Inaugural FSC Seminar - FSCs in the 21st Century

SEMINAR OUTLINE

PLENARY SESSIONS

SPEAKERS' PROFILE

REGISTRATION & ENQUIRIES

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The Inaugural FSC Seminar: FSCs in the 21st Century provides an opportunity for Social Service Professionals (SSPs) working in Family Service Centres (FSCs) to examine the methods and models that have worked overseas and to come together to share the best practices in social service delivery in the community.

SEMINAR OUTLINE

TIME	ACTIVITY
8.00am	Registration
8.50am	Participants to be Seated
9.05am	Opening Address Dr Vivian Balakrishnan Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports
9.20am	Keynote 1: Responding to Community Needs in the 21st Century: Methods and Models that Work Mr John Burnham, Head of Family and Systemic Psychotherapy Department, and Director of Systemic Training, at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, United Kingdom
10.10am	Morning Tea Break
10.40am	Keynote 2: A Perspective of Integrated Models: Effective Management of Multi-Stressed Families through Evidence-based Practice Research Professor Joe Leung, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
11.30am	Plenary Session: Collaboration: Burden or Resource? Dr Teo Ho Pin, Mayor, North West Community Development Council Mr John Burnham, Head of Family and Systemic Psychotherapy Department, and Director of Systemic Training, at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, United Kingdom Professor Joe Leung, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong Moderated by Ms Tina Hung, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Social Service
12.20pm	Lunch
1.20pm	Concurrent Workshops Concurrent 1: Creative Strategies in Working with Multi-Stressed Families Mr John Burnham, Head of Family and Systemic Psychotherapy Department, and Director of Systemic Training, at Birmingham Children's Hospital, United Kingdom
	Concurrent 2: A Model Human Service Organisation Professor Joe Leung, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
2.45pm	Concurrent Session Report
3.15pm	Helping Needy Families - The Roles of ComCare and FSCs Ms Heng San San, Assistant Manager, ComCare and Social Support Division, Ministry of Community Development, Youths and Sports
3.15pm	FSC Appreciation
3.45pm	Closing Address Ms Ang Bee Lian, Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Social Service
4.00pm	End of Session

**SSTI reserves the rights to update the programme from time to time as necessary.**