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A CRITICAL REVIEW OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH POST-DIVORCE FAMILIES IN HONG KONG
Authors: LAU YUK-KING 
Published: December 2009

In Hong Kong, post-divorce families have long been conceptualised as "single parent families", thereby overlooking the fact that some non-resident parents do have continuous participation in the post-divorce families. With this over-generalised conceptualisation, social services have been focusing on bringing about successful single parenting and have ignored the possibility of post-divorce co-parenting and non-residential parenting in these families. It also reinforces the win-lose dichotomy in fighting over child custody. The author recommends re-conceptualising the post-divorce families as "binuclear families" to draw our attention to the possible participation and influence of the non-resident parents in these families. Promotion of forever-parenthood and family law reform would also help to induce change in the dominant social discourse. We need more empirical research on post-divorce families to clear the obscured picture and facilitate the formulation of an inclusive practice model with these families. Last but not least, as co-constructors of the social discourse on families in alternate forms such as post-divorce families, social work practitioners should enhance their reflexivity on family ideologies and beliefs in parent-child relationships. 基 於 离 婚 家 庭 被 等 同 於 单 亲 家 庭 的 理 解， “非 与 孩 子 同 住 的 父 ／ 母” 在 香 港 离 婚 家 庭 中 的 参 与 一 直 被 忽 略。 在 服 务 设 计 及 实 施 时 也 忽 略 了 离 婚 家 庭 中 “非 与 孩 子 同 住 的 父 ／ 母” 的 亲 职 参 与 及 “协 作 亲 职” 的 可 能， 这 理 解 也 强 化 了 孩 子 抚 养 权 于 父 母 在 离 婚 中 作 为 成 与 败 的 象 徵 意 义。 基 于 过 往 的 不 足， 作 者 提 出 在 概 念 层 面 上 以 “双 核 心 家 庭” 取 代 单 亲 家 庭 的 理 解 以 及 在 法 律 层 面、 实 务 层 面 以 至 训 练 层 面 上 所 需 作 出 的 改 革 考 虑。
乳腺癌患者在自助组织中的情感支持: 一个探索性的研究
Authors: 陈 津利 , 莫 邦豪 , 冯 可立 
Published: December 2009

本研究旨在了解内地乳腺癌患者的情感体验特徵，进而探索乳腺癌患者在自助组织获得的情感支持。研究发现，乳腺癌患者的情感体验特徵表现为：对死亡的种种不确定所产生的恐惧和沮丧；对婚姻解体的焦虑和无助；女性角色的负重和内疚等等。患者在自助组织中感受到的情感支持，在分享、情感讨论和互助方面均有较好的情感支持功效。 This study aims to understand Chinese breast cancer patients' emotions and the emotional support they receive from self-help groups. The findings showed various responses, such as fear and depression of the uncertainty of death; helplessness towards the eventual parting with spouse; feeling of guilt resulting from inability to meet traditional female role expectations and others. The emotional support that the patients received in the self-help groups through sharing and discussion showed a positive turn.
用参与式贫富排序方法识别农村低保对象: 一项探索性研究
Authors: 张 时飞 
Published: December 2009

研究和探索一种切合中国农村社会经济结构的识别低保物件的新技术，是未雨绸缪之举。本文尝试采用参与式贫富排序方法去实现上述目标。研究结果显示，在识别农村低保物件方面，参与式贫富排序方法是一种方便快捷、低成本高效益、有可持续能力的方法，值得政府决策部门借鉴参考。 According to the unique social and economic structures in rural China, research and study in exploring a new and effective identifying technique to target people of RMLPS accurately is urgent and necessary. Under the consideration of this unique situation, this research has developed and employed a new technique, namely "The Participatory Wealth Ranking Method", as a tool of identification. The research shows that this technique is convenient, less costly, efficient and effective. In view of its high sustainability, this new technique is valuable and deserves to be considered by the Government in the policy-making process.
危機管理模式 ― 總結在 SARS 疫區提供家居照顧的經驗
Authors: 唐 彩瑩 
Published: December 2009

本文嘗試比較兩個危機管理模式，其一是香港家庭福利會“綜合家居照顧服務隊”在2003年SARS 於牛頭角下邨及淘大花園爆發時，總結和歸納出來的一個“危機管理實戰模式”。另一個是 Gonzalez Herrerom 及 Pratt (1995) 建立的一個“危機管理概略模式”。實戰模式更針對其缺漏加以修正和完善，嘗試把概念和實戰經驗融合。經修正後，“實戰模式”的實用性，應可推及至由其他傳染病引致的危機管理上。 This article compared two crisis management models. One of the models — 'crisis management practice model' is formulated from the practical crisis management experiences of the integrated home care service center during the SARS attack in 2003. It is based on the service delivery in the two most affected areas, the Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate and the Amoy Garden. The other model is a four-phase 'crisis management conceptual process model' developed by Gonzalez Herrerom and Pratt (1995). The practice model is further consolidated, enriched and refined in view of the Gonzalez Herrerom and Pratt's model to integrate the conceptual and practical aspects. Its applicability can be extended to other crisis caused by outbreak from other infectious diseases.
PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL PROTECTION IN WELFARE POLICY AND EXPERIENCE FROM FINLAND
Authors: BÄCKMAN GUY 
Published: December 2009

This article aims to give some perspectives on social welfare in a globalizing world. The focus is on the West and East in a narrow sense; West from a European Nordic and East from an East Asian cultural perspective. Undoubtedly, modernization and globalization have brought about economic, technological and social progress and therefore, favorable effects on the development of postmodern society. However, progress is also followed by new risks and uncertainties which are not only found in the daily lives of individuals and families, but also the need to redesign social protection systems. Of course, risks always exist and are as old as industrial society, but in modern times, life is more complex than ever and the increase in complexity has probably been the most rapid in parts of the world where the economic, technological and social changes have escalated. In economically and technologically advanced societies, individuals and families are exposed to multiple risks and this can be disturbing to their social reality. In Finland, where the principles of the Nordic welfare model have been adopted, many people are still without work and financial resources of their own in maintaining an adequate standard of living. Young families with children have been affected the most. A welfare policy question is: ''How can the social protection system succeed in handling all new and changing problems in modern living?'' In order to minimize risks in the future and provide a fair standard of living for individuals and families, social investment in children seems to be an important challenge for social policies and social work. Both in the West and in the East, there is a growing call for a joint responsibility that addresses an appropriate social protection against risks and uncertainties. People in modern times have more diverse and specific welfare needs than previously. The fulfillment of new and changed needs by welfare providers is becoming more difficult due to slowness in paradigm and policy renewals. It is a challenge for researchers to generate new knowledge from the study of different welfare systems. Scenario modeling and fuzzy logic may be good planning tools for future visions. While countries in the West are slow to adjust to new circumstances, their counterparts in the East have a new welfare climate for change, but there also exists unique resistance against policy changes.
OF FIELD EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIA AND HONG KONG: A SOCIAL WORK EDUCATOR'S PERSONAL REFLECTION
Authors: CHUI WING-HONG 
Published: December 2009

Fieldwork is valued as an essential element in social work education. A partnership between students, agencies and universities is essential to a practical learning experience. Although this article is primarily concerned with issues surrounding field education in just one Australian university, this paper also makes comparisons with cases in Hong Kong where appropriate. Several aspects of field education including the dynamics of power in the fieldwork relationship, roles and status of field educators, on-going training provided for field educators and ways to strengthen collaborations will be discussed. The purpose of this analysis is to look at the basic principles of good fieldwork practice. 實習是社工教育中不可或缺的一環；學生、機構和大學的合作，乃重要的學習體驗。這篇論文不但檢視了環繞澳洲實習教育的議題，還將它們與香港的情況比較。討論範圍包括幾方面：實習關係中的權力互動、實習教育者的角色及地位、為實習教育者提供的持續訓練，以及各種加強合作的方法。這個比較分析的目的是要檢視良好實習的基本原則。
THE "NIGHT DRIFTING TEENS" — A QUEST FOR SOCIAL WORK
Authors: LEE FRANCIS 
Published: December 2009

In Hong Kong, the phenomenon of young people hanging around individually or in groups in public places through the night has become prevalent. This has drawn much attention from the public and the media because the behaviour of these "night drifting teens" (e.g., chasing around, vandalising, harassing people passing by, behaving promiscuously) is becoming a public nuisance. Moreover, they also risk running up against the law. Based on a recent exploratory study of these "night drifting" youths, this paper introduces their social background and situation. The causes of their engagement in these nocturnal activities are also explored. Services for this group of youths are also proposed. Further recommendations on the direction and development of relevant service programmes to meet their needs are suggested. 青少年个别地或联群地在夜间于公众场所溜连聚集有普遍化的现象。他们在这些场所的不检行为 (如追追逐逐、破坏公物、骚扰途人、不羁行为) 引起了大众及传媒的关注。再者，他们亦面临犯罪的危机。基于一项以这些夜间活动的青少年为对象的探讨性研究，本文介绍他们的一些社会背景及夜游情况。在探索了他们夜游的原因及服务需要后，本文介绍了一些现时及在计划中为他们提供的服务，亦建议了几点应为他们发展的服务方向。
CONCEPTION OF LEARNING AMONG SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS
Authors: TSANG NAI-MING 
Published: December 2009

The responses of 723 students and graduates from the social work course in the Department of Applied Social Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, to 30 statements on the conception of learning were examined. A factor analysis reveals five underlying dimensions: learning as perception, learning as a dynamic process that transcends time and space; the significant others in learning, the instrumental functions of learning; and learning as a rational and emotive process. Non-parametric tests reveal significant differences between i) those with and without social work experience and ii) the diploma and non-diploma holders. Second-order tests of significance were carried out and their findings are discussed. 七百二十三位香港理工大学的社会工作课程学生和毕业生，在一份有三十条命题上的问卷上作答，表示他们的〔学习理念〕。〔因子分析〕显示出五个维度：学习被看为理解；学习不受时间空间所限；影响学习的重要人物；学习的工具性；学习的理性和感性。〔非参数分析〕及〔次度分析〕进一步显出不同类别的回答者之间的〔显著差异〕。
COMBATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: HINDSIGHT FROM A DECADE OF NEWS REPORTS ON FAMILY VIOLENCE IN HONG KONG
Authors: CHUNG CHAN YUK 
Published: December 2009

This paper is based on a research project entitled A Documentation of Newspaper Reports on Family Violence in Hong Kong in the Past Decade carried out between 1992 and 1994. Based on a content analysis of news coverage of domestic violence in a local Chinese newspaper between 1 January 1981 and 31 December 1990, the author identified a number of findings in this study. First, it was found that 80% (N=91) of the victims of spousal abuse were women. Second, news coverage on violence against women in conjugal relationships were skewed with reports of violence that are of a physical nature (94%). Third, the reports represented only the most serious cases and, therefore represents only the tip of the iceberg insofar as violence against women is concerned. This is because: (i) a large number of these cases involved the use of deadly weapons such as choppers and knives. (ii) all the cases required police intervention; and (iii) 93% of non-fatal cases required immediate medical attention. Lastly, the present study found that the discourse on tended to view violence against women in the newspaper under study to view it as a private, rather than public, issue. On the basis of these findings, the paper discusses the implications for social work practice. 本文乃是根据香港理工大学应用社会科学学系于1992至1994年间所进行一项题为《过去十年香港报章对家庭暴力案件之报导》的研究结果而写成。是项研究的结果可归纳为四点。第一，八成以上的婚姻暴力受害人为女性。第二，94%的报导案件为身体暴力性质。第三，绝大部份的报导案件都涉及危险武器之使用，因此所有的个案都有警方的介入，当中93%的非致命案件的受害人需要即时送院医理。由此看来，所报导的虐妻案件明显地只是代表了香港最严重的虐妻个案。最后，此研究亦发现该传媒主要是把虐妻看为一个个人的问题而非一个社会问题。根据以上的发现，本文作了相关的讨论和建议。
香港青少年性犯罪者的心理特徵及矫治方法
Authors: 李 成富 
Published: December 2009

性犯罪在香港整体罪案数字中只占一个很小的比率，而有关性犯罪的本地研究也十分稀少。现行的罪案分类方式明显地不能反映性犯罪的普遍性，也不适用于对罪犯的评估及矫治工作。本文从一个犯罪心理学的角度提出一套简便的分类系统，以犯罪者的动机和行为为基础对犯罪者作出评估，提供预后推测，并建议一套以认知行为治疗法为本的矫治程序，认为值得广泛推行。文内并有个案描述，以资佐证。 Sexual offenses make up only a small portion of the total number of offenses in Hong Kong, and local research related to sexual offenses is also scanty. The current offense classification system not only fails to reflect the prevalence of sexual crimes but is also found irrelevant to the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders. This article attempts to propose a concise classificatory system from the perspective of criminological psychology. The offenders' motives and behaviours are used as the bases of assessment and prognosis. A cognitive-behavioural approach to correctional treatment is outlined and advocated. Case materials are provided for illustration.
PERSONAL EPISTEMOLOGY OF SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS
Authors: TSANG NAI-MING 
Published: December 2009

The issue on theory practice integration in social work brings attention to the difference between the positivist and social construction epistemology. The "Attitude About Reality Scale" developed by Unger et al. (1986) tries to measure the personal epistemology of students towards logical positivism and social constructionism. A modified form of the scale was used to measure the personal epistemology of 723 social work students or graduates. Significant difference is detected between diploma and degree students. As social work knowledge is more and more affected by social constructionism, the implications for further research are discussed. 在 社 会 工 作 理 论 与 实 践 结 合 的 讨 论 中， 叫 人 关 注 到 〈实 证〉 及 〈社 会 建 构〉 两 种 不 同 的 知 识 论， 作 者 用 经 修 改 后 的 〈现 实 态 度 表〉， 量 度 了 七 百 二 十 三 位 社 会 工 作 学 生 及 毕 业 生 在 知 识 学 上 对 〈实 证〉 或 〈社 会 建 构〉 的 倾 向， 发 现 文 凭 与 学 位 课 程 中 的 学 生， 在 这 方 面 有 显 著 差 别， 作 者 讨 论 此 结 果。
香港、长沙中学生偶像与榜样选择比较分析 SELECTION OF FAVORITE IDOLS AND MODELS AMONG CHINESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY IN HONG KONG AND CHANGSHA
Authors: 岳 晓东 , 甄 雪丽 
Published: December 2009

本研究结果表明，香港与长沙的青少年在对钦佩人物的选择上存在着明显的差异。概括起来，香港的青少年更喜欢理想-浪漫-绝对型名人，这些人突出表现为歌星、影星和体育明星；而长沙的青少年更喜欢现实-理性-相对型名人，这些人突出表现为著名政治家和文学家。在怎样看待所提名钦佩人物时，两地的青少年多将演艺界、体育界和政治界的名人当偶像看，而将自己的家人和朋友师长当榜样看。此外，港的青少年选择亲朋好友作为自己最钦佩人物的倾向要高於长沙的青少年，长沙的青少年则选择政治名人作为自己最钦佩人物。此次研究再次证明，偶像和榜样是两个不同的概念。根据上述结果，本文提出，当今青少年崇拜的主流是对歌星、影星和体育明星的“三星崇拜”，这与当今社会的商业化炒作有密切关系。本文还提出，在看待青少年偶像崇拜行为时，应区分遥亲感和即亲感两个概念。其中对遥亲感的满足可谓青少年偶像崇拜的主要目标和精神需求之所在。 The present study asked 258 high school students in Hong Kong and Changsha to nominate three most admired people in their lives and rate them on degrees to which they could become their idols and models. Hong Kong students mostly nominated celebrities in entertainment and sports industries while Changsha students mostly nominated celebrities in politics. Hong Kong students were more inclined than Changsha students to nominate family members, friends and teachers to be their most admired people. A clear distinction was also noted between idols and models. Based on the above results, the authors argued that "tri-star idol worship" constituted the mainstream of idol worship for young people nowadays and that a distinction could be made between remote intimacy and immediate intimacy in understanding adolescent idol worship.
A DESCRIPTION OF THE CAREER PATH OF A "STREET KID" IN HONG KONG AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR LABOR LAWS, THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVISION
Authors: Newbery Peter 
Published: December 2009

A study of existing research focusing on marginal and delinquent youths in Hong Kong makes it possible to describe a typical career path for marginal youths. They typically pass through five stages beginning with casually running away at the age of ten until eventually serving a second prison term at the age of 18. The age of 14 is an important turning point at which young people make crucial decisions, which either take them out of this path or fix them more firmly in it. The fact that 14 is a critical age has implications for labor laws, for the educational system and for the provision of social services. It is suggested that (rather than search for causes) this data makes it possible to identify the target group and prescribe interventions. 现时对香港边缘少年及年青罪犯的研究，可以清楚描述一个典型的边缘少年误入歧途所经过的阶段，就如十岁便离家出走 ... ... 十八岁便已经在监狱第二次服刑。 「十四岁」为这些少年，是他们生命中的一个转捩点，他们一是决定回归正途，或是更加泥足深陷，难以自拔。故此劳工法例、教育制度，以及社会服务等，应作出适当的修订及改革。 文中的资料并非为研究青年人误入歧途的原因，而是为确认出这类型的青少年及如何为他们提供协助。
提高刑责年龄: 保护或伤害? (RAISING THE AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY: PROTECTION OR HARM?)
Authors: 卢 铁荣 
Published: December 2009

香港的刑事责任年龄是七岁，即七岁以下的儿童，是不会被推定为有罪。这刑责年龄是国际标准上最低之一。近日本地的法律改革委员会建议将它提高至十岁，香港儿童权利委员会更建议以十四岁为刑责年龄。提高刑责年龄的后果，是所有在法定刑责年龄以下的违法少年都不再需要负法律责任，他们不需要经警司警诫或司法审讯，极其量只能由少年法庭引用保护令来保护他们。本文讨论影响青少年犯罪的三种重要因素，现时处理违法少年的方法，和在研究提高刑责年龄的可行性时，在少年司法制度中需要考虑的因素，特别是在没有彻底改善现行的少年司法制度时，广泛地运用保护令所带出之问题，最后建议一些处理方法。 In Hong Kong, the age of criminal responsibility is seven, i.e. any person aged below seven shall not be convicted of a crime. This age is one of the lowest in the world. Recently, the Law Reform Commission has recommended to raise the age to ten; the Committee on Children's Rights even suggested raising it to 14. If the age of criminal responsibility is to be raised, juvenile offenders would no longer be cautioned by the police or prosecuted in the juvenile court, although care or protection order can be granted o them. This article outlines the major factors affecting juvenile crimes and the current methods in handling juvenile offenders. It also identifies several crucial factors for consideration, in particular the negative effect of using care or protection order when no substantial improvement in the juvenile justice system has been made, if the age of criminal responsibility is to be raised. Several recommendations to improve the juvenile justice system are highlighted too.
Developments in urban site investigation
Authors: Green J. A. , Hellings J. 
Published: December 2009

Abstract
This paper gives a brief overview of 51 papers that were submitted to the 10th Congress of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG), under the ‘Urban Site Investigation’ theme. The contributions within this theme were truly international, reflecting the global contribution in this very important area. Papers within this theme were submitted from over 30 countries. The papers are diverse in nature, covering the many contributory facets that were encompassed within the theme. The papers discussed here have been grouped into four categories for convenience, reflecting commonalities in what has been a very broad and diverse coverage. The development of site investigation methods and techniques is not an end in itself but is used to try to increase understanding of engineering problems. Urban environments pose many challenges that stretch more traditional site investigation approaches, and papers presented under the theme have demonstrated how these challenges are being dealt with, and indicate some of the techniques and methods that can offer further improvements to current methods. Urban site investigations have to deal with a whole host of underground problems. The challenge is to adapt current thinking and practice to deal with these potential difficulties. Papers under this theme have provided useful insight into how this may be achieved.
The management of derelict, polluted and contaminated land
Authors: Scott D. I. , Hatheway A. W. 
Published: December 2009

Abstract

Twenty-six papers submitted to the theme of ‘Dereliction, Pollution and Contaminated Land’ at the 10th IAEG Congress were reviewed as the basis for this topical summary. Despite the theme subject of abandoned or derelict land, most of the papers addressed chemical damage associated with historically contaminated land. Important contributions to this multidisciplinary field are being made by engineering geologists mainly in three domains: (1) provision of a ‘geotechnical’ characterization of contaminated geological media; (2) characterization of the fate and transport of contaminants through complex geological pathways; (3) the development of
in situ
and
ex situ
treatment-based remediation options that provide sustainable alternatives to ‘dig-and-dump’. Several papers also indicated that engineering geology has an important role to play in the prevention of future pollution at the source, as opposed to traditional ‘end-of-pipe’ methods of pollution control.
Substructures, underground space and sustainable urban environments
Authors: Rogers C. D. F. 
Published: December 2009

Abstract
This paper examines the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment's 10th Congress theme of ‘Engineering Geology for Tomorrow's Cities’, with specific reference to substructures and underground space, by exploring the possibilities of, and barriers to, increased underground space usage. It is vital that some degree of envisioning of the future should be attempted and this means looking backwards to help in extrapolating forwards. Such an exercise must be undertaken in the context of sustainability and, thus, an approach encompassing economic, social and environmental issues is warranted. Using a ‘three-pillar’ approach as the basis on which various alternative futures might be envisioned is helpful and very rapidly shows that current thinking in relation to designs is typically very narrow indeed. Three scenarios are examined to explore how we treat the interaction between substructures and the ground and, thus, what we might need to allow for in designs at different depths. Although acknowledging that different countries have different geological conditions to help or hinder them, examples are drawn from Norway to demonstrate how sustainable underground concepts have been put into place to very great effect over the past 80 years or so. Each example introduces different benefits and shows how designs have progressively improved. In exploring how underground space might be better used, the ground needs to be viewed as a resource for which sustainable practices, such as industrial symbiosis, apply. The many advances in monitoring technology also need to be taken advantage of, so that the uncertainty of performance of hidden elements does not present a barrier. In addition, the uncertainty in what is already present needs to be removed. Recent developments in 3D shallow subsurface soil and made-ground mapping, accompanied by the development of techniques to map the buried infrastructure, are shown to provide an important way forward in the UK.
Geodata for the urban environment
Authors: Reeves H. J. , West T. R. 
Published: December 2009

Abstract
Since the development of the first 2D urban geological map of Bath by William Smith in 1799, the production and representation of geological information has changed little until relatively recently. In the last 20 years, information technology and increased computing capacities have transformed the way in which geoscientists work. In particular, the development and use of geographic information systems (GISs) and modelling packages have meant that there is now a far greater opportunity to develop engineering geological products that show more effectively the third dimension in the urban environment. Because the information is captured and manipulated digitally, the outputs can be tailored to various end-user needs and more readily updated as new data become available. To illustrate these developments a brief overview of the 30 papers that were submitted to the Theme ‘Geodata for the Urban Environment’ of the 10th International Congress of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG) are presented and discussed.