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Tuesday, January 8, 1974

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SOCIAL WORK EDUCATOR ON LECTURING VISIT IN HONG KONG

An internationally known social work educator, Professor Helen

H. Periman, is at present in Hong Kong on a 10-week lecturing visit.

A Professor of Social Work at the University of Chicago, Mrs.

Perlman is here at the joint invitation of the two universities, the

Hong Kong Social Workers Association and the Social Welfare Department.

Her visit, which will last until March 15, is supported by the

Social Work Training Fund.

Professor Perlman will be conducting a series of seminars and

public lectures for social workers and social work students in Hong Kong..

For this month, Professor Perlman will be conducting three

lectures and two seminars for staff of the Social Welfare Department as

well as the training officers and teaching staff of the recently established

Institute For Social Work Training.

The topics are "Reaching out Approach in Social Work", "Supervision

and Administration in Social Work", "Understanding and Use of Self",

"Skills in Intervention" and "Casework within Social Work,"

On Thursday (January 10) the Director of Social Welfare, Mr. K.W.J.

Topley and Mrs. Topley, will be hosting a cocktail reception for Professor

Perlman to meet people active in the field of social work in Hong Kong.

Note to Editors:

Your representatives are welcome to cover the cocktail reception on Thursday. It will be held at the Reception Hall on the 1st floor of the Central Government Offices (East Wing), beginning at 6 p.m.

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