Mental Health Courses

Applied Suicide Interventional Skills (ASIST)
E.M.B.R.A.C.E Mental Health - Coming Soon!
Management of Depression in Seniors
Mental Illness and Recovery
Preparatory Training for Potential Peer Support Specialist¹
Psychiatric Rehabilitation in Welfare Homes - Coming Soon!
Suicide Prevention and Management for Seniors
Tools and Skills for Supporting Youths with Mental Health Distress

¹This is the first module in the Peer Support Specialist Programme .

Certificate/ Diploma/ Degree Programmes:

Certificate in Peer Support ².

²This is the second module in the Peer Support Specialist Programme .

For the full list of Mental Health courses offered by SSI, follow this link .

Featured Adult Educators

Dr John K E Tan
John holds a doctorate in ministry that he earned from Fuller Theological Seminary in Los Angeles, USA. He has spent 25 years in service to youths and adults who help youths succeed in life. In addition, he is also a certified adult educator, armed with both a Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education (DACE) as well as an Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) under the Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) framework. Currently, he serves as the Executive Director of Children-At-Risk Empowerment Association (CARE Singapore) in a full-time capacity.

Ms Lee Yi Ping
Yi Ping is a senior youth support worker at the Community Health Assessment Team (CHAT) under the Institute of Mental Health (IMH). She has worked on various research projects with the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Child Guidance Clinic of IMH, where she was the main research assistant in a Singapore children mental health epidemiology project. As a case manager with a multi-disciplinary team in the Early Psychosis Intervention Programme at IMH, she provided not just individualised case management, but also psycho-education and counselling for clients with first-episode psychosis and their families. She has a First Class Honours degree in Psychology from James Cook University (JCU).

Ms Porsche Poh
Porsche is the executive director of Silver Ribbon (Singapore). She has advocated for mental health through her publications, a local radio channel and her roles as a trainer, Social Service Fellow and member of various mental health organisations. She is an award winning mental health advocate with local and overseas awards including, The Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Singapore (TOYP) Award from the Junior Chamber International (JCI) (2008), Community of Practice Mental Health Champion from the Social Service Institute (SSI) (2013), Singapore Woman Award (2013), and Social Service Fellowship Award from the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) (2016). In addition, she has held Board and advisory member positions in global organisations such as the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH).

Ms Sharon Ng
Sharon is the assistant head of MindCare, a community mental health service within AMKFSC Community Services Ltd. (AMKFSC). She has 13 years of experience as a social worker working in the Family Service Centre (FSC), IMH and within Community Mental Health settings. During her course of work in IMH, she has worked with adults facing mental health issues as well as children and adolescents who face emotional and behavioural difficulties. She is trained in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT) for children and adolescents, Somatic Trauma Therapy for trauma work with adults as well as Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT). She is also a Certified Choice Therapy and Reality Therapist (CTRT).

Dr Terence Yow
Terence is the divisional director of AMKFSC and has more than 17 years of experience as a social worker supporting individuals and families in both the healthcare and social service setting. He obtained his master’s and doctorate in Social Work from NUS and has also completed an advanced training in Family Therapy at the University of Calgary (UCalgary) in Canada. Terence has been lecturing in the Social Work undergraduate and post-graduate programmes at NUS and SUSS since 2008. He is an approved clinical supervisor with the University of Michigan, NUS, SUSS, Curtin and Swinburne University. His work had been published in professional journals and academic textbooks and he has presented in several local and international conferences.

Mr Wong Lit Shoon
Lit Soon’s career in the healthcare, social service and eldercare fields spans over 30 years. He was previously the executive director of SAGE Counselling Centre, Sunshine Welfare Action Mission (SWAMI) Home, manager of medical social services at Ren Ci Hospital (RCLA), a social worker/counsellor at the Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH) and a staff nurse at the National University Hospital (NUH) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH). He holds a Master of Arts degree in Applied Psychology from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology & Social Work from NUS, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Art Psychotherapy from Goldsmiths, University of London, an Advanced Diploma in Fine Arts & Design from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and a Certificate in General Nursing from the School of Nursing, Singapore.

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