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Caregiver Support Model & Psycho-Education Programme on Empowerment: Development and Validation Project

Date: 20/04/2021


The Programme is ended on 16 April 2021.

 

Introduction

Our agency is funded by Simon K Y Lee Elderly Fund to run a 1.5-year “Caregiver Support Model & Psycho-Education Programme on Empowerment: Development and Validation Project” from October 2019 to April 2021. With collaboration with City University of Hong Kong, the project adopts a scientific, comprehensive and validated working model of serving caregivers of the elderly with the purposes to strengthen their personal social capital so that they can perform the caregiver role more effectively as well as release their burden. Besides, the project also recruits experienced caregivers and former caregivers as peer supporters to fresh caregivers.

 

Target

  • Caregivers aged 21 or above who provide unpaid assistance to frail elders aged 60 or above

 

Service Contents

  • Individual casework and service plan for caregivers
  • Peer mentor programme

 

Funded by

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Collaborating Partner

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