A Talk on How to Manage IMH patients – “Volunteering with the Mentally Challenged”

“Volunteering with the Mentally Challenged,” a talk on how to handle IMH patients was organized by RAC Singapore West on the 22nd September 2007 in liaison with the club’s focus of avenue of community service for this year. RAC Singapore West was fortunate enough to have the talk, conducted by councilor Ms Christina Liew, who is President Eileen’s friend.

The talk was an informal session in which volunteers shared their voluntary experiences and concerns about handling IMH patients. With her vast experience and knowledge in handling IMH patients, Ms Christina even explained the complexity of the illness that the patients face, thus making the session a fruitful yet interactive one.

As such, it was also without a doubt, that the talk raised our confidence on how to handle the IMH patients effectively. Ms Christina even bought her “symbols of volunteerism”, an ancient horse and Chinese warrior statues, to share with us her volunteering enthusiasms and how these symbols helped her to march on.
To end the day, President Eileen gave a token of appreciation to Ms Christina whose talk has definitely helped us to be mentally prepared in handling these patients and spurred us to make a difference in the lives of these patients.

Reported byRtr Abdul Wahid

Community Service Director 07/08