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Childcare, Elderly and Community Services Discipline

Higher Diploma in Integrated Social and Health Services

Programme code CE114306

The following section presents the programme information offered in September 2024. Programme information for AY 2025/26 will be announced in early November 2024.
Curriculum
Semester 1:
  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Working with Persons with Dementia
  • Sociology of Aging
  • Communication and Counselling
  • Field Study
  • Community Health
  • Essential Workplace Communication: Effective Oral Interaction
  • Whole Person Development - Mindshift: Achieving Personal Growth & Effectiveness
Semester 2:
  • Health and Nursing Care I
  • Rehabilitative Care and Exercise for the Elderly
  • Group Work Practice for the Elderly
  • Social Policies and Aging Society
  • Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Conversation and Reports
  • Essential Workplace Communication: Digital Written Correspondence
  • Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement
Semester 3:
  • Programme Planning in Community Health
  • Health and Nursing Care II
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Storytelling and Job Search
  • IT Essentials – Services
  • Enrichment Module B
Semester 4:
  • Research Studies in Elderly Services
  • Health and Nursing Care III
  • Professional Ethics in Elderly Services
  • Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Presentations and Promotional Text Writing
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Pitching and Persuasive Presentation
  • Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21st Century Workplace
  • Enrichment Module A
  • Elective (choose one of the following):
    - Social Enterprise and Business Management
    - Horticultural Practice for the Elderly
    - Elderly Fitness
    - Pre-retirement Planning
Semester 5:
  • Fieldwork Placement (Residential Care Services for Older Adults)
  • Case Management
  • Hospice and Palliative Care
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Proposal and Report Writing