With the support of CUHK Office of Student Affairs’ Wellness and Counselling Centre (WACC), over 60 teachers and administrative staff from the Faculty of Science received a mental health training on 12 September 2024. The Faculty was honoured to have Professor Freedom Leung, Head of Shaw College and senior consulting clinical psychologist for the Office of Student Affairs and the Human Resources Office of CUHK, deliver the inaugural mental health workshop of this type for staff.
Thanks to Professor Leung’s captivating materials and compelling delivery, the audience felt that it was a great opportunity to better understand common mental health issues faced by students, and sometimes even by staff. Student Counsellor Ms. Sapphire LI also shared guidelines and resources from WACC for frontline staff to provide help and support to students in need. The Faculty wishes to thank the WACC for their assistance in making this workshop possible.
Figure 1: Dean of Science Professor Song Chunshan (right) presented a souvenir to speaker Professor Freedom Leung (centre), accompanied by event’s master of ceremony and Associate Dean (Education), Professor Kwan Kin-ming.
Figure 2: The teachers and administrative staff of the Faculty of Science found the workshop fruitful.