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THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1992

THE SERIES OF

PROGRAMMES AND PUBLICATIONS

DEPARTMENT FOR TEACHERS INCLUDES:

JUNE 1991

TEACHES

PRODUCED BY THE

PROFESSIONALISM

REGIONAL

NOVEMBER 1991

JANUARY 1992

MARCH 1992

MARCH/APRIL. 1992

APRIL 1992

SEMINARS ON HELPING PUPILS TO COPE WITH STRESS

TEACHER

RESOURCE

BOOK

GUIDANCE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS. INITIAL ISSUE PROVIDES TEACHERS WITH MATERIAL ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND ORGANISATION OF ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES FOR NEW STUDENTS

SEMINARS ON UNRULY AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOLS FOR HEADS AND TEACHERS OF BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON PARENTAL CARE

IN

SEMINAR ON APPROACHES TO STUDENTS CRISIS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS GUIDANCE MASTERS, YMCA AND ED FOR ABOUT

145 TEACHERS

AND

SEMINAR ON WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH BY EXPERT FROM THE UK, FOR HEAD AND TEACHERS OF BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND WORKSHOPS FOR ED STAFF

A

CIRCULAR ON HOW TO HELP PUPILS WITH PROBLEMS WAS ISSUED TO SCHOOLS

APRIL/MAY 1992

JUNE 1992

EIGHT

WORKSHOPS

COMMUNICATION

PARTICIPANTS

ON

EFFECTIVE FOR 480 TEACHER- FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

TEACHERS

TEACHERS

PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS ON

PREVENTING STUDENT SUICIDES

"A SERIES OF GUIDELINES AND CIRCULARS HAVE ALSO BEEN SENT TO SCHOOLS ON HOW TO HELP STUDENTS WITH PROBLEMS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE DEPARTMENT, HE SAID, WAS ALSO SPREADING THE MESSAGE TO STUDENTS THROUGH POSTERS AND BOOKMARKS ON TELEPHONE HELPLINES AND THE AVAILABILITY OF GUIDANCE SERVICES.

"IN ORDER TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE FURTHER, STUDENTS ARE BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A SERIES OF COMPETITIONS WHICH WILL HELP THEM ADOPT A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE," HE SAID.

THE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB (CYC), IN CELEBRATING ITS 15TH ANNIVERSARY IN THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR WILL HELP ENCOURAGE OTHER STUDENTS TO DEVELOP A MORE REALISTIC OUTLOOK AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO LIFE IN A SERIES OF DISTRICT ACTIVITIES.

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