FSC Seminar 2012

SEMINAR PROGRAMME

TIME

PROGRAMME

8.45am

Registration of guests and participants

9.10am

Guests and Participants to be Seated

9.30am

Arrival of Guest-of-Honour (GOH)
Mr Chan Chun Sing, Acting Minister
Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports

9.35am

Opening Address by GOH

9.50am

Keynote Address 1
Strengthening Early Intervention for At-Risk Families

Dr Allison Rowlands
Director
Disaster Welfare Services
Ministry for Police & Emergency Services
New South Wales, Australia

10.50am

Morning Tea Break

11.20am

Presentation by Family Service Centre Division, National Council of Social Service (NCSS)

11.35am

Keynote Address 2
A Strength-Based Approach in Helping At-Risk Families
in the Community

Professor Joyce L. C. Ma
Chairperson, Director
Family and Group Practice Research Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

12.40pm

Lunch

1.40pm

Concurrent Workshops 1

Venue: Aquarius 1, Level 1		Venue: Aquarius 2, Level 1		Venue: West Ballroom 2, Level B2
1a.	Child-Centred Engagement in Early Intervention Casework	1b.	The Efficacy of a Community-Based Project in Reaching At-Risk Families in a Socially Deprived Neighbourhood in Hong Kong	1c.	Sharing of Successful Local Initiatives by Family Services Centres (FSCs)

By:	Dr Allison Rowlands	By:	Professor Joyce L. C. Ma	By:	Project Star by Marine Parade FSC
					Women Inc by Whispering Hearts FSC

3.10pm

Tea Break

3.40pm

Concurrent Workshops 2

Venue: Aquarius 1, Level 1		Venue: Aquarius 2, Level 1		Venue: West Ballroom 2, Level B2
2a.	Assessing Risk and Parenting Capacity in Early Intervention Casework	2b.	A Community Work Approach in Identifying People At Risk of Poor Mental Health in Hong Kong	2c.	Sharing of Successful Local Initiatives by Family Services Centres (FSCs)

By:	Dr Allison Rowlands	By:	Professor Joyce L. C. Ma	By:	Family Achievement Award by Tanjong Pagar FSC
					Youth Infinity by Ang Mo Kio FSC

5.10pm

Closing Address by
Ms Ang Bee Lian
Chief Executive Officer, NCSS

5.30pm

End of Seminar

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