API Care and Counselling, the community outreach arm of the Asian Pastoral Institute (API), is happy to organise this workshop to help you understand mental ill health and increase your confidence in relating to people with mental ill health.

One in seven people in Singapore experience significant mental ill health. The latest Singapore National Mental Health survey in 2016 reports that generalised anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder have been on the rise. This is made more severe as COVID-related stress and anxiety continue to rise. However, the stigma and shame associated with having mental ill health prevents people from getting the professional help they need. This is a worrying trend as delayed treatment has consistently resulted in more severe problems for individuals and their families. This workshop aims to reduce the stigma of those who are suffering by dispelling myths about common mental health disorders. Your participation in this workshop will increase your confidence in relating to people with mental ill health and contribute to making our community a more compassionate one for all.

WHAT PARTICIPANTS SHOULD EXPECT TO LEARN

• Finding out the mental health situation in Singapore 
• Familiarising yourself with the common symptoms of the most prevalent mental health disorders such as anxiety disorders, substance abuse disorders, and obsessive compulsive disorder 
• Understand the lived experience of those who have suffered from mental ill health
• Increasing your confidence relating to people with mental ill health

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• People who want to look beyond the label of mental illness and understand the first-hand experience of mental ill health
• People who would like to respond to people with mental ill health with greater compassion and sensitivity

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

 Dr MATTHEW LIM, DPhil in Psychiatry (Oxford), DClinPsy (UCL)

Matthew completed his first degree in psychology at NUS. He later read a doctorate at the Department of Psychiatry, Oxford University. This led to the completion of a subsequent professional doctorate at University College London where he administered formal psychological assessments and offered psychotherapy interventions and consultancy services within the National Health System, London. His clinical experiences in a national public hospital have been in inpatient and outpatient psychology services where he has worked with high-risk adults with severe emotion regulation difficulties, as well as mood and anxiety concerns. His clinical, supervisory and consultancy work is informed by behavioural, cognitive, acceptance-based, and systemic psychotherapies. As a researcher and lecturer in clinical psychology, Matthew focuses on developing competency-based clinical psychology training to improve local psychological services.

REGISTRATION

CLOSING DATE FOR REGISTRATION: 21 April 2022

NOTE:

1. Your place in the workshop will only be secured when payment is received.
2. Payment of $30 per person can be made through PayNow with the following details:
   • UEN: 201512004RACC (Asian Pastoral Institute)
   • Reference Code: <Payer’s Name> UCMI
   • Send the screenshot of successful payment to care_counselling@api.edu.sg
3. Payment needs to be received at least 7 working days before the workshop.
4. Please contact the organiser for more enquiries.