WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1977
IF EARLY SIGNS OF EMOTIONAL DISTRUBANCE IN CHILDREN WERE RECOGNISED AT THE ONSET, INTERVENTION AT THIS STAGE COUPLED WITH SUITABLE HANDLING COULD HELP TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM BECOMING MORE SERIOUS.
+SUCH A SERVICE CAN BEST BE PROVIDED IF TEACHERS, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS PSYCHOLOGISTS ALL WORK TOGETHER CO-OPERATING CLOSELY WITH ONE ANOTHER, MRS. YUNG SAID.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE SEMINAR WAS MRS. EVELYN DOE, SENIOR PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, WHO CHAIRED A DISCUSSION ON FURTHER IMPROVEMENT IN THE EXISTING SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICE.
THE SEMINAR WAS CLOSED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (SOCIAL WORK), MRS. ANNIE CHAN.
SHE ALSO CALLED FOR CO-OPERATION AMONG ALL THOSE CONCERNED IN SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK,
MRS. CHAN REITERATED THAT THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICE WOULD BE STRENGTHENED IN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR BY INVOLVING MORE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THUS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS TO BE SERVED.
PRESS CONFERENCE ON EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 10.30 A.M. TOMORROW (THURSDAY) ON THE PROPOSED SETTING UP OF AN EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY.
ALSO PRESENT WILL BE THE ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (ADMINISTRATION), MR. BASIL BOARD, AND THE ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (EXAMINATIONS), MR. HERBERT WOO, AND THE SECRETARY OF THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION BOARD, MR. CHEUNG KANG-CHING.
THE CONFERENCE WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S CONFERENCE ROOM, LEE GARDENS, 3RD FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY.
YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE PRESS CONFERENCE COVERED.
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