AsPac 2023
The Asia Pacific International Mental Wellness Conference 2023 (AsPac 2023) will be held in Hong Kong from 7 – 8 December 2023 with post-conference workshop and sharing forum on 9 December.
In the Conference, both local and overseas expertise, including keynote speakers from The Yale School of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, and PeerZone in New Zealand, will share the latest, cutting-edge knowledge of relevance to recovering citizenship and mental health. Apart from the Conference, there will be workshops, parallel presentation sessions, exhibitions, and performances from peers, people in recovery, and their families.
Practitioners from international and local helping industries, people with lived experience, caregivers, peers, health professionals, academics, and those interested in mental health, are welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you in the AsPac 2023.
The Asia Pacific International Mental Wellness Conference has been accredited with CPD points by the Hong Kong Academy of Social Work (HKSWA Ref. H0013), valid until 6 Dec 2026.
Registration has been closed on 1st Dec 2023
Our Speakers
Ms. Patricia Benedict
Supervisor and Trainer, Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health
Dr. Helen Hamer
Honorary Visiting Researcher, Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health
Ms. Mary O’Hagan
Founder, PeerZone, New Zealand
Prof. Michael Rowe
Former Co-Director, Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health
Prof. Samson Tse
Professor in Mental Health, The University of Hong Kong
7 Dec 2023
09:00
Opening Ceremony
09:45
Keynote Speech (Online)
Recovering Citizenship: Why it Matters
Professor Michael Rowe
Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine; Former Co-Director, Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health; Former Principal Investigator, Citizens Community Collaborative
11:15
Speech by RF Representatives
11:50
Announcing and Congratulating RFHK 40th Anniversary
14:00
Performance
Service Users of RFHK
14:20
Oral Presentation
Recovering Citizenship
Recovering Citizenship (RC) Team and Peers of RFHK
15:55
Parallel Sessions I on Care, Collaborations and Citizenship
17:20
End of Day 1 Conference
8 Dec 2023
09:00
Keynote Speech
Strength-Based Care and Recovering Citizenship: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Professor Samson Tse Dean of Student Affairs, Professor in Mental Health, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
11:10
Parallel Sessions II on Care, Collaborations and Citizenship
14:00
Keynote Speech
Getting to Partnership
Ms. Mary O’ Hagan Developer and Director of PeerZone, New Zealand
15:00
Round Table Discussion on Care, Collaborations and Citizenship
Professor Samson Tse,
Ms. Mary O’Hagan, Ms. Patricia Benedict, Dr. Helen Hamer, Dr. Ferrick Chu, Dr. Tim Fung
16:45
Parallel Sessions III on Care, Collaborations and Citizenship
17:25 – 17:30
Closing Ceremony
9 Dec 2023
9:30 – 12:30
Training Workshop (For staff only)
Citizens Project: From Concepts to Actions
Ms. Patricia Benedict
Dr. Helen Hamer, Ph.D., R.N.
Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health
14:30 – 17:30
Recovering Citizenship Community Sharing Forum cum Citizens Project Graduation Ceremony
Ms. Patricia Benedict,
Dr. Helen Hamer,
Representatives from Mind HK, SideBySide, and MHAHK, Peer and Caregiver from RFHK
Supporting Organizations
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