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FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1989

ORIENTATION WORKSHOPS ON HOME-BASED WELFARE TRAINING

FOR ABOUT 30 TRAINING FOR PERSONS WITH A

ORIENTATION WORKSHOPS ARE BEING HELD THIS MONTH SOCIAL WORKERS INVOLVED IN HOME-BASED MENTAL HANDICAP.

A GROUP OF 20 WELFARE AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR THE THE FIRST TWO-DAY WORKSHOP.

WORKERS FROM THE KOWLOON UNION CHURCH MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ATTENDED

ANOTHER GROUP OF WELFARE WORKERS FROM THE SOCIETY OF HOMES WILL PARTICIPATE IN A WORKSHOP ON THE HANDICAPPED

FOR WEDNESDAY AND

THURSDAY (MAY 24 AND 25).

WORKSHOPS HAVE THE

TO COINCIDE

WITH

DEPARTMENT PROGRAMMES ON HOME-BASED TRAINING FOR PERSONS WITH A MENTAL HANDICAP.

BEEN ORGANISED BY THE OF THE

INTRODUCTION

A

SOCIAL WELFARE PACKAGE OF

THIS PACKAGE HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY THE SOCIAL

ACADEMICS AND EXPERTS FROM DEPARTMENT JOINTLY WITH SECTORS.

WELFARE THE VOLUNTARY

THE COMPREHENSIVE

PACKAGE

PROVIDES

ENABLE TRAINIG AWAITING PLACEMENT IN

EFFECTIVE

TO GUIDELINES

THE HOME-BASED TEAMS MEMBERS OF

TO CARRY OUT PROGRAMMES FOR PERSONS WITH A MENTAL HANDICAP DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES OR SHELTERED WORKSHOPS.

THESE ARE PROGRAMMES FOR THE PACKAGE CONSISTS OF FIVE PARTS. TRAINING IN DOMESTIC AND COMMUNITY LIVING SKILLS, SOCIAL/INTERPERSONAL

GUIDELINES FOR WORKING WITH PARENTS AND RECREATIONAL SKILLS, FAMILY MEMBERS, BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT, AND TEACHER ORIENTATION.

THE

DESIGNED

SKILL TRAINING PROGRAMMES ARE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND TRAINING TECHNIQUES REQUIRED.

AND

ACCORDING

ΤΟ

CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMENTING ON THE ORIENTATION WORKSHOPS, THE

но, SAID WORKING GROUP ON HOME-BASED TRAINING PROGRAMME, MISS ESTHER

OF UNDERSTANDING THEY WOULD PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH A BETTER TRAINING PACKAGE AND ENABLE THEM TO USE IT IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY.

THE

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