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Monday, June 5, 1972

There were lengthy sessions on such aspects as the disabled trainee's

personal particulars, for example his biographical record, aspirations and

pertinent medical progress; an assessment of his potential employability;

and his preparation for competitive employment.

The value of a one-year follow-up study on the trainee's performance

at the job was looked into. Mr. Ho and his colleagues discussed the usefulness

of weekly supervisory evaluations for two months after a placement, followed by

structured evaluative interviews both with the trainee and his employers.

Throughout. the course, the end of the day was not the end of the day's

work, because participants were given "homework" in the form of written job

descriptions, written reports, evaluation reports on simulated cases, and the

compilation of projects.

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"I found the-course stimulating and instructive," says Mr. Ho.

will be very useful to me in my work to apply some of the theories and processes

that have been so scientifically defined."

Mr. T.P. Khoo, Senior Principal Social Welfare Officer and head of the

Family Services Division, thanked AFOB/FERO for inviting Hong Kong to join

the Course.

In his opinion, Mr. Ho's présence at the course, made possible by a

travel grant from AFOB/FERO, "underlines the Hong Kong Government's continuing

effort to improve the placement techniques of the Department's Liaison and

Placement Unit, and to align this with more diversified training facilities."

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