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WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1990

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ALL THE SPECIAL SCHOOLS

WERE PROVIDED WITH SCHOOL SOCIAL

WORKERS AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS.

"COUNSELLING AND TREATMENT SERVICES SUCH AS PLAY THERAPY, STUDY SKILLS TRAINING AND SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING ARE OFFERED TO BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE PUPILS AT SCHOOL.

"THE BOARDING SECTIONS OF THE SCHOOLS ARE ALSO PROVIDED WITH SUPPORT FROM SOCIAL WORKERS AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, HE SAID.

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MR YEUNG SAID IN

THESE SCHOOLS, THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM WAS MODIFIED AND ADAPTED TO HELP THE PUPILS TO REGAIN SELF-CONFIDENCE INTEREST IN THEIR WORK.

"INDIVIDUALISED PROGRAMMES ARE OFFERED WHENEVER NECESSARY.

AND

INTO THE

"ALL THE PUPILS ARE PREPARED FOR INTEGRATION MAINSTREAM ON COMPLETION OF THEIR PRIMARY OR JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION, HE SAID.

MR YEUNG ALSO SAID THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDED COUNSELLING SERVICES SUCH AS PSYCHOTHERAPY TO MALADJUSTED SCHOOL CHILDREN WITHOUT CRIMINAL RECORDS.

"CASES OF MILD MALADJUSTMENT ARE USUALLY DEALT WITH BY THE CLASS TEACHER AND THE DISCIPLINE TEACHER WITH SUPPORT WHERE NECESSARY FROM SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT GUIDANCE OFFICERS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS. AND FROM THE SCHOOL'S GUIDANCE TEAM IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

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"THESE TEACHERS ARE SUPPORTED BY SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS, HE

HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSIDERS TAKING MORE ACTIVE PART IN PSPS

PLAYING

A

IS

CONSIDERING RELATION

THE TO THE

POSSIBILITY

PRIVATE

OF SECTOR COMPLETION, ADOLF HSU, TOLD THE

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY

ROLE IN MORE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION SCHEME (PSPS) BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER PROJECT THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE HON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR CHOW,

HSU IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION FROM THE

CONCERNED WITH A SAID: "THE MEASURES UNDER CONSIDERATION, WHICH ARE

PRACTICE, WILL WIDE RANGE OF IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING AGREEMENT OF THE AUTHORITY AND THE RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

HON

RONALD

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