OVERSEAS/MAINLAND FIELDWORK PLACEMENT (2014-2015) BRIEFING FOR STUDENTS cum REPORT BACK SEMINAR November 16, 2013 (2:30-5:30pm)

Briefing Schedule 2:30 – 3:30p.m. Brief Orientation and Choices of Overseas/Mainland Fieldwork Placement Settings 3:30 – 4:30p.m. Report Back Seminar on Overseas/Mainland Fieldwork Placement 2012 4:30 – 5:15p.m. Small Group Sharing and Q & A USA Canada Australia UK Singapore

Background In 1986, the SWSA began collaboration with Zhongshan University in Guangzhou by placing MSW students in the Guangzhou Federation of Women and the Guangzhou Communist Youth Since 1998, the SWSA has already sent a total of 300 social work students in various placement settings in different countries and places, such as Australia, Canada, Germany, Singapore, UK, USA, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan and Japan.

Objectives of Overseas/Mainland Placement Facilitate Students to: experience and appreciate “International Social Work” broaden exposure to different cultures and welfare systems gain new life experiences and take up challenges advance professional development engage in international exchange improve language proficiency widen career opportunities

Choices of Placement Settings Vancouver Frog Hollow Neighborhood Houses Mosaic for Immigrants/Refugees S.U.C.C.E.S.S (new in 2013) Toronto Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care Chinese Family Services of Ontario

Choices of Placement Settings Chicago - Chinese American Service League San Francisco - APA Family Support Services Michigan (Exchange) - NGOs partner with the University of Michigan

Choices of Placement Settings London Camden Chinese Community Centre The Christian Centre for Gambling Rehabilitation (new in 2013) Manchester - Wai Yin Chinese Women Society

Choices of Placement Settings Melbourne Chinese Community Social Services Centre Auckland Affinity (still waiting for further confirmation)

Choices of Placement Settings Taiwan (Exchange) Taiwan Fund for Children and Families Exchange with National Taiwan University Singapore Tan Tock San Hospital (new in 2013) Ang Mo Kio-Thye Hua Kwan Hospital (new in 2014) Changi General Hospital (new in 2014)

Singapore Ministry of Social and Family Development : Rehabilitation and Protection Group/Probation Services Branch Ministry of Social and Family Development : Child Protection Service Osaka - Centre for Health and Rights of Migrants

Choices of Placement Settings Guangzhou Likang Family Resource Centre Shanghai Shanghai Children’s Medical Centre Beijing Maple Women’s Psychological Counselling Centre Details please refer to the List of Overseas/Mainland Placement Settings (http://placement.socialwork.hku.hk)

Duration of Placement for 2014 Summer Block only BSW : June 2 to Aug 8, 2014, 400 hours (10 weeks) or MSW : *June 2 to Aug 8, 2014, 450 hours (for 10 or 11 weeks of placement duties) * Could start the placement earlier

Eligibility of Applicants BSWFT2 (as at Sep 2013) and MSWFT1 (as at Sep 2013)  Summer Block 2014 and submit application in late 2013 MSWPT2 or MSWPT3 (as at Sep 2013)  Apply duration changes of placement (apply for deferment of concurrent placement to summer block placement)  Summer Block 2014 or 2015 and submit application in late 2013

Preference Form Indicate your preference in the PMS Fill in Form A and invite your preferred teacher to make recommendation in Form B Prepare a personal resume (CV) Submit the Form A and CV to Miss Shirley Yip at General Office on or before December 31, 2013 We will collect Form B directly from teachers

Assessment Panel DFI Representative from 1978 Alumni Program Directors/teachers

Panel Interview Individual Base Written test + Oral Interview Assessment Panel Interview: Jan 18, 2014 (am/pm) Please reserve your time to join if you have submitted your application

Assessment Criteria Good language proficiency (English and/or Putonghua) Good learning attitudes and interpersonal skills Maturity and independence Good heath condition (both physically and psychologically) Academic performance (GPA at 3 or above will be selected for interview) Sufficient financial support to afford overseas expenses Recommendation from teachers The above listed items are not exhaustive

Subsidy Granting SWSA will offer subsidy to the expenses of airfare, local transportation, medical check up, visa application etc. (around 30-40% of total expenses) Other Support for students : - T Y Wong Foundation (on loan for needy students) - HSBC Scholarship (travel & lodging expenses in Mainland) - SWSA Alumni (1978 Graduates) International Placement Fund (additional subsidy for needy students)

Administrative Tasks Visa application Insurance package Medical check up Applying for criminal record clearance (part of countries) Applying for funding / subsidy Handling of expenses reimbursement Fulfilling routine fieldwork requirements on report writing Submitting students’ summary report (not less than 4 pages) Attending students’ sharing meeting Preparing report back seminar

Arrangement Schedule Nov 2013 – Briefing meetings Dec 2013 – Submission of Preference Forms Jan 2014 – Panel interview for selected candidates Feb 2014 – Announcing the result and arranging orientation meeting for successful applicants – Handling of visa application, funding application and other administrative duties Apr 2014 – Overall Placement Orientation Meeting Jun 2014 – Commencement of Summer Block Placement Sep 2014 – Submission of Student’s Summary Report Oct 2014 – Sharing meeting Nov 2014 – Report Back Seminar

Central Enquiry & Special Request Contact Person: Mrs. Eltha Wong (Director of Field Instruction) (elthaw@hku.hk) (3917-5549) (C0516) Miss Shirley Yip (Secretary) (shirleyip@socwork.hku.hk) (3917-4979) (C0534) * Consult classmates previously placed at the settings (request correspondence from DFI) * Take reference from Students’ Overseas placement summary reports at: http://placement.socialwork.hku.hk

Overseas/ Mainland Fieldwork Placement 2013 Report Back Seminar on Overseas/ Mainland Fieldwork Placement 2013

Program Rundown 3:30 – 4:30pm Experiences in USA Experiences in Canada Experiences in Singapore Experiences in London Experiences in Melbourne 4:30 – 5:15pm Small Groups Sharing USA and Canada Australia UK Singapore