MHF (Full-time)
MHP (Part-time)
1.5 years (Full-time)
3 years (Part-time)
30
3 for local students
6 for non-local students
HK$4,600 per credit for local students
HK$5,600 per credit for non-local students
Dr Leung Sze-ming, Samuel
PhD (PolyU), MASW (PolyU), BASW (PolyU)
Programme Aims
This programme aims to develop students' competence and resilience as reflective practitioners who work with people with mental health problems. They learn to respond proactively to the challenges of and changes in mental health problems in our society and to those encountered in working with clients with mental illness within social service fields in particular. Students are encouraged to integrate theory and practice from the medical, psychological and social work disciplines, thus allowing them to generate practice-based wisdom and insights for mental health practice.
Characteristics
This programme is specially designed for practising social workers, teachers, nurses and other human professionals. The specialism is offered on a mixed-mode basis, with the majority of subjects being taught in the evening. On completion of 21 credits (7 subjects), students can apply to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma.
This is one of the two specialisms under the Master of Arts in Social Work Programme. With a configuration of multiple subjects, the programme is the only one of its kind in postgraduate training in applied social sciences in Hong Kong. Allowing students from different specialisms to choose from the same pool of Elective Subjects is extremely important in promoting their competence to learn and practice in a multidisciplinary context, which is one of the characteristics of a well-rounded professional.
This programme provides students with a holistic and multidimensional perspective on understanding and working with individuals who are confronting mental health and mental illness issues. It embraces a humanistic and deep understanding of clients with mental problems. It also equips students with current knowledge of international trends in mental health practice. This enables them not only to gain knowledge and practice competence from prevalent clinical perspectives, but also to embrace a humanistic orientation to promote mental growth and mental health for individuals, families and communities.
During the course of study, students will be equipped with the knowledge that is needed to make integrative links between classroom learning and direct field practice.
Human services professionals such as social workers, teachers and nurses are spontaneously challenged by clients with various degrees of mental health problems. A master level training in mental health specialism surely enhances their practice competence in handling clients' mental health problem which may result in better career prospect and development.
Programme Structure
Students are required to take 30 credits (5 Required Subjects, 1 Required Subject on an Integrative Project and 4 Elective Subjects) to be eligible for the award of Master of Arts in Social Work (Mental Health).
Students who have successfully completed 21 credits (5 Required Subjects and 2 Elective Subjects) can apply early exit the Programme with Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work (Mental Health).
Core Areas of Study
Required Subjects
Elective Subjects (choose 4)
Information on the subjects offered can be obtained at www.polyu.edu.hk/apss.
Relevant work experience is desirable.
If you are not a native speaker of English, and your Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification is awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, you are expected to fulfil the University’s minimum English language requirement for admission purpose. Please refer to the "Admission Requirements" section for details.
For enquiries about this programme, please contact:
Ms Carol Chan (tel: (852) 2766 5715);
or Ms Angel Shing (email: sspg@polyu.edu.hk).
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