023 (Mon)
Time: 12:30noon – 2:00pm
Format: Online via Zoom
Language: Cantonese (supplemented with English material)
Quota: 80
Fee: Free
Trainer: Mr. Lewis Ng, Clinical Psychologist, New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
Registration: Register for Webinar 1
Webinar 2: Managing Stress and Anxiety
University life can be full of challenges, changes, and new experiences. Some of these are exciting, some others can leave us feeling stressed. Right amount of stress can be good and motivate us to achieve our goals, yet, too much of it can induce Anxiety and impair our well-being.
Join our webinar to:
- Understand different sources of stress and its relationship with Anxiety;
- Learn how to recognise if we are overloaded with stress and how overwhelming stress and Anxiety can affect psychological well-being in both short- and long-term;
- Acquire some evidence-based psychological strategies (e.g. mindfulness and relaxation skills) to cope with stress and Anxiety.
Date: 31 October 2023 (Tue)
Time: 12:30noon – 2:00pm
Format: Online via Zoom
Language: Cantonese
Quota: 80
Fee: Free
Trainer: Ms. Sherry Im, Clinical Psychologist, New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
Registration: Register for Webinar 2
Understand your Executive Function (EF) – Essential Skills for University Adjustment and Academic Success (EFW1/23-24)
Are you easily distracted, disorganised, or struggling to execute plans in fulfilling academic as well as daily tasks? At times, you may also find it difficult to manage time and resist temptations around. Indeed, there are many factors that contribute to challenges with concentration and organisation. This workshop will provide a general introduction on Executive Function (EF) and help you discover strategies to stay focused amidst distractions, be more organised and achieve academic success.
At the end of the workshop, you will have acquired:
- Basic understanding of your executive function and behavioural inhibition
- Practical tips in structuring time and environment
- Skills to manage various university demands
- Strategies to enhance learning memory
Date: 24 Oct 2023 (Tue)
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Venue: Convocation Room, MB218, 2/F, Main Building
Class size: 60
Language: Cantonese
Fee: Free
Trainer: Dr. Fefe Chan, Clinical Psychologist
Registration link: Register for EFW1/23-24