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FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1976
CO-OPERATIVE EFFORT NEEDED IN SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK
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SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SHOULD BE THE CO-OPERATIVE EFFORT OF DIFFERENT PROFESSIONS. EACH CONTRIBUTING ITS PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN ORDER TO HELP SCHOOL CHILDREN IN HONG KONG DERIVE THE GREATEST BENEFIT FROM EDUCATION, AND TO PREPARE THEM FOR FUTURE ADULT RESPONSIBILITIES, MR. ALEX S.C. WU, UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SAID TODAY.
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SEMINAR ON THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICE ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENTS AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION.
MR. WU SAID HE WAS PARTICULARLY HAPPY TO LEARN THAT THE TWO DEPARTMENTS HAD JOINED HANDS TO HELP SOLVE PROBLEMS RELATING TO CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOUR OR FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, WITH THE HOPE TO IMPROVING THEIR BEHAVIOUR AND PERFORMANCE IN ́AND OUT OF SCHOOL.
+ UNDERSTAND THE PROJECT, LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER 1974, SERVED ONLY FIVE SCHOOLS IN ITS FIRST YEAR BUT FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR IT HAS EXPANDED ITS SERVICE TO COVER TEN SCHOOLS, SERVING WELL OVER 10,000 CHILDREN.
+ FIND THIS A VERY POSITIVE STEP FORWARD AND A WORTHWHILE TASK.
1 HOPE MORE TEACHERS AND PARENTS WILL APPRECIATE THE VALUE AND MAKE USE OF SUCH A SERVICE,+ MR. WU SAID.
HE ADDED : +FOR THE REALLY DIFFICULT PROBLEMS, BE IT ACADEMIC, BEHAVIOURAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL OR ORGANIC, I ́AM HAPPY TO HEAR THAT THE SOCIAL WORKERS AND TEACHERS CAN ALWAYS RELY ON THE HELP AND SERVICES OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.+
MR. WU EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THE SCHOOL HEADS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS ATTENDING THE SEMINAR WOULD HAVE A FRUITFUL EXCHANGE OF VIEWS AND DERIVE MANY MORE CONCRETE IDEAS FROM THE TALKS WHICH WOULD HELP PREVENT SCHOOL DROP-OUT, PARTICULARLY AMONG THOSE IN THE 12-14 AGE GROUP.
HE SAID THAT TEACHERS BY VIRTUE OF THEIR TRAINING AND DAY-TO-DAY CONTACT WITH PUPILS WERE MORE THAN COMPETENT TO DEAL WITH MANY ACADEMIC OR BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS.
+1 KNOW THAT MANY TEACHERS REALLY 60 OUT OF THEIR WAY TO GIVE GUIDANCE AND HELP TO THEIR PUPILS AND SOMETINES PARENTS TOO,+ MR. WU SAID.
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