OVERSEAS/MAINLAND FIELDWORK PLACEMENT (2018-2019) BRIEFING FOR STUDENTS cum REPORT BACK SEMINAR November 18, 2017 (2:00-5:30pm)
2:00 3:15p.m. Briefing Schedule Brief Orientation and Choices of Overseas/Mainland Fieldwork Placement Settings 3:30 4:30p.m. Report Back Seminar on Overseas/Mainland Fieldwork Placement 2017 4:30 5:30p.m. Poster Presentation 2
Background In 1986, the SWSA began collaboration with Zhongshan University in Guangzhou by placing MSW students in the Guangzhou Federation of Women and the Guangzhou Communist Youth Since 1998, the SWSA has already sent a total of 330 social work students in various placement settings in different countries and places, such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Germany, Singapore, UK, USA, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan, India and Japan. 3
Objectives of Overseas/Mainland Placement Facilitate Students to: experience and appreciate International Social Work broaden exposure to different cultures and welfare systems gain new life experiences and take up challenges advance professional development engage in international exchange improve language proficiency widen career opportunities 4
2018 Overseas Placement Summer Block only BSW : June 4 to Aug 10, 2018, 400 hours (10 weeks) or MSW : *June 4 to Aug 10, 2018, 450 hours (for 10 or 11 weeks of placement duties) *Should work out details with partner agency 5
Eligibility of Applicants BSWFT3 and MSWFT1 (as at Sep 2017) Summer Block 2018 and submit application before 21 December, 2017 MSWPT3 (as at Sep 2017) Summer Block 2018 and submit application before 21 December, 2017 MSWPT2 (as at Sep 2017) Apply duration changes of placement (apply for deferment of concurrent placement to summer block placement) Summer Block 2019 and submit application in Dec 2018
Choices of Placement Settings Details please refer to the hand-out - Collaborative agency profile And Updated information being uploaded onto placement web-site http://placement.socialwork.hku.hk (not supporting mobile devices) 7
Choices of Placement Settings Australia Melbourne - Centre for Holistic Health (New Collaborating agency) 8
Choices of Placement Settings Canada Vancouver - S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Toronto - Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care - Chinese Family Services of Ontario 9
Choices of Placement Settings India Mumbai - Navjeevan Centre - St. Catherine s of Sienna Home and School for Destitute Children 10
Choices of Placement Settings Mainland China Shanghai - Shanghai Children s Medical Centre 11
Choices of Placement Setting Singapore - Tan Tock Seng Hospital - Changi General Hospital - AMKFSC Community Services Ltd. (New collaborative agency) 12
Choices of Placement Settings Taiwan - MSW Exchange with National Taiwan University (NGOs partner with NTU - Taiwan Fund for Children & Families) - Last year MSW student cannot apply - Placement period change to: 18 June to 24 August, 2018 13
Choices of Placement Settings Taiwan Taipei - Taipei City Hospital Department of Social Work - Mackay Memorial Hospital Hospice and Palliative Care Centre 14
Choices of Placement Settings UK Manchester* - Wai Yin Society *Only apply to students who hold U.K. passport 15
Choices of Placement Settings USA Chicago* - Chinese American Service League Michigan (MSW Exchange) - Exchange with the University of Michigan - NGOs partner with the University of Michigan * Only apply to students who hold U.S. passport 16
Application Procedures Indicate your preference in the PMS Complete Form A and invite your preferred teacher to make recommendation on Form B Prepare a personal resume (CV) Submit the Form A and CV to Miss Shirley Yip at General Office on or before December 21, 2017, 5:00pm We will collect Form B directly from teachers 17
Form A Complete by agency name 18
Form B (Teachers Comment) 19
Assessment Panel DFI or DDFI Representative from 1978 Alumni Program Directors or teachers 20
Panel Interview Individual Base Written test + Oral Interview Assessment Panel Interview: Jan 20, 2018 (9:30am 6pm) Please reserve your time to join if you have submitted your application 21
Assessment Criteria Good language proficiency (English and/or Putonghua) Good learning attitudes and interpersonal skills Maturity and independence Good heath condition (both physically and psychologically) Academic performance (GPA at 3.0 or above will be selected for interview) Sufficient financial support to afford overseas expenses Recommendation from teachers The above listed items are not exhaustive 22
Subsidy Granting SWSA will offer fixed subsidy for the successful applicants, it covers part of the expenses of the placement (HK$12,000 for Australia, USA, UK and Canada, HK$6,000 for Taiwan, Singapore, India, Japan and Mainland) 23
Subsidy Granting Other Support for students : - T Y Wong Foundation Loan Fund (Loan for needy students) - SWSA 1978 Alumni International Placement Fund (Additional subsidy for needy students) - HSBS Social Work Scholarship Future Skills (Subject to approval) 24
HSBC Social Work Scholarship Future Skills (Subject to approval) Apply to BSW students only, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 and participating in enrichment activities in the overseas countries Applicants are required to complete a separate application form and write an essay on a topic set by HSBC 25
HSBC Social Work Scholarship Future Skills (Subject to approval) The value of each scholarship would be HK$12,500 (Asian Countries) and HK$25,000 (Countries outside of Asia) Department head will recommend candidates to HSBC and these nominees would be invited to participate in an interview with representatives of HSBC at the end of April 26
HSBC Social Work Scholarship Future Skills (Subject to approval) Awardees of this Scholarship would be invited to share their experience after their return back to Hong Kong (other than Department s requirement) Awardees cannot get the SWSA subsidy and 1978 Alumni support at the same time 27
Administrative Tasks Visa application Insurance package Medical check up Applying for criminal record clearance (depends on countries) Applying for funding / subsidy 28
Administrative Tasks Completing routine fieldwork requirements on report writing Handling of expenses reimbursement (financial report) as to get SWSA subsidy Submitting students summary report (not less than 4 pages) Attending students sharing meeting Preparing report back seminar for next year 29
Arrangement Schedule Nov 2017 Briefing meetings Dec 2017 Submission of Application Forms Jan 2018 Panel interview for selected candidates Early Feb 2018 Announcement of the application result 10 Feb 2018 Orientation meeting for successful applicants Handling of visa application, funding application and other administrative duties Mid Apr 2018 Announcement of 1978 Alumni Fund 28 Apr 2018 Summer Block Placement Orientation Jun 2018 Commencement of Summer Block Placement Late Sep 2018 Submission of Student s Summary Report Mid Oct 2018 Sharing meeting Nov 2018 2018 Report Back Seminar 30
Central Enquiry & Special Request Contact Persons: Mrs. Eltha Wong (Director of Field Instruction) (For MSW students) (elthaw@hku.hk) (3917-5549) (C0516) Mr. Ng Lik Hoi (Deputy Director of Field Instruction) (For BSW students) (lakeng@hku.hk) (3917-2076) (C0501) Miss Shirley Yip (Secretary) (syip224@hku.hk) (3917-4979) (C0534) * Consult classmates previously placed at the agencies (request correspondence from DFI) * Take reference from Students Overseas placement summary reports at: http://placement.socialwork.hku.hk 31
Q & A 32
Report Back Seminar on Overseas/ Mainland Fieldwork Placement 2017
Program Rundown 3:30 4:30pm Oral presentation: 1. Taipei Taipei City Hospital 2. Vancouver S.U.C.C.E.S.S. 3. Taipei Mackay Memorial Hospital 4. Toronto Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care 5. Toronto Chinese Family Services of Ontario 4:30 5:30pm Poster presentation (CPD 3.28)