WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1993
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THE
IN BRIEF, THE OBJECTIVES SHOULD BE TO HELP CHILDREN YOUTH RELATE POSITIVELY WITH THEIR FAMILIES, PEERS AND GENERAL COMMUNITY; TO ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY IN ACHIEVING LIFE TASKS AND IN OVERCOMING DEVELOPMENTAL CRISES; AND HELP THEM ADAPT TO ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS AND CHANGES.
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PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE IN GREATER NEED OF PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE.
* CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES SHOULD REMAIN AS NEIGHBOURHOOD
CENTRES AND CONTINUE TO SERVE THOSE AGED BETWEEN SIX AND 24, WITH FLEXIBILITY TO SERVE "OLDER YOUTH".
MOREOVER, SERVICES WILL ALSO BE EXTENDED ΤΟ PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY THE CENTRES SHOULD TARGET-ORIENTED AND MORE SOCIAL WORK-RELATED.
BE MORE
THE FOUR CORE PROGRAMMES SHOULD INCLUDE COUNSELLING SERVICE, SUPPORTIVE SERVICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED OF PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIALISATION PROGRAMMES AND DEVELOPMENT OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE.
A PILOT COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICE SCHEME SHOULD ALSO BE INTRODUCED FOR YOUTH AT RISK.
SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD BE INTEGRATED AND PROVIDED IN A SPECIFIC CATCHMENT AREA BY A TEAM OF SOCIAL WORKERS UNDER ONE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE.
THE SERVICES TO BE INTEGRATED ARE CHILDREN SERVICES, OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK, SCHOOL SOCIAL WHERE POSSIBLE, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION.
AND YOUTH WORK, AND
CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES SHOULD BE PLANNED ACCORDING TO YOUTH POPULATION AND NOT GENERAL POPULATION.
FOR A CATCHMENT AREA WITH A YOUTH POPULATION OF 12,000, AN INTEGRATED TEAM SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED,
TO STRENGTHEN SOCIAL WORK INPUT, A REVISED STAFFING STRUCTURE WITH MORE TRAINED SOCIAL WORK PERSONNEL IS INTRODUCED. MOREOVER, FLEXIBILITY SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN HANDLING STAFF IMPLICATION ARISING FROM SETTING UP OF INTEGRATED TEAMS.
TEAMS, A PHASED PLANNING CHILDREN
* FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTEGRATED
APPROACH IS PROPOSED TO TAKE EFFECT FOR AND YOUTH CENTRES FROM APRIL 1 NEXT YEAR.
INITIALLY, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 10 TEAMS WOULD BE SET UP WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION.
A MORE REALISTIC TIME FRAME WOULD BE WORKED OUT WITH THE EXPERIENCE GAINED.
COPIES OF THE DRAFT REPORT ARE NOW AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT.
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