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Social Work

qualities.

SW 360 Working with New Arrivals and Ethnic Minorities
1 Term; 2 Credits
By adopting a structural perspective, this course conducts a critical review of how social
institutes and institutionalized relationships marginalize new arrivals from mainland China and
ethnic minorities. The course includes discussions about current government policies, concepts
of social inclusion and exclusion, poverty, multiculturalism, and cultural competence. Students
will evaluate the roles and effectiveness of current social services and policies and means to
improve the well-being of new arrivals and ethnic minorities.

SW 361-2 Fieldwork I & II
2 Terms; 8 Credits
This course provides students with practice opportunities to integrate social work
knowledge and values into clinical work in an actual work setting. Working in different types of
the field enables students to thoroughly explore their capability and consolidate their
understanding of social welfare services in Hong Kong. With regular supervision and
consultations provided by experienced social work teachers and practitioners, students’
learning experiences could be consolidated.

SW 363 Fieldwork III (Summer Block Placement)
1 Term; 4 Credits
This course provides students the second fieldwork opportunity to polish the application
of professional knowledge and skills derived from classroom learning in a real workplace. Same
as the first fieldwork placement (SW 361-2), students are placed in various nature of service
units but will be required to assume more responsibility, to work more independently, and to be
able to mobilize community resources to support clients. To strengthen students’ cultural
competence in social work practice, students could choose to have summer block placement
in overseas countries, such as Singapore, Canada and New Zealand. Given that regular
supervision and consultations are rendered by experienced social work teachers and
practitioners, students would be able to apply relevant theories into practice and further
strengthen their professional capability in social work practice.

SW 370 Law and Social Work
1 Term; 3 Credits
The aim of this course is to equip students, as future social work practitioners,
administrators and advocates for justice and equal opportunities, with basic legal knowledge
that is pertinent to their practice. Legislation pertaining to families, children in need of care
and protection, juvenile delinquency, unprotected workers and consumers, the mentally
incapacitated and those discriminated against based on their gender, disability and family
status etc. will be discussed and presented in the course. Aside from gaining knowledge of the
basic legal provisions for the above populations, students will conduct legal research and learn

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