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MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1989

TRAINING COURSE FOR PRIVATE ELDERLY HOME HEALTH WORKERS STARTS

A TRAINING COURSE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR HEALTH WORKERS WORKING IN PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY COMMENCED TODAY (MONDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (FAMILY WELFARE), MR ALFRED CHUI WING-MAN, SAID THE TRAINING SECTION OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN ORGANISING REGULAR TRAINING COURSES FOR PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY IN BOTH THE SUBVENTED AND PRIVATE SECTORS.

"THE COURSES ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE VARIOUS NEEDS OF THE STAFF CONCERNED, AND ARE WELL PATRONISED," MR CHUI SAID.

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'HOWEVER, THE NATURE AND TRAINING OF THIS PARTICULAR COURSE ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS ONES AS ALL THE PARTICIPANTS HAVE RECEIVED RELEVANT TRAINING OUTSIDE HONG KONG, AND MOST OF THEM ARE WORKING IN PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY, MR CHUI SAID.

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ALSO ATTENDING THE OPENING CEREMONY THIS MORNING WERE THE PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG NURSES ASSOCIATION AND HONG KONG COLLEGE OF NURSING, MISS PAULA CHOY; CHAIRMAN OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG NURSES ASSOCIATION AND HONG KONG COLLEGE OF NURSING, MISS SUSIE LUM SHUN-SUI; AND COURSE CO-ORDINATOR, MISS SUEN SUK-BING.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE PART-TIME DAY RELEASE COURSE AIMS AT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SERVICE GIVEN BY PERSONNEL SERVING IN PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY.

DURING THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN LOOKING AFTER THE ELDERLY, THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL CHANGES OF THE ELDERLY, INTER-PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP AND THE BASIC PRINCIPLES IN RUNNING A HOME FOR THE ELDERLY.

THE PARTICIPANTS WOULD BE AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE ON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE AND PASSING AN EXAMINATION.

MEANWHILE, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED THE FIRST BATCH OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES TO THREE PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY WHICH HAVE MET THE REGISTRATION STANDARDS.

MORE CERTIFICATES WILL BE ISSUED TO OPERATORS WHOSE APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED AND HAVE REACHED THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.

OPERATORS OF PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY WHO WISH ΤΟ JOIN THE VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION SCHEME CAN WRITE ΤΟ THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S REGISTRATION OFFICE OF PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY ON THE 21ST FLOOR, WORLD TRADE CENTRE, 280 GLOUCESTER ROAD, HONG KONG OR TELEPHONE 5-773942.

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