THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1991
THE
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RECRUITMENT OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS DIFFICULT GISTS DIFFICULT * * * *⭑
EXPERIENCES
DIFFICULTIES
IN RECRUITING GOVERNMENT CLÍNICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS, THE SECRETARY SUFFICIENT
FOR HEALTH AND WONG, TOLD WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, TODAY (THURSDAY).
SAID
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HUI YÍN-FAT, MRS WONG CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS WERE DEPLOYED IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, HONG KONG DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ROYAL POLICE FORCE AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
WERE
SHE SAID THE PRESENT QUALIFICATIONS FOR THEIR APPOINTMENT BITHER A RECOGNISED HONOURS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY, PLUS AT LEAST TWO YEARS POST-GRADUATE EXPERIENCE IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, RECOGNISED MASTER'S DEGREE IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY.
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HOWEVER, MRS WONG POINTED OUT THAT MOST OF THE APPOINTERS RECENT YEARS WERE HOLDERS OF A MASTER'S DEGREE IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY.
SHE SAID IN THE PAST ACADEMIC YEAR (1990-91), MASTER'S DEGREE COURSES IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY WERE PROVIDED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
THE FORMER, HOWEVER, HAD RECENTLY DECIDED TO SUSPEND THE INTAKE ΤΟ
ITS COURSE FOR ONE YEAR IN 1991-92 BECAUSE OF A LACK OF QUALIFIED AND INTERESTED CANDIDATES.
IN VIEW
THE UNIVERSITY VIEW OF THIS,
GRANTS AND POLYTECHNIC COMMITTEE HAD RECENTLY SUPPORTED THE CONTINUATION OF THE MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING FOR IT AT LEAST UNTIL 1994-95.
MRS WONG EXPLAINED THAT ONE OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS FACING THE MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES AT THE TWO UNIVERSITIES WAS THAT THERE WERE INSUFFICIENT QUALIFIED STUDENTS ENROLLING. FOR THE PROGRAMMES.
SHE SAID MEASURES WOULD BE TAKEN TO PUBLICISE THE CAREER THE SUBVENTED PROSPECTS OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS IN GOVERNMENT AND THE SECTOR.
EXPLORE MRS WONG TOLD MEMBERS THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATES WITH AN IN CLINICAL HONOURS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY TO GAIN WORKING EXPERIENCE PSYCHOLOGY SO AS TO QUALIFY FOR APPOINTMENT AS CLINICAL PSYCHOLodists.
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to SHE SAID ONE POSSIBILITY WAS TO CREATE A NEW RANK GRADUATES WITH AN HONOURS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST RANK.
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