THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1979
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SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICE IMPORTANT FOR YOUTH
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THE GOVERNMENT IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE VOLUNTARY WELFARE SECTOR HOPES TO EXTEND THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICE TO COVER ALL SCHOOLS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (OPERATIONS), MRS. EVELYN DOE, SAID THIS TODAY (THURSDAY) IN HER ADDRESS TO THE FOURTH GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE TRUE LIGHT GIRLS' COLLEGE.
MRS, DOE SAID SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK HAD AN IMPORTANT PART TO PLAY IN THE SOUND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PERSONAL GUIDANCE AND HELP.
SHE SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S WHITE PAPER ON SOCIAL WELFARE INTO THE 1980'S✦ PUBLISHED IN APRIL HAD STRESSED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SUCH SERVICE,
+YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE THE MAINSTAY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE IR PROPER PHYSICAL AND MENTAL GROWTH WILL HAVE A DIRECT BEARING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIETY, SHE SAID.
MRS. DOE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE TRUE LIGHT GIRLS' COLLEGE FOR ITS CO-OPERATION WITH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IN PROVIDING SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICE TO ITS STUDENTS.
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE COLLEGE'S PRINCIPAL, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, SHE SAID, THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROCEED SMOOTHLY WITH THE PROVISION OF THE SERVICE WHICH WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE COLLEGE IN 1974.
SHE CALLED ON THE GRADUATES TO KEEP LEARNING THROUGH EXPERIENCE AND TO STRIVE TO BE A CONTRIBUTING AND CIVIC-MINDED MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.
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