WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 29, 1989
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LADY WILSON PRAISES WORK OF FAMILY WELFARE SOCIETY
LADY WILSON TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PAID TRIBUTE TO THE HONG KONG FAMILY WELFARE SOCIETY FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION IN THE PAST 40 YEARS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES FOR FAMILIES WHO NEED HELP.
ADDRESSING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION OF THE SOCIETY, LADY WILSON SAID THE ORGANISATION HAD COME A VERY LONG WAY SINCE IT BEGAN IN 1938 AS THE SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE OF THE CHURCHES TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY IN 1949 KNOWN AS THE FAMILY WELFARE SOCIETY.
REFERRING TO THE DIFFERENT SERVICES OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY, LADY WILSON NOTED THAT IN THE COUNSELLING SERVICE MORE THAN 60 PER CENT OF NEW CASES WERE SELF-REFERRED.
"THIS MEANS THAT THIS SERVICE HAS BECOME BETTER KNOWN, CLEARLY GREATLY APPRECIATED BY THE MANY FAMILIES WHO USE IT.
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"I SINCERELY HOPE THAT BEFORE LONG, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ONE SOCIAL WORKER ΤΟ HAVE A WORKLOAD OF LESS TRAN 77 FAMILIES OR INDIVIDUALS, AS THIS IS VERY HEAVY.
"WE MUST TRY TO AIM AT THE STANDARD SET IN 1981, OF 50 CASES FOR ONE WORKER, MAXIMUM. SHE SAID.
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THE SOCIETY'S PROPOSAL FOR A SENIOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTITIONER BE HELPFUL IN PROMOTING RIGH MORALE AND RETAINING MORE EXPERIENCED STAFF IN DIRECT PRACTICE, SHE SAID.
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ON FOSTER CARE. LADY WILSON HOPED THE SERVICE. WHICH HAD RUN FIVE YEARS. WOULD RECEIVE MUCH SUPPORT AND THAT IN THE PORESEEABLE FUTURE COULD ACCOMMODATE MANY CHILDREN NEEDING RESIDENTIAL CARE, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGER ONES.
SHE SAID THE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICE. WHICH WOULD SOON CELEBRATE ITS 10TH YEAR, HAD DONE MUCH TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF MANY INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
THE HOME HELP SERVICE, WHICH STARTED IN 1971, HAD PIONEERED CARE FOR CHILDREN IN THEIR OWN FAMILY HOMES, AND THIS VALUABLE SERVICE WAS STILL MUCH NEEDED, LADY WILSON NOTED.
"THE SERVICE ALSO OFFERS A VERY WIDE RANGE OF HELP TO MANY ELDERLY PEOPLE, AND OTHERS WHO ARE DISABLED OR LIVING ALONE, TO
SHOP, TO GET MEALS. TO HAVE THEIR HOME CLEANED, SHOPPING DONE, TO GET ESCORTS, LAUNDRY SERVICE, OR BE VISITED, SHE SAID.
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FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, LADY WILSON SAID, WAS ANOTHER SERVICE THAT WAS FLOURISHING WITH ALMOST 300 PROGRAMMES ORGANISED LAST YEAR, MOST OF THEM EDUCATIONAL.
"THIS IS A MOST IMPORTANT SERVICE WHICH SEEKS ΤΟ IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF FAMILY LIFE AND AIMS TO HELP PREVENT FAMILY BREAKDOWN, LADY WILSON SAID.
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