Placement Briefing Elderly Settings Nov. 2014

From young old to frail old Serving Targets (a) Older Persons : Not stereotype but Wide range of ages Wide spectrum of personalities Different levels of abilities From young old to frail old (b) Their families / Care-givers

Categories of Services (I) Community Support Services (II) Residential / Long-termed Care Services

(I) Community Support Services District Elderly Community Centre (DECC) 長者地區中心 Neighbourhood Elderly Centres (NEC) 長者鄰舍中心 Day Care Centres 長者日間護理中心 Enhanced Home & Community Care Services 改善家居及社區照顧服務 Integrated Home Care Services 綜合家居照顧服務 Support Team for the Elderly (STE) 長者支援服務隊

Possible Placement Hours mainly Monday to Friday (There will be less service users on Saturdays) usually 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Also sometimes on Sundays for programmes

(II) Residential / Long-termed Care Services Care and Attention Homes 護理安老院 Nursing Homes 護養院 Medical Infirmary 療養院

Possible Placement Hours Need to fit the routines of the homes e.g. the meal times and the nap/sleeping times

Possible Assignments Cases Groups Programmes/Projects (Brief to in-depth counseling on emotional and interpersonal relationship issues, Case management for referrals, etc.) Groups (Developmental, educational or therapeutic natures) Programmes/Projects (May adopt integrative methods of community work, group work and brief case work)

Work Skills Coordination/Team work Inter + Intra-profession cooperation Separation Reflection (Transference and counter-transference, Values, Ageism, etc.)

Setting Coordinators Mrs. Bibiana Chau