Co-curricular Learning

Stephen Morgan has been Rector of the University of Saint Joseph since 2020. Originally from Wales in the UK, he is an Associate Professor of Theology and Ecclesiastical History.

After a career in finance in the City of London and Hong Kong, he spent fifteen years as the CFO/COO of a large not-for-profit in the UK. Returning to academic work in 2009, he read for a DPhil in Theology at the University of Oxford, where he was a post-doctoral Research Associate of St Benet’s Hall between 2013 and 2015. He has been a member of the academic staff of the Maryvale Institute of Higher Religious Sciences since 2011.

In addition to his duties as Rector of USJ, he is currently supervising or co-supervising six PhD students in Religious Studies, Philosophy and Education. In October 2021, Catholic University of America Press published his “John Henry Newman and the Development of Doctrine”, which has been described as “The best work … on the development of Newman’s own thought on development of doctrine.”

He is a member of the Society for Catholic Liturgy and sits on the editorial board of “Antiphon: a journal for liturgical renewal”. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, of the Royal Asiatic Society and of the Royal Historical Society.

In August 2022 he was elected Vice President of the International Federation of Catholic Universities, an international association of over 200 Catholic universities across the globe. That same month he was also elected President of the Executive Secretariat of the Association of South East Asian Catholic Colleges and Universities.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an international certificate course, which was originally developed by the ORYGEN Centre of the University of Melbourne in 2001. In this 12-hour certificate course, participants learn how to provide initial help to people with developing mental health problems before professional treatment can be obtained.

On completion of the course, participants will receive a Mental Health First Aid certificate issued by the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong. The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong is the organisation authorised by the ORYGEN Research Centre of the University of Melbourne to issue the Mental Health First Aid certificate in Hong Kong.

Since 2008, the course has been launched in HKBU. Up to now (as of June 2024), over 3,500 students and staff members have been trained.

Content:
• Symptoms, causes and treatment: depression, anxiety disorder, psychosis and substance use disorder
• Possible crisis situation arising from these mental health problems
• Five first-aid actions and skills
• Resources available in HKBU & the community for professional help and self-help

MHFA (Face-to-face) (a total of 12 hours of classroom learning)
The course is offered in two training days, with lectures, group discussion and role-play delivered in a classroom setting.



* The courses are subsidised by UGC SEN Fund, programme fee therefore will be exempted.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an international certificate course, which was originally developed by the ORYGEN Centre of the University of Melbourne in 2001. In this 12-hour certificate course, participants learn how to provide initial help to people with developing mental health problems before professional treatment can be obtained.

On completion of the course, participants will receive a Mental Health First Aid certificate issued by the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong. The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong is the organisation authorised by the ORYGEN Research Centre of the University of Melbourne to issue the Mental Health First Aid certificate in Hong Kong.

Since 2008, the course has been launched in HKBU. Up to now (as of June 2024), over 3,500 students and staff members have been trained.

Content:
• Symptoms, causes and treatment: depression, anxiety disorder, psychosis and substance use disorder
• Possible crisis situation arising from these mental health problems
• Five first-aid actions and skills
• Resources available in HKBU & the community for professional help and self-help

MHFA (Online Version)

Course component 1 - Self-paced interactive eLearning (around 7 hrs)
Developing mental health problems covered:
• Depression
• Anxiety problems
• Substance use problems
• Psychosis

Mental health crises covered:
• Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
• Panic attacks
• Severe psychotic states
• Aggressive behaviours

Course component 2 - Instructor-led video conferencing (2.5hrs x 2 sessions)
This course component allows participants the opportunity to revise and consolidate practical skills in a group environment. It is designed to be delivered after participants have completed the eLearning component of the MHFA online course.

In this training, the focus is on the application of knowledge and skills learnt in the eLearning component. It provides the participants with the opportunity to:

• Revise the eLearning content and the MHFA Action Plan
• Clarify points of uncertainty remaining after completion of the eLearning modules
• Apply the MHFA Action Plan to relevant scenarios
• Discuss and reflect on ‘a where to from now’ in using mental health first aid skills


* The courses are subsidised by UGC SEN Fund, programme fee therefore will be exempted.

内容摘要：古典中国哲学拥有基于普遍相关性的关系世界观和相应于此的世界图像，这既是指中国哲学的关系语言对应于关系世界，又是指揭示和呈现事物和实有性对应于世界的实质即本性，而本性即无限性的关系体；既是指一多相摄、体用一源和万物一体论，又是指“自发性”（或“自组织性”）、相互依存、相互作用、异质性互补等一系列动态化原理和互善（惠）、柔性关系伦理学，由此中国哲学同主要以追求事物本质的欧洲哲学（本质主义）有了家族概念上的差异性，也为哲学真理带来的丰富性和多样性。

In my presentation of the Research Handbook on the Sociology of Emotions (Edgar Elgar, 2024) I will depart from a definition of institutions understood in a post-Weberian manner as a complex of organizational structures, featuring a (mostly hierarchical) division of labor, a set of tasks, a dynamic relationship with (equal and dependent, variously defined) outsiders as well as the foundational and new, legitimating myths, beliefs, rituals and (cultural) practices. In contrast to the normative-cognitivist neo-institutionalists and “institutional work” advocates, I will argue that institutions and more specifically their emergence, maintenance and destruction are intensely emotional and greatly affect the emotional rule

regimes characterizing these institutions. I will also show how to think of institutions and emotional rule regimes in different nation-states and policy areas.

在安全的空間下認識藝術治療 與個人成長的關係、
透過不同類型的媒材表達及探索，輕嘗藝術療癒的力量。
*無須任何繪畫經驗

按金50元，於活動完結時退回
名額：20名 (浸大學生優先、先到先得)
工作坊以廣東話講授 (Medium of language: Cantonese)
由主辦單位提供畫紙及工具

查詢：
Crystal Wong (3411 2648/ crystalwhl@hkbu.edu.hk)

鼓勵劇本創作，發掘戲劇人才。
提升校內學生的中文表達能力。
浸會大學的願景及使命：創意氛圍、全人教育。

Fr. James Dominic Rooney, OP: Ask Me Anything!
You may ask any questions to Fr. Rooney in this event.
Call for Questions :https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZb0Q3cUbqKW8k3pBeQyA06xU-_qjYQtOFo7UGsGKzvf_tUA/viewform

In this hands-on workshop, explore how to leverage the capabilities of ChatGPT for performing text analytics tasks using Python, including sentiment analysis, stance detection, and named entity recognition. Through practical examples and exercises, learn how to harness the power of ChatGPT, integrate it into text analytics projects, write effective prompts, and process the results returned by the large language model.

• Understand the basic concepts and capabilities of ChatGPT and its applications in text analytics.
• Set up the necessary environment and tools for using ChatGPT in Python.
• Perform text analytics using ChatGPT, including prompt engineering and processing ChatGPT results.