SELECTED SETTINGS

•Primary/Secondary Schools

•(With Occasional Settings at Kindergarten

and Vocation Training College)

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WHAT DO YOU BASICALLY WORK WITH IN SCHOOL SETTING?

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People in the SYSTEM

3S

•SERVICE NATURE

•SCHOOL SYSTEM

•SELF

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SERVICE

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OBJECTIVES OF SSW SERVICE

•To help students at risk in schools(Academic, Social and Emotional)

--- > REMEDIAL

•To develop the students’ potential and healthy development in schools

→ DEVELOPMENTAL/EDUCATIONAL

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Through Multi-systems intervention

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MULTI-SYSTEMS INTERVENTION

student

External resrouces

Schoolteachers、peers、

Student organizations、Education systems

consultant

family

ROLE OF SSW

4C’S

Counsellor – Case and Group

Consultant For Teachers and Schools

Coordinator – Agency and Community Resources

Community – Relationship and Resource Networking

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SERVING TARGETS

•Students (Mainly)

•Parents

•Teachers

•School System

•Community

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。WORK NATURE

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Casework

Groupwork and Project

Enquiries

Coordination of Community Resources

TYPES OF GROUPS/PROGRAMSCounselling/therapeutic groups

Developmental groups

Talks/workshops

Community services

Visits/picnics/camping

Exhibitions

Publications

Slide show/film

Competition

Others

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CASE CATEGORIES (SECONDARY SCHOOL)

• Related to schooling (unmotivated to study, study methods etc.)

• Developmental adjustment

• Emotional/mental health

• Family

• Behavioral problems

• Sex-related issues

• Peer relationship

• Others

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PRIMARY SCHOOL CASE CATEGORIES •Learning problems (Special Education Needs/SEN)

•Behavioral problems

•Family and its related environment

•Emotion/psychological problems

•Health and physical problems

•Social/developmental problems

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CURRENT CHALLENGES

1.DIVERSITY IN SERVING TARGETS:

⚫Inclusive education -- special education needs (SEN)

• Visual impairment,

• Hearing impairment,

• Physical disability,

• Intellectual disability,

• AD/HD

• Autistic

• Dyslexics

⚫Non-Cantonese speaking ethnic minorities group

⚫New arrivals

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2. EMERGENCE OF NEW ISSUES AND INCREASE COMPLEXITY OF PROBLEMS

• Complicated family structure→ single parent families, cross-border

families, trans-generational parenting etc.

• Domestic violence/child abuse

• Bullying

• Internet/drug addiction

• Suicide

• Emotional and mental health problems eg. Anxiety, depression, early

onset of psychosis…

• Premarital sex, compensated dating

• LGBT

• Poverty

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CURRENT CHALLENGES

CURRENT CHALLENGES

3. CHANGES IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEMS

Primary/secondary school places allocation

Discussion on TSA

DSE assessment

University entrance requirements

Vocational education

Various career paths

→ Unmotivated to study, stress…….

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SCHOOL

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICE

• School Social Worker• Funded by Social Welfare

Department• Employed by NGOs

Secondary School

• Student Guidance Teacher/Officer/Social Worker

• Funded by Education Bureau• Mostly employed by Schools

directly/bidding by agencies

Primary School

PRIMARY SCHOOL

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Comprehensive Student Guidance Service for

primary schools issued in the 2002/03 school

year which is funded by EDB.

1 school 1 worker (2018 onwards)

Accountable to the school principal directly

SECONDARY SCHOOL

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Independent School Social Work Unit

➢ Account for 70% of the service➢ Serving different areas of schools in Hong Kong

As at 1 September 2013, 34 NGOs operate stationing school social work service for 470 secondary day schools over the territory. Two modes of service operation:

Integrated Team (IT)

➢ Account for 30% of the service➢ Serving 2-3 secondary schools in the designated areas near

the location of Integrated Team.➢ Closely collaborated with the IT of the same agency

SCHOOL SYSTEM

•WORKING PARTIES:

✓Counseling team✓Discipline team✓SENCO✓Career guidance team✓Extracurricular activity✓Parent teacher association✓Education psychologist.✓Clinical psychologist✓Clerical /supportive staff✓Others

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SCHOOL SYSTEMRelated projects:

✓Joyful@HK✓WSA(whole school approach)✓Others

Other logistic issues

✓School calendar✓Time table✓Working hours/ lunch✓Outing✓Office interview✓Community resources✓Others

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SELF•OUTER SELF✓Decent Dressing

✓Neat Hairstyle

✓No/Few Ornaments Only

✓Attitude

✓Language

✓Others

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SELF

•INNER SELF

✓Physical strength

✓Esteem (able to face rejection/apathetic attitude)

✓Stress and anxiety

✓Confidence and competence towards various stakeholders, teaching staff, parents…

✓Confidence, reliable, professional image

✓Able to face loneliness

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PLACEMENT STUDENT REQUIREMENTS IN SCHOOL SETTING

• Independent and able to WORK ALONE.

• Initiative and active to engage clients and alleged parties.

• Able to get along with different stakeholders in schools such as principal, panel heads, teachers, parents, janitors etc.

•Multi-tasking

•Must work in day time in Tues and Wed, with some irregular sessions during weekends.

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KNOWLEDGE PREPARATION

Knowledge and ways to handle the SEN , ADHD, autistic and other emotional

problems.

Understanding of multi-cultural people and their difficulties in study.

Understanding about the influence of various systems especially the family

influence towards child and adolescent development.

Life span development about children, adolescents and parents.

Understanding the cause and intervention of school bullying.

Knowledge in handling crisis such as suicide, child abuse case etc.

Updated information about current changes of education system and the

effects on the students and teachers.

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SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK: WHAT'S IT REALLY LIKE?

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https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156094668996950&id=1818608808450752

https://youtu.be/mqx4KiVNqf4

SETTING COORDINATOR

•DR. JOANNE LO (CJT 555, 3917-2070) joanneys@hku.hk

•MS. KI CHAN (CJT 553, 3917-7145) kichan03@hku.hk

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Q & A

THANKS

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