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Social Work

SW 441-2 Honours Project I & II
2 Terms; 4 Credits
This course aims at enabling students to conduct a practically-oriented study on an issue
identified from their practical experience in the first and second placements in order to
demonstrate the integration of knowledge and practical skills learnt during the programme. A
supervisor will be assigned to each student. He/She will meet regularly with the student to
discuss the progress of the project. Workshops will be organized by the Honours Project
Coordinator for students to review practical research and analytical skills.

SW 450 Social Work in Pre-school, Primary and Secondary School Settings
1 Term; 2 Credits
This course aims to examine recent service and policy development of school social work
service and their implications for the social work profession. The course will critically discuss
the differential use of intervention skills and strategies in pre-school, primary and secondary
school settings, and considerations related to working with the school systems, dealing with
teachers, students, families and the educational system. The course will also equip students
with knowledge and skills in handling crisis and specific issues in schools.

SW 460 Addressing Gender and Sexuality in Social Work Practice
1 Term; 2 Credits
This course is designed to explore the physiological, psychological and socio-cultural
variables associated with sexual identity, sexual orientation and sexual behaviour of a variety
of client groups. The course will introduce human sexuality in the practice of social workers.
Through acquisition of knowledge in sexual expression and behaviours as well as skills in
supporting clients, students will be better prepared to help service users address issues of
gender and sexuality.

SW 461 Integrative Practice Seminar III
1 Term; 2 Credits
This course is designed to equip social work students with advanced generic social work
skills. This course is taught in parallel with students’ third concurrent field placement which
follows the second summer block placement. The course aims to enable students to integrate
their learning gained in the past two years with actual practices, so as to tackle and deal with
more complicated social issues with greater competence and confidence. In this course, the
focus is more on enabling students to build up an advanced level of social work practice with
a mixed-mode intervention strategy, applying at micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Students will
learn to compare, apply, and reflect on various theories of social work and practice in the Hong
Kong context through role play, practice demonstration, interactive discussion and the sharing
of ideas with fellow students. Practice situations will be emphasized to enhance students’
knowledge, skills, self-understanding, personal qualities, and cultural sensitivity in response to
diverse factors affecting service rendering. It is expected students will be able to select accurate
practice concepts from major social work theories to design appropriate intervention strategies.

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