Higher Diploma in Integrated Social and Health Services

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