专业社会工作中心
The Department of Applied Social Sciences (APSS) has a long history of encouraging academic staff members to take on direct social work practice. We believe that involvement in practice would strengthen teaching and research and would, in turn, enhance the quality of our educational endeavours. Through the process, we also aim at facilitating theory-practice integration, indigenization of western social work knowledge and development of cultural-sensitive practice approaches.
Our practice centre was first established in 1991 and had provided consultation and direct practice support to numerous social service agencies since then. Intervention approaches employed included Brief Therapy / Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Intervention and Systemic Family Therapy. Casework and group work had been undertaken for individuals and families on self application and referral bases. Publications on brief and solution-focused therapy were produced for teaching and learning purposes.
Our Department has expanded our scope of educational and research endeavours and a wider range of specializations have been developed among academic staff members. Narrative therapy, student guidance, community rehabilitation and family mediation are outstanding among the new initiatives, In view of the increasing complexity of social problems and the pressing need to advance social work practice skills and develop indigenous practice theories, we have decided to strengthen our practice centre and to reinforce our partnership with local welfare organizations so as to actualize our departmental mission of “Education for social responsibility, leadership and care”.
Our practice centre is thus renamed as “The Social Work Professional Practice Centre” and has actively seeking partnership with public and social service organizations since 2004. Recently, the Practice Centre has also incorporated two other units of the Department, the Guidance Net and the Practice Learning and Teaching Project; the former being a support network for guidance teachers, and the latter aims at providing continuous professional training support for social work supervisors.
Aims
(1)To encourage and provide opportunities to academic staff members for direct social work practice;
(2)To strengthen theory-practice link and indigenization of social work knowledge so as to strengthen teaching and learning;
(3)To network local guidance teachers and provide support and resources to them;
(4)To support social work supervision by providing training and support to social work supervisors of the Department and the social work field;
(5)To facilitate social work knowledge building through practice, research and publication.
Services
(1)Casework and group work with individuals and families
(2)Family mediation
(3)Community based practices
(4)Professional consultation to staff members and projects of social service organizations
(5)Specialized training to social workers, human service professionals and groups with special needs
(6)Collaborative practice research
(7)Psychological assessments
Specializations
(1)Family-centred practice:
Brief Therapy / Solution-Focused Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Systemic Family Therapy
Family mediation
(2)Community rehabilitation
(3)Care planning and management of elderly persons
(4)Student guidance
(5)Employee support service
(6)Psychological assessment for gifted children
Fees
Our Centre operates on a self-balancing budget and charges moderate fees for services provided. We give concession on special grounds.
Personnel
Director: Professor Howard Cheng Chi Ho (鄭之灝教授)
(總監) Tel.: 27665751
Fax: 27736546
Deputy Director: Dr. Lee Tsor Kui (李楚翹博士)
(執行總監) Tel.: 27665750
Fax: 27736558
Project Clerk: Miss Becky LAI Lai Fong (劉麗芳小姐)
(項目助理) Tel.: 27664656
Major Projects in 2005/2006
(1)Casework for individuals ((Project Leader: Dr. CHU Chi Keung)
(2)Project on weight control for children. Partnership with Pediatric Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital. (Project Leader: Dr. Pauline SUNG)
(3)Research project on teaching and learning art activities for persons with disabilities. Commissioned by the Bureau of Health, Food and Welfare. Partnership with the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong. (Project Leader: Dr. LEE Tsor. Kui)
(4)Public Lecture Series on Special Topics in School Guidance (Project Leader: Dr. Howard CHENG)
(5)Equal participation project for university students and community college students with intellectual disabilities, autistic features, or mental health needs. Partnership with the Community University for the Disabled, Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council. (Project Leader: Dr. LEE Tsor Kui)
(6)Training of police officers on working with at-risk youth. Commissioned by the Hong Kong Police Force. (Project Leader: Mr. CHUN Ping Kit)
(7)The Safe School Project - Project on management of bullying behaviours in schools (Dr. CHAN Yuk Chung)
(8)Training courses on Narrative Therapy for practicing social workers. (Project Leaders: Dr. Ting Wai Fong, Dr. HO Chi Kwan, Ms Lit Siu Wai)
(9)Training courses on gambling counseling for casino staff and operators in Macau SAR and Genting, Malaysia. (Project Leader: Dr. Irene WONG)
(10)Consultancy on professional support for and evaluation of social rehabilitation service projects for persons suffering from occupational deafness. Commissioned by the Occupational Deafness Compensation Board. (Project Leader: Dr. LEE Tsor Kui)
(11)Workshops on Career Inclination Assessment Instruments for secondary school principals and teachers. Commissioned by Education and Manpower Bureau. (Project Leader: Mr. CHUI Yat Hung)
(12)Family mediation services and training. (Project Leader: Dr.Gladys LAM)
Referral and Enquires
Case referrals and discussion of service contracts should be directed to Dr. Lee Tsor Kui through email
