本講座資訊如下：
• Time 時間：2024年 03月 26日 (二) 12:30-13:30
• Location 地點：Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University R401 臺大社會社工系館 401 教室
• Host 主持：臺大社工系 汪書華 副教授
About the Speaker 關於講者
Jennifer is a clinical psychologist and has an overarching research theme that focuses on understanding and supporting families affected by severe mental illness. She is currently developing a reflective parenting intervention for families affected by severe mental illness. She also has a focused interest in universal mental health intervention and is leading a mental health promotion program in secondary schools. Apart from her dedicated effort to clinical research, she also applies big data analytics to investigate the aging process of persons affected by severe mental illness and outcome of their offspring. Previously, Jennifer has been heavily involved in various gerontology projects that facilitate the building of Hong Kong into a/an age-friendly and dementia-friendly community.
About the Talk 關於演講
In view of the increasing awareness of mental health needs in youth, we developed an evidence-based and school-based program to improve students’ mental wellbeing and psychological flexibility. The model of the brief group intervention is premised on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) that promotes cognitive defusion, reduces emotional avoidance, and encourages committed, value-based actions. Four group sessions were offered to 47 secondary school students who reported to have mild to moderate level of depressive or anxiety symptoms or at least moderate level of perceived stress. In this talk, the focus will be placed on the experience of developing a psychological intervention in a school setting. Preliminary study results will be presented. Discussion in a broader context in relation to the role of clinical psychologists, social workers, and counseling professionals in Hong Kong will also be discussed.
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＊本演講僅供實體參與，不開放線上參與，敬請見諒。
＊This seminar is supported by the Yushan Young Scholar Program (NTU-112V1018-2) and the Taiwan Social Resilience Research Center (112L900304) from the Higher Education Sprout Project by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
