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PLACEMENT BRIEFING MEETINGREHABILITATION SERVICES22 Nov 2014

Lydia lam

Practice Consultant

Department of Social Work & Social Administration

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WHAT KINDS OF USERS WE WORK WITH

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People with intellectual disability (ID, 智障人士 )

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People with Physical Disability (PD, 肢體殘疾人士 )

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People with Ex-Mental Illness (Ex-MI, 精神病康復者 )

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People with Chronic Illness (長期病患者 )

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NATURES OF SERVICE & WORKING HOURS

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Services are Categorized by

• Types of Disability • Nature of Services (i.e. residential, community-based, training, vocational/employment, and supportive)

• Age

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Services for Adult• Adult Services (aged >15)

• Services for People with ID (MH)• http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_rehab/sub_listofserv/i

d_sermentalhandi/

• Services for People with ex-MI• http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_rehab/sub_listofserv/i

d_serexmental/

• Services for People with PD (PH)• http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_rehab/sub_listofserv/i

d_serphyhandi/

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Day Services

Service Type:• Employment Services: IVRSC, Sheltered Workshop &

Supported Employment

• Integrated Community Centre for Mental Wellness (ICCMW)

• Day Activity Centre (DAC)• District Support Centre (DSC)

Working Hours:• Normal office hour • Evening / Weekend duty

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Residential Service

Service Type:• Halfway House• Hostel• Care and Attention Home• Supported Hostel

Working Hours:• Normal office hour • Shift duty / ‘P’ shift (2 – 10 p.m.)• Night shift (one or two night shift duty)

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Services for Children • Pre-school Services (aged 0 – 6)

E.g. Early Education and Training Centre (EETC), Special

Child Care Centre (SCCC) http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_rehab/sub_listofserv/id_serpresch/

• Schooling (aged 6 – 15 [18] ) • Special Schools (run by Education Bureau) • Residential services for school aged children http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_rehab/sub_listofserv/id_serschage/

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Pre-school and Children ServicesAged 0 - 6, 6 - 18

Early Education and Training Centres (EETCs)

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Community Rehabilitation Service (CRN)

• Community Rehabilitation Networking (CRN)• http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_rehab/sub_listof

serv/id_rehabcrn/

• Self-Help Groups or Parents Group• E.g. Direction Association for the Handicapped (路向 ), Hong Kong

Down Syndrome Association (唐氏 ), Hong Kong Joint Council of Parents of the Mentally Handicapped (家長聯會 )

Working Hours:• Normal office hour • Often Shift duty • Occasional work on Saturday or Sunday

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Weekend duty or working on non-placement days may be required depending on the nature of assignments selected.

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POSSIBLE ASSIGNMENTS

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Casework – case natures, e.g.

• Quality of life enhancement• Interpersonal relationship• Community living• Social inclusion• Empowerment

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Groupwork, e.g.• ID Setting – self-determination enhancement;

community living skills; social skills; sex education; EQ; life & death education.

• Ex-MI Setting – social skills; job motivation enhancement; CBT; EQ.

• PD Setting – assertive training; presentation skills; community resources; group for care-givers.

• CRN Setting – psycho-social groups

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Projects / Programmes, e.g.

• Studies / Research• Community education• Parent-child activities• Programmes for Care-givers• Advocacy

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Attributes And Requirements

ACCEPT

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ACCEPT

Acceptance

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ACCEPT

Critical mind

Challenges

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ACCEPT

Communication Skills

Competence

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Energetic

Experience

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Potentials of service users

Person Centre

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ACCEPTTeam Work

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ACCEPT

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Correspondence of Setting Coordinator

• Name : Phyllis Wong  • Tel : 3917 2072 • Email : pkswong@hku.hk

Name : Lydia Lam

Tel : 3917 7031

Email : lamls@hku.hk