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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1936
OFFICERS GET PSYCHOLOGY COURSE CERTIFICATES
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SEVENTEEN CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WERE AMONG STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED CERTIFICATES TODAY (SATURDAY) FOR COMPLETING A ONE-YEAR PART-TIME COURSE ON +PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT+.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE EXTRA-MURAL DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, THE COURSE PROVIDES OFFICERS AND PROSPECTIVE OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PSYCHOLOGICAL UNIT WITH THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR COUNSELLING OFFENDERS.
STUDENTS OF THE COURSE LEARNED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELLING TECHNIQUES, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF GROUP WORK AND HOW TO DEAL WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF OFFENDERS.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN RUNNING SIMILIAR COURSES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE DEPARTMENT HAS JOINTLY ORGANISED SUCH A COURSE WITH THE UNIVERSITY.
THE 17 OFFICERS AND TWO OTHER STUDENTS RECEIVED CERTIFICATES FROM ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES (PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT), DR ROBERT ANDRY, AT A PRESENTATION AT THE UNIVERSITY'S EXTRA-MURAL TOWN OFFICE AT SHUN TAK CENTRE.
DR ANDRY, PRINCIPAL LECTURER OF THE COURSE, PRAISED THE STUDENTS AND TEACHING STAFF FOR THEIR EFFORT IN MAINTAINING A HIGH STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE IN THE CLASSROOM AND AT WORK.
ROAD SAFETY GAMES DAY TOMORROW
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A GAMES DAY FOR YOUNGSTERS WILL BE HELD TOMORROW MORNING (SUNDAY) IN THE KWAI FONG COMMUNITY HALL AS PART OF THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT'S ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN.
THE GAMES DAY WILL FEATURE COMPUTER GAMES ON ROAD SAFETY, GAMES AND MATCHES, A CHILDREN'S DRAWING COMPETITION AND MINI-ROAD SAFETY TOWN FOR PARTICIPANTS TO TEST THEIR CYCLING SKILL. ADMISSION TO THE ROAD SAFETY GAMES DAY IS FREE.
THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN 1986 IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY A COMMITTEE SET UP UNDER THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE POLICE, KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES OF THE DISTRICT'S COMMUNITY HALLS AND CENTRES.
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