Saturday, November 8, 2008

PROGRAM SEMINAR

SEMINAR IN PHYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

ANJURAN

KUMPULAN SPADA 2008 / 2009



Masalah penyalahgunaan dadah sekarang ini semakin berleluasa. Walaupun ketetapan telah dibuat oleh kerajaan untuk mencapai bebas dadah pada 2015, tetapi usaha ini masih lagi belum menunjukkan pencapaian yang meyakinkan. Penyalahgunaan dadah telah menyebabkan kehidupan berubah sama ada pada peringkat individu, keluarga, komuniti, masyarakat dan negara amnya. Polemik dadah juga berkait rapat dengan masalah alkohol dan masalah kesihatan mental. Sekiranya gejala ini tidak dibendung maka akan mengancam keselamatan negara dalam usaha membina generasi muda yang digambarkan sebagai generasi pelapis dan tonggak negara pada masa akan datang.

Objektif

Seminar ini adalah untuk

a) Menyampaikan pengetahuan tentang alkohol dan cabaran dalam menanganinya.

b) Menyampaikan kefahaman tentang masalah kesihatan mental dan menghadapi cabaran-cabaran masa kini

Tarikh

15 November 2008 (Sabtu)


Tempat

Bilik Seminar 5,

Sekolah Psikologi dan Kerja Sosial,

Universiti Malaysia Sabah


Masa

8.00am - 1.00 pm


Penceramah Jemputan

Dr. Daud Dalip, Pakar Psikatri ,

Pengarah Hospital Mesra Bukit Padang Kota Kinabalu


Sasaran

Seminar yang julung-julung kali diadakan sesuai dihadiri oleh para pesnyarah, pelajar psikologi dan kerja sosial, pelajar sarjana, pekerja sosial, kaunselor, personalia yang terlibat dalam bidang kesihatan awam dan individu-individu yang berminat untuk mendalami ilmu tentang alkohol dan kesihatan mental.




TENTATIF


8.00am Pendaftaran


8.30am Sesi Pertama

Alcoholism : Challenge and Strategies in Management

Sesi soal jawab


10.30am Rehat

Minum pagi


11.00am Sesi Kedua

Mental health: Understanding & Facing Current Challenge

Sesi soal jawab


1.00 pm Penyampaian sijil dan cenderamata

Bersurai



Jumpa anda di sana...!

Monday, October 27, 2008

Nadzir and Razif visit to UMS


Nadzir and Razif visit to UMS

From left: Jaini Ayong, Rusli, Ariffin, Nadzir, Julie, Lee, Rashidah, Evelyn, Khairin Fariza, Norlizah, Saizi, Daniel, Razif


Sunday, October 19, 2008

HARM REDUCTION

THE CROSSROAD OF HARM REDUCTION AND
DEMAND REDUCTION SEMINAR 2008


THEME :
Harm Reduction and Demand Reduction : Crossroad Between Needs and Reality

DATE :
October 20 - 21, 2008

VENUE :
SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK,
UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA SABAH

ORGANISED BY :
SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK
UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA SABAH

WITH COOPERATION :
NATIONAL ANTI-DRUG OF MALAYSIA


INTRODUCTION

Harm Reduction is based on the pragmatic acknowledgment that, despite years of trying, there are no known effective interventions for eliminating drug use or drug-related problems in any country, city, or community. In most cultures, adopting a harm reduction approach requires a shift in thinking away from deeply rooted, and understandable, long-term idealistic goals of eliminating drug use and getting all drug users to become drug free.

Harm reduction uses a wide range of services to achieve its goals. Needle exchanges and drug substitution therapy are the two of the most effective interventions to reduce drug-related harm. These are complemented by other supportive services for drug users such as health and drug education, HIV and STD screening, provision of condoms, psychological ccounseling, and medical referrals.

In Malaysia, Harm Reduction Programme has been carried out by multi-disciplinary departments from GOs and NGOs in the field of health, religious, enforcement and drug addiction since 2005. They play a very crucial and collaborative role in maintaining and expanding harm reduction efforts trough out the country.

On the other hand, the term "drug demand reduction" is used to described policies or programmes directed towards reducing the customer demand for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, which includes treatment and rehablitation as well as preventive education and information. Demand reduction programmes cover all ares of revention from discouraging initial use to reducing negative health and social consequences of drug abuse. It also incorporates information, education, public awareness, early intervention, counseling, tretment, rehablitation, relase prevention, aftercare and social reintegration.



OBJECTIVES

1. To enchance the understanding and knowledge of the participants regarding harm reduction and demand reduction programmes.

2. To enchance the skills of the participants in harm reduction and demand reduction programmes.

3. To yield the importance of both approaches in combating the drug problems.

4. To help the participants in forming in forming relevant effective strategies for both approaches.



METHOD

Seminar and workshops



SPEAKERS

International and local specialists in drug addiction.




SEMINAR PROGRAMME



DAY 1


0800 Registration of Participants

0830 Keynote address

0930 Plenary Session 1 - Drug Law and Policy

1030 Tea Break

1100 Plenary Session 2 -
Current Practices in Harm Reduction and Demand Reduction

1200 Plenary Session 3 -
Practising of Harm Reduction and Demand Reduction in Malaysia :
Opportunities and Challenges

0100 Lunch Break

0230 Workshop 1 : Law and Policy

0730 Opening Ceremony and Dinner



DAY 2

0830 Workshop 2 : Forum Session

1030 Tea Break

1100 Resolation

1200 Closing Ceremony

End of Seminar




Friday, October 17, 2008

Chi Kung Dr.Kissey

Lawatan ke Pengamal Senaman Chi Kung dan Kaitannya dengan Rawatan Pemulihan dalam Penagihan Dadah

Lawatan ini telah diadalan pada 12 September 2008 bertempat di Penampang Sabah. Pengamal senaman ini adalah seorang doktor perubatan yang telah mengamalkan senaman ini lebih kurang 12 tahun yang lalu. Kami telah diberi penerangan bagaimana amalan senaman kesihatan ini dapat membantu penagih dadah dan mencegah daripada relaps. Ini merupakan sumber pengetahuan yang baru dan menarik untuk dipelajari.



Dr. Kissey menunjukkan falsafah dan prinsip amalan senaman Chi Kung dan Shaolin kepada Lee.

Gambar keluarga Dr. Kissey dan The Language of Recovery di studio latihan.


Gambar-gambar yang diambil semasa aktiviti dijalankan.


Khairin, Evelyn dan Lee dengan Dr. Kissey selepas selesai temuramah.







Thursday, October 16, 2008

Recent visit to USIM
















This is my visit to USIM on October 10th, 2008 during my Raya trip to KL. It is only as a matter of visiting the part of SPADA family in the other island. I didn't manage to meet the group (they are all on Raya holiday) but meeting few Master students. Ya, I met up with Razif and we placed some sharing conversation. After all, I am happy to be here. The short visit , the short hello but still worth it. Hope to be there again on my next trip to KL.

Cheers....Evelyn


Face to Face

Evelyn June Charlie
21 Februari 1976
Kaunselor
SK Sri Gaya
Jalan Kebajikan
88300 Kota Kinabalu
Sabah Master Education (UMS)
Bac. Edu (B&K) (UPM)
Dip.Edu (B&K)
Dip.Pub.Adm (UiTM)











ASP Noor Ariffin Mohamad Nasir
2 Mac 2967
ASP
Ibu Pejabat Polis
Bukit Aman
Kuala Lumpur
Master HRD (UPM)
B.A (Hons) Psy & Com (UKM)










KhairinFariza bt Kamarul Bahrin
18 Mei 1977
Kaunselor
SM Sains Seremban
Jalan Sikamat
70400 Seremban NS
Bac. Edu (B&K) (UPM)
Dip. Sec.Sc (UiTM)










Jaini Ayong bin Rajawa
6 Januari 1974
Jabatan Penjara Kota Kinabalu
Bsc HRD (UPM)
Dip.Pub.Adm (UiTM)














Daniel Nicholas Yap Gin Kong
27 Novenber 1977
English Teacher
SK Lahad Datu II,
Lahad Datu Sabah
B.Sc Int Financial Economy (UMS)
Dip. Edu (TESL)

Dip. In Business Admin (KDU-PJ)



Norlizah binti Matshah

3 September 1973
Kaunselor
SMK Tun Fuad Stephens, Kiulu Tuaran
Master Psychology (UMS)
B.A (Hons) in Psychology (UIAM)
Dip. Edu (TESL) (UIAM)











Norjuliana binti Nordin
31 Ogos 1973
English Teacher
SMK Sanzac KK
B.A (Hons) in Psychology (UIAM)
Dip. Edu (TESL) (UIAM)












Mohamad Saizi b Ibrahim
4 Oktober 1977
Pegawai Penjara
Pejabat Penjara Parol Daerah Gombak
Bac.Sains Komputer (UPM)
Dip.Sains Komputer (UPM)










Lee Hui Lin
23 Oktober 1968
Kaunselor
SM Stella Maris
Tanjung Aru
Kota Kinabalu
B.Sc Psy Counseling (UMS)
Dip. Edu







Radziah @ Rashidah bt Sadi
19 Nov 1968
DG44
SMK Datu Paduka Mat Salleh Ranau
B.A (Hons) in Psychology (UKM)
Dip. Edu (UIAM)





Mohd Rusli Abd Rahman
750730-03-1975
Tempat Tahanan Perlindungan (ISA)
Taiping
Jab. Penjara Malaysia
Ijazah Sarjana Muda Sains Kemasyarakatan (UKM)



Face to Face (C)

Rusli

Khairin Fariza