The Academy of Human Development is proud to be a key training provider appointed by the Social Service Institute's Training Network Model. Under this partnership, AHD is honoured to provide tailored courses related to counselling, family, programme research and evaluation.
The seven training courses are significantly subsidised (70%) by SkillsFuture Singapore and are recommended for Social Service professionals or individuals who work with families, couples, or social programmes.
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Working with Conflictual Couples
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This introduction course aims to equip people helpers with basic knowledge and skills in managing conflictual couples during a session and stabilising their marital relationships.
Learners will be introduced to an analysis tool to observe for interactions in couple disagreements that may escalate to marital conflicts.
They will also learn about the skills that are helpful in de-escalating marital conflicts and promoting the repair of marital bonds.
Engaging Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
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This course aims to equip the social workers with the knowledge about the dynamics of intimate partner violence and skills competency on how to engage and empower the victims to bring about changes. It aims to equip social workers to be more confident and competent in working with cases with violence.
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- Learners need to have at least 1 year of social work/counselling experience.
Strengthen Family Relationships using the Satir Model
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This course aims to help clients/individuals recognise their own personal iceberg and with that, lead them to have better communication and connection with family members, thereby strengthen the relationships in the family. Students will use the Iceberg Model to relate better with family through knowing self and others. Learners will also be equipped with the basic knowledge and skills of Satir approach that enhances interaction and overall improves family relationships.
Programme Theory of Change and Logic Model: Uncovering the Blackbox of Social Programmes
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This course aims to equip social service professionals with the knowledge and skills of theory of change and logic model which are transferable and scalable to any social programme development and evaluation. Learners will be taught a practical step-by-step guide to create a usable theory of change that is highly applicable to the social service setting.
Application of Mixed Methods Research in Social Service
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This course aims to provide workers in the social service sector with an overview of the core designs and the main ways in which data can be mixed and presented meaningfully in mixed methods research. Mixed methods research explores social issues more wholistically. It can be used in different types of social service research including evidence syntheses, needs assessments and programme evaluations. Through the course, learners will gain knowledge of what mixed methods research is, the core mixed methods designs, and ways to integrate quantitative and qualitative data meaningfully. These knowledge will in turn enable them to demonstrate how the mixed methods approach can be adopted in social service research to inform their practice, such as conducting mixed methods primary research and mixed methods evaluations.
Practical Counselling (Intermediate)
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This course is a continuation to the WSQ-Practical Counselling Basic or Certificate in Practical Counselling (Basic) for learners who want to increase their competency and expand their skill set in helping people in need. The practical counselling skills and effective strategies taught in this course aim to increase learners’ confidence in promoting change and growth in the people they support in overcoming life challenges.
This course is also open to learners who have attended a basic counselling course from other training organisations.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Practice
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This course aims to provide participants with a fundamental overview of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) practices. SFBT is an approach in counselling, psychotherapy and social work that aims to help clients to generate solutions. Its ideas have also been used in clinical supervision, coaching, education, and management. It is an approach that is client-centred, strength-based, goal-focused, contextual, and usually brief.