Community Education on Psychological Wounds: Practice and Reflection

21st October 2018

This is how the story began…

Project Objectives

• To enhance community resilience level towards crisis and trauma through community education

• To promote the health of the psychologically wounded people through individual and group support.

Step care model

Eg: Talk, psychoeducational group and workshop

Eg: Mindstroll programme

Eg: Casework

Impact of Adverse Childhood Experience

• Calvo, S. M. (2017, August). Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Retrieved September 23, 2018, from http://www.70-30.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Adverse-Childhood-Experiences-1-logo.png

Calvo, S. M. (2017, August). Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Retrieved September 23, 2018, from http://www.70-30.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Adverse-Childhood-Experiences-1-logo.png

Intergenerational Trauma and ACE

Couper, S., & Mackie, P. (2016, May). 'Polishing the Diamonds' Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in Scotland. Retrieved September 23, 2018, from https://www.scotphn.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016_05_26-ACE-Report-Final-AF.pdf

Diverse target groups and collaborative parties

Service Coverage

:Place we served

Served People ( updated till 31 August, 2018) For 3 years

( agreed with Funder ) From Sep 2016 – Aug 2018

( First and second year of the project )

Total no. of users 9250 3583+5662= 9245 Total no. of attendance

17930 5685+9559=15244

Total no. of internet views

30,500 25891+17277=43618

Client’s profile

Parents (from kindergarten, primary and secondary

school)

EM Patients

with diabetes or health or

cancer

Men suffered

from domestic violence

Volunteers in hospit

als

People who have

interpersonal relationship

problems

People having crisis experiences

and loss

Intergenerational Trauma

• Adjust in the Chinese culture

• Effectively social cost from the experience in UK

• NO Related study found in Hong Kong

Project sustainability

• Trauma informed care • Training to the helping professional : social workers , nurse, primary school teacher , outreach youth workers, community college lecturers • Collaborate with different expertise in

the fields , address the practice of both clinical work, Chinese culture and different perspective of offering services in “ trauma-informed care” approach

Challenges and opportunities

Challenges • Language • Diverse background • Varieties of Wounds / trauma

background • Gender • Defense of the participants

about intergenerational trauma

Opportunities • English , Mandarin , well use of

powerpoints • Local context and have culture

awareness ( using food , stress, different means as intervention)

• Integration of the western and eastern concept ( i.e. neuroscience and Tao , mindfulness etc.)

• Create spaces for male participation

• Practicing trauma informed care

Understanding Trauma-Informed Care

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