SINGAPORE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE IN
SOCIAL PRESCRIBING
BUILDING CAPACITY
Practitioners can elevate their practice, broaden impact and be at the forefront of a paradigm shift in healthcare through acquiring the skills and knowledge to leverage social prescribing's power in fostering connections, improving mental health, and addressing social determinants of health.
EXPLORE THE COURSES
WHO Academy Course: Social Prescribing
(Chinese ver.)
The course aims to provide simple and concrete steps to implement social prescribing so that managers and staff at community health care facilities feel confident and empowered to utilize social prescribing as a pathway to improve health and well-being.
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Therapeutic Horticulture Workshop
Facilitated by trainers from NParks and SingHealth Community Hospitals’ Occupational Therapy team, this 2-day hands-on Therapeutic Horticulture Workshop equips you with both knowledge and practical skills to integrate therapeutic horticulture into your patient care and practice.
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Introduction to Social Connector for Social and Lifestyle Interventions
This programme is customized to equip staff of Active Ageing Centres (AACs) and Active Ageing Centres (Care) [AACs (Care)] with the foundational knowledge and skills to connect between primary care and the community; and help seniors to follow up on their Health Plans. The aim is to empower senior to stay active and manage their own health goals to their best abilities.
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WSQ Course: Implementing Interventions in Health and
Social Care
(Synchronous e-learning)
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Social Prescribing is an important new intervention to improve the social determinants of health, advocated by World Health Organisation (WHO) and health systems around the world. This course builds on Social Prescribing, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Patient Centred Care and Biopsychosocial Model as cornerstones to improve the integration of health and social care. In this course, participants will learn and acquire skills to use tools to assess SDOH, find assets in the community to support patients and co-develop personalised care plans.
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Motivational Interviewing for Social Prescribing
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based approach to behaviour change in healthcare, social work and many other settings. It is a client-centred and collaborative communication style. MI works by activating clients’ personal motivation and commitment towards better health, by exploring their own reasons for changes in lifestyle or adhering to prescribed treatment, in an atmosphere of compassion and acceptance.
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