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Wednesday, March 8, 1972
SOCIAL WORK TRAINING IN HONG KONG
Publication Of Dame Eileen Younghusband's Report
Dane Eileen Younghusband believes there is a need for more
trained social workers in Hong Kong, and to meet this need, there
should be a two-year full-time qualifying course under the care of
an educational institution whose policies are decided primarily on
educational grounds.
Dame Eileen says if the course cannot be sponsored by a
university, then an independent educational institution, or board,
might have to be established, with responsibility for setting standards →→→
and students who complete the course should be recognised for appointment.
salary and promotion prospects as qualified social workers.
This proposal is one of several major recommendations put
forward by Dame Eileen in a 50-page report following a second visit
to Hong Kong between December 28, 1970, and January 27, 1971, and
published today.
The visit was financed by a grant from the Social Work Training
Fund, and her terms of reference were related to the provision of social
work training in Hong Kong, with particular attention to in-service
training at all levels.
Her report, entitled "Employment and Training for Social Work
in Hong Kong," has already been tabled in the Legislative Council, but
is being published now because a wider distribution is considered desirable
to enable government departments, voluntary agencies, and the universities
to comment in detail, addressing this to the Director of Social Welfare.
/Dame Eileen