Transcript SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICE - Fieldwork Placement for

SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK
SERVICE
Briefing session
SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK: WHAT'S IT
REALLY LIKE?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S_IrBjOjtg
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(3 mins)
3S’S
Service
School
Self
HISTORY OF SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK
SERVICE
1907 firstly found in USA
1971 Pilot program in Hong Kong
1977 Recognition of the significant role of School
social work
1978 Start the school social work service in
secondary schools - 1 worker to 4 schools
1996 1 worker to 2 schools
2000 1 worker to 1 school
2002/03 Comprehensive Student Guidance
Service for primary schools funded by EB
(previously ED)
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OBJECTIVES OF SSW SERVICE
 To
help students at risk
(academic, social and emotional)
 To
develop students potential and
healthy development
ROLE OF SSW
4Cs
 Counsellor – case and group
 Consultant for teachers and schools
 Coordinator – agency and
community resources
 Community – relationship and
resource networking
SERVING TARGETS
Students
(mainly)
Parents
Teachers
School
system
community
WORK NATURE
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Casework
Groupwork and Project
Enquiries
Coordination of Community Resources
CASE CATEGORIES (SECONDARY
SCHOOL)
Related to schooling
1.
 Developmental adjustment
 Emotional/mental health
 Family
 Behavioral problems
 Sex-related issues
 Peer relationship
 Others
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PRIMARY SCHOOL CASE CATEGORIES
Learning problems
 Behavioral problems
 Family and its related environment
 Emotion/psychological problems
 Health and Physical problems
 Social/developmental problems
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TYPES OF PROGRAMS
Counselling/therapeutic groups
 Developmental groups
 Talks/workshops
 Community services
 Visits/picnics/camping
 Exhibitions
 Publications
 Slide show/Film
 Competition
 Others
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SECONDARY SCHOOL
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:
Independent School Social Work Unit
 Account for 70% of the service
 Serving different areas of schools in Hong Kong
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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
PRIMARY SCHOOL
 Before 2002, 1 school(with 1680 students)
will have 1 full time SGO/SGT performed
by the teachers undergoing counselling
training.
 Comprehensive Student Guidance Service
for primary schools issued in the 2002/03
school year which is funded by EB.
 Accountable to the school principal
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRIMARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK
SERVICE
Secondary
School
Primary
School
• School Social Worker
• Funded by Social Welfare Department
• Employed by NGOs
• Student Guidance Teacher/Officer
• Funded by Education Bureau
• Employed by Schools directly or via
annual bidding of service provision from
NGOs. unstable service provision
SCHOOL SYSTEM
 WORKING
PARTIES:
 counseling team
 discipline team
 career guidance team
 extracurricular activity
 parent teacher association
 education psychologist.
 clinical psychologist
 clerical /supportive staff
 others
SCHOOL SYSTEM
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RELATED PROJECTS:
UAP (UNDERSTANDING THE ADOLESCENT
PROJECT)
 PATHS (Positive Adolescent Training through
Holistic Social programs /from 2006)
 WSA(WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH)
 OTHERS
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OTHER LOGISTIC ISSUES
 school calendar
 time table
 working hours/ lunch
 outing
 office interview
 community resources
 others
SELF
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OUTER SELF
 decent
dressing
 neat hairstyle
 no/few ornaments only
 attitude
 language
 others
SELF
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INNER SELF
 physical
 Stress
strength
and anxiety
 feelings
towards various stakeholders,
teaching staff, parents…
 confidence,
 others
reliable, professional image
PLACEMENT STUDENT
REQUIREMENTS IN SCHOOL SETTING
 Independent
and able to work alone.
 Initiative and active
 Able to get along with different
stakeholders in schools such as principal,
panel heads, teachers, parents, janitors
etc.
 Must work in day time in weekdays, with
some irregular sessions during weekends.
CURRENT CHALLENGES
1.Diversity in serving targets:
Inclusive Education -- Special Education
Needs (SEN)
 visual impairment,
 hearing impairment,
 physical disability,
 intellectual disability,
 Autistic
 Dyslexics
CURRENT CHALLENGES
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Non-Chinese Speaking Ethnic Minorities
Group
Students having Attention Deficit
Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
Students having Emotional and
Behavioral Problems
New Arrivals
Current Challenges
2. Emergence of new issues and increase complexity
of problems
• Family problems single parent families, crossborder families, trans-generational parenting etc.
• Bullying
• Internet/drug addiction
• suicide
• Premarital sex, compensated dating
• LGBT
• poverty
CURRENT CHALLENGES
3. Changes in the Education Systems
 Primary/Secondary School Places Allocation
 DSE assessment
 University Entrance requirements
 Vocational Education
 Various career paths
KNOWLEDGE PREPARATION
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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 family 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.
SETTING COORDINATOR
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Miss Joanne LO (39172070) CJT 5.55
Q& A
THANKS