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Placement BriefingFamily Services

Family service setting coordinators

Catherine Chung catchung@hku.hkLianne Tai lianne@hku.hk

22 November 2014

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Family Services

FSC Integrated Family Service Centres Family related services and projects

CISC Crisis intervention and support

services

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Integrated Family Service Centre (IFSC)

3 directions Child-centred Family-focused Community based

3 tiers Family Resource Unit Family Support Unit Family Counselling

unit

4 guiding principles Accessibility Early identification Integration Partnership

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Integrated Family Service Centre (IFSC)

Cradle – grave Individuals – families Tangible – intangible Case – group – programme/ project Developmental – preventive – remedial General – community specific Within centre – out of centre – outreach Independent work – cooperation with

colleagues – collaboration with other organizations/ partners

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Integrated Family Service Centre (IFSC)

Day time on weekdays Usually 2 evenings till ~9 p.m. Occasional weekends Placement agencies

Social Welfare Department (SWD) HK Family Welfare Society (HKFWS), Caritas International Social Service (ISS) Catholic Marriage Advisory Council (CMAC) St. James Settlement (SJS) Hong Kong Children and Youth Services

(HKCYS)

Family related services and projects

Services for problem gamblers and their families Placement agency: Caritas

Services for new arrivals Placement agency: Christian Action

Family services centres run by religious bodies Placement agency: North Point Alliance

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Crisis intervention and support services

ServicesFamily and Child Protective Services Unit (FCPSU)Shelters and crisis centresVictim support serviceChild abuse prevention servicesSuicide prevention services

Special requirementMature, independent, ready to handle crisis

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Family and Child Protective Service Unit (FCPSU)

Case Spouse abuse * Child abuse Child custody dispute

Group/ Programme Victims, abusers Women, men, children, parallel,

family Family Support Programme

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Family and Child Protective Service Unit (FCPSU)

Day time on weekdays Occasional weekends Other hours occasionally for

urgent cases Concurrent placement only Placement agency: SWD

Shelters and crisis centres Clients facing violence or crisis Residential, shift duty Case, group, programme, hotline Confidential address for shelters No direct family work for some services Summer placement only for some services Placement agencies:

Harmony House, TWGH CEASE Crisis Centre, Po Leung Kuk Wai On Home and Sunrise Court, Caritas Family Crisis Support Centre ( 向晴軒 )

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Victim support services Victims of family violence Information giving, support and accompany

service, guidance on basic skills, mutual help group, child visitation service, etc.

Case, group/ programme Day time on weekdays, occasional

weekends Territory wide Placement agency:

Po Leung Kuk Tsui Lam Centre 11

Child abuse prevention

Support to abused/ neglected children and parents having problems with their children

Territory-wide services Case, group/ programme, hotline,

investigation (co-work), etc. At least one day time + flexible hours Placement agency: Against Child Abuse

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Suicide prevention

Support suicidal people in handling crisis: assessing risks, providing immediate crisis intervention, making referrals

Hotline, befriending, brief counselling cases, educational programmes, etc.

Evening duties available Placement agency: The Samaritan

Befrienders Hong Kong - Suicide Crisis Intervention Centre

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Gamblers counseling service

Aim: To assist problem/pathological gamblers and their family members to re-establish a healthy life by providing gambling counselling services, and to advocate and respond to the social issues related to gambling

Case, group/program, hotline Clientele: mostly middle-aged males/ gamblers’

family members Operation hours: 10am to 10pm (for 3 days) &

10am to 6pm (for 3 days) Caritas Addicted Gamblers Counselling Centre (

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