TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1982
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THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD COVERS SECTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND, AS WELL AS THE MID-LEVELS AND PEAK RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD AT LOKE YEW HALL, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, POK FU LAM ROAD, HONG KONG AT 3 PM ON THURSDAY (MARCH 18). UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW AFTER THE MEETING.
NEED FOR CONTINUOUS LEARNING STRESSED
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A PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKER REQUIRES CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT TO COPE WITH THE CHANGING COMPLEX PROBLEMS OF INDIVIDUALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR SELWYN ALLEYNE, AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC'S PART-TIME DAY RELEASE COURSE IN DIPLOMA IN SOCIAL WORK AND CERTIFICATE IN CHILD CARE TODAY (TUESDAY).
HE DESCRIBED THE WORK OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS AS A +LIFE-LONG COMMITMENT+.
HE EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THE GRADUATES WOULD USE THE IR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS CONSTRUCTIVELY FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE LIFE OF FELLOW CITIZENS.
ACQUIRING A DIPLOMA, HE SAID, SHOULD MEAN THAT ONE IS COMPETENT TO HELP OTHERS WHO NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO SOLVE THEIR PERSONAL OR OTHER PROBLEMS. AND IS ABLE TO COMMAND THE TRUST AND RESPECT OF YOUR CLIENTS BY VIRTUE OF YOUR ABILITIES AND ATTITUDES.+
HE WAS PLEASED TO NOTE THAT THE POLYTECHNIC'S SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK WAS PLANNING TO INCREASE ITS DIPLOMA IN SOCIAL WORK INTAKE FROM 80 TO 100 IN THE COMING ACADEMIC YEAR, IN THE LIGHT OF THE CURRENT AND PROJECTED SHORTAGE OF TRAINED MANPOWER.
THE WORKING PARTY ON SOCIAL WELFARE MANPOWER ESTIMATED THAT THE ACCUMULATED SHORTFALL OF NON-GRADUATE SOCIAL WORKERS AT THE PRESENT RATE OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND WOULD INCREASE FROM 265 BY 1982-83 TO 750 BY 1986-87.
+EVEN WITH THE VARIOUS REMEDIES RECOMMENDED, THE SHORTFALL BY 1986-87 WOULD STILL BE 225,+ MR ALLEYNE SAID.
+ THE DEMAND FOR NON-GRADUATE SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE LONG TERM IS EVEN GREATER THAN THAT FOR GRADUATE SOCIAL WORKERS, HE SAID, AND WE LOOK TO THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK TO MEET THESE EXPECTATIONS.+