Building Capability of Community Partners

Designed for Community Mental Health Care Professionals

As part of capability building and alignment of training standards for Community Mental Health Care Professionals, the Agency for Integrated Care worked with clinicians and community practitioners to develop two competency frameworks and its associated assessment criteria, namely Mental Health Competency Framework and Dementia Care Competency Framework.

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Building Capability in Mental Health and Dementia
Resources For Partners

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The competency frameworks look into:

Provide guidance in building capabilities across the health and social care workforce;
Align training intervention to a consistent model;
Identify training needs of professionals and para-professionals who support and care for person with dementia and the caregivers;
Assist employers to establish job descriptions; and
Support individuals’ self-assessment of their own developmental needs.

Structure of the framework

Tiered Approach - Developed in consultation with key stakeholders

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You may download them below.

Building Capability in Mental Health and Dementia

Mental Heath

Course Title	What Can You Learn?	Course Code on AIC LMS 2.0
Mental Health Awareness 1: Understanding the Signs and Symptoms of Mental Health Issues	Recognise the factors that may cause mental health conditions Identify the common signs and symptoms of: Depression Bipolar Disorder Generalised Anxiety Disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Schizophrenia Hoarding Personality Disorder Understand the impact of mental health issues and the available treatment	AIC-BPS-B-221
Mental Health Awareness 2: Supporting Persons with Mental Health Issues	Communication tips when interacting with persons with mental health issues Understand the importance of self-care whilst supporting others Learn about the available support and resources for persons with mental health issues	AIC-BPS-B-222

Dementia

Course Title	What Can You Learn?	Course Code on AIC LMS 2.0
Understanding Dementia	Understand dementia, it’s types and risk factors Identify the ABCD signs and symptoms of dementia Communication methods when interacting with people living with dementia Identify ways to reduce the risk of getting dementia Discover more about Dementia-Friendly Singapore (DFSG) initiatives	AIC-BPS-B-223
Dementia Care Basic Level – The Brain and Understanding of Dementia	Describe the parts of the brain and their functions Understand what is dementia Recognise how a diagnosis of dementia is made Differentiate the types of dementia	AIC-BPS-B-200A
Dementia Care Basic Level – Person-Centred Care and Behaviours of Concern	Describe the concept of Person-Centred Care Recognise the philosophy of care of persons living with dementia Define the VIPS Classify the unmet needs Manage the behaviours of concern	AIC-BPS-B-200B
Dementia Care Basic Level – Enriching Lives	Recognise the importance of activities/ engagement for a person living with dementia Describe what is an activity Assess the individual’s needs and abilities Plan activities for person living with Dementia	AIC-BPS-B-200C

Resources for Partners

Case Scenarios Toolkit On Managing Behaviours of Concern

Case Scenarios Toolkit On Managing Behaviours of Concern

To help care professionals manage behaviours of concern, a booklet of 11 sample case scenarios has been collated to provide suggestions to help you manage the different cases in the community.

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Video Resources

To help mental health/dementia care professionals cement learning concepts and demonstrate application of skills, two localised videos have been produced that focus on ‘Engaging Resistant Clients’ and ‘De-escalating Conflicts’ via a total of 6 case scenarios. Watch them here.

Guidelines for Suicide Prevention Programmes for Youths

The Institute of Mental Health (IMH), with support from Health Promotion Board (HPB) and Samaritans of Singapore (SOS), have developed “The Guidelines for Suicide Prevention Programmes for Youths”, to provide a clear, comprehensive and evidence-based framework for initiatives focused on safeguarding our youth. We encourage organisations and stakeholders to integrate these guidelines into existing programmes to ensure that they address the diverse needs of different intervention levels. Together, we can make a significant impact on preventing youth suicide and greatly enhance our efforts to protect young lives.

Download here.

Webinars

We have also organised online learning webinars to share best practices such as Dementia-Friendly Environment Design and inviting care professionals to share experiences. Learn more here.

Based on feedback to AIC, most caregivers do not know where to search nor have time to read through the many resources. As such, AIC has put together a top 5 curated list of resources for caregivers which you can share with them. While the top 5 curated resources provide quick help, we do recognise that partners may need support in sieving out the relevant resources for the caregivers. Complementing the top 5 resources, a consolidated listing of resources has also been pulled together to address the varied needs of the caregivers.

Top 5 Mental Health Resources