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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1987
SUPPORT, BOTH
HE SAID WITHOUT A SUFFICIENT LEVEL OF FINANCIAL THE DEPARTMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WERE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO RETAIN THEIR STAFF.
MR HUI SUGGESTED FIVE SOLUTIONS. FIRSTLY, FIE SAID, WITH IMPROVED MANPOWER SUPPLY AND A STRONG ECONOMY, EARLY IMPLEMENTATION
OF AGREED MANNING RATIOS WAS IMPERATIVE. STAFF IMPROVEMENTS, ENDORSED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, OUGHT ΤΟ BE IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT DELAY, SINCE THIS WAS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO EASE THE HEAVY WORKLOAD PLACED ON SOCIAL WORKERS.
SECONDLY, APART FROM AN ADEQUATE MANPOWER SUPPLY, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING WAS NEEDED TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENTLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ΤΟ DEAL WITH INCREASINGLY COMPLEX SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND RISING EXPECTATIONS OF CLIENTS.
HE SAID IT WAS NECESSARY TO REVIEW THE SOCIAL WORK TRAINING FUND AND REPLACEMENT GRANTS FOR VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO SEE HOW THEY COULD BE BEST DEPLOYED IN PROVIDING FURTHER IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR DIPLOMA HOLDERS AND MORE SPECIALISED TRAINING FOR DEGREE HOLDERS.
THIRDLY, THE SCHEME TO EMPLOY GENERAL DEGREE HOLDERS то SOCIAL WORK POSTS OUGHT TO BE TERMINATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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THE SCHEME ADOPTED IN 1983 BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT EASE THE MANPOWER SHORTAGE WAS NOT ONLY A COSTLY MEASURE, BUT ALSO DEALT A BLOW TO THE MORALE OF TRAINED SOCIAL WORKERS.
FOURTHLY, MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT SITUATIONS WOULD REQUIRE EXPERIENCED AND SKILFUL SOCIAL WORKERS WHO WERE AT PRESENT ENGAGED IN ADMINISTRATIVE WORK BECAUSE THERE WERE NO REASONABLE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO RETAIN THEM IN DIRECT PRACTICE.
AND
CHILD ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
MR HUI SAID CASES INVOLVING HARD CORE DELINQUENTS, AND ALSO "AT RISK" CASES, REQUIRED EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONERS. SENIOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE, OFFERING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROMOTION, SHOULD MERIT THE GOVERNMENT'S SERIOUS CONSIDERATION.
LASTLY, HE SAID HONG KONG NEEDED A MAKE AVAILABLE AN ESTIMATION OF SOCIAL SUPPLY, ON WHICH TRAINING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAMMES. THIS BODY WOULD ENHANCE THE DEPLOYMENT OF TRAINED SOCIAL WORK MANPOWER.
CENTRAL PLANNING BODY TO WORK MANPOWER DEMAND AND COULD PLAN THEIR IN-TAKE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE
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ON SOCIAL WORK REGISTRATION, MR HUI SAID REGISTRATION SOCIAL WORKERS WOULD ENSURE BETTER CLIENT PROTECTION AND PROVISION
WAS QUALITY SERVICES AND
THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS LEGISLATING FOR LICENSING OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE.
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ESTABLISH THEIR
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HE SAID SOCIAL WORKERS' STRUGGLE PROFESSIONAL STATUS WAS PERHAPS NOT SO MUCH AN OBTRUSIVE ATTEMPT ENHANCE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE THAN AN EFFORT TO ACHIEVE ACCOUNTABILITY.
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