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Placement BriefingFamily Services
Family service setting coordinators
Catherine Chung [email protected] Tai [email protected]
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 (
香港明愛 展晴中心 ) 14
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