Higher Diploma in Community Service Planning and Navigation

Semester 1 :

• Introduction to Psychology
  
• Sociology of Aging
  
• Health and Active Aging
  
• Health and Well-being
  
• Principles of Community Navigation and Leadership
  
• English & Communication : Workplace Interaction
  
• Whole Person Development - Mindshift: Achieving Personal Growth & Effectiveness
  

Semester 2 :

• Group Work Practice for the Elderly
  
• Social Policy and Aging Society
  
• Innovation and Creativity in Silver Market
  
• Seminars on Silver Market Projects
  
• Project Management in Community and Social Services
  
• English & Communication : Workplace Correspondence
  
• Vocational Chinese Communication : Putonghua Conversation and Reports
  

Semester 3 :

• Seminars on Silver Market Projects
  
• English & Communication : Reports
  
• IT Essentials – Services
  
• Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement
  
• Enrichment Module B
  

Semester 4 :

• Rehabilitative Care and Exercise for the Elderly
  
• Social Enterprise and Business Management
  
• Programme Planning in Community Health
  
• English & Communication : Promotional Materials
  
• Vocational Chinese Communication : Putonghua Presentations and Promotional Text Writing
  
• Enrichment Module A
  
• Elective (choose one of the following) :
  - Horticultural Practice for the Elderly
  - Elderly Fitness
  - Pre-retirement Planning
  - Working with Persons with Dementia
  

Semester 5 :

• Industrial Attachment
  
• Research Studies in Aging
  
• Values and Ethics in Social Services
  
• English & Communication : Persuasive Presentations
  
• Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21st Century Workplace