THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1981
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SEMINAR ON SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK *****
A SEMINAR ON +TEAMWORK APPROACH IN SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICE+ WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 21) FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.
ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL GUIDING COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK, THE SEMINAR IS EXPECTED TO BE ATTENDED BY ABOUT 200 PEOPLE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY: +IT IS HOPED THAT THROUGH THE SEMINAR, BETTER CO-OPERATION AND COLLABORATION AMONG PRACTITIONERS OF DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINES CAN BE OBTAINED FOR MORE EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICES.+
THE SEMINAR WILL BEGIN WITH A FILM SHOW, FOLLOWED BY TWO SHORT SPEECHES ON ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF TEACHERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS IN SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK.
THERE WILL BE A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH A CASE PRESENTATION, TO BE FOLLOWED BY AN OPEN FORUM. ON THE PANEL WILL BE A SOCIAL WORK LECTURER, AN EDUCATIONIST, AN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST, A YOUTH SERVICES EXPERT AND A POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER.
COUPLED WITH THESE WILL BE AN EXHIBITION ON SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK AND A SLIDE SHOW.
THE SEMINAR IS PART OF A SERIES OF PUBLICITY EFFORTS TO BE LAUNCHED BY THE CENTRAL GUIDING COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK.
THE COMMITTEE, WHICH WAS SET UP IN 1979 TO CO-ORDINATE AND DEVELOP SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICE, COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, SCHOOL HEADS AND AN INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL FROM THE ACADEMIC FIELD.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE SEMINAR WILL BE HELD IN THE AUDITORIUM OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, DUKE OF WINDSOR SOCIAL SERVICE BUILDING, WAN CHAI, FROM 9 AM TO 12.30 PM ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 21). YOU ARE
INVITED TO COVER THE SEMINAR.