Introduction on Fieldwork Placements in Community Development

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1 The University of Hong Kong Department of Social Work and Social Administration Fieldwork Placement Placement Setting Briefing Introduction on Fieldwork Placements in Community Development YC Wong

2 Outline Your perceptions/imagination on CD Why choose CD placement? HKU_CD Placement Video Types of Communities you will be working Types of Learning Opportunity Settings in Fieldwork Placements Working Hours Work Tasks in CD Essential Knowledge and Skills Special Requirements Recommended Readings

3 Your perceptions/imagination on CD Mostly Radical? Conflict-oriented? 3

4 Why choose CD placement? Less workload Easy work task Doesn t matter the type of placement Seem challenging A good trial in placement but will not do CD in future social work career CD work experience will help to CD employment Others?

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6 Community Work Service Ideology Intervention Method Job title Others Community Work Political Activities 6

7 Understanding on Community Development Macro perspective and structural orientation Community as a working target Work with the POOR Need to know the community and the people Explore hidden and develop existing social capital Consciousness raising and mutual help Solving community problem(s) Macro intervention dimension: influencing social institutions and/or social policies 7

8 Understanding on Community Development Emphasis on people s collective participation & action, empowerment and advocacy Task goal and process goal are both important Utilize community resources Have more opportunity to get in touch with politics and media 8

9 Types of Community (Target Groups) 1. Geographical Community Public housing areas, private housing areas (old urban district), remote villages (NT) Target groups may include people living in deprived housings, low income families, elderly people, single parents, new arrivals. 9

10 Poor Living in Old Urban Area - Rooftop Huts in HK

11 Cage-dwelling

12 Partitioned Room & Sub-divided Flats

13 Street Sleepers (Homelessness) sleep under a flyover

14 Low-income Families and Deprived Groups Poor elderly collecting garbage

15 Moving and Living in a strange and isolated new community - Tin Shui Wai

16 Types of Community(Target Groups) 2. Functional Community ( 功能性社區 ) Those have same living style, religion, background, interest and function Share similarities that connected themselves and divide them from non-members Have collective identity and belongingness Target groups may include new arrivals, labour, patients, women, domestic helpers, refugees, and ethnic minorities. 16

17 Single mothers from China's mainland petition with their children at the Immigration Department

18 Foreign Domestic Helpers (330,000+)

19 Senior Citizens / Older People (1.2 million)

20 Types of Learning Opportunity Meet with people from different walks of life Have exposure to social problems and policy issues Analyze issues from a macroperspective Work in partnership with client groups Practice the macro and basic micro skills in working with groups and organizations

21 Types of Learning Opportunity Conduct community liaison in meeting with different government structures and political groups Explore and make use of community resources in organizing programs and projects, and Reflect on value premises in social policies, social work and community development

22 Working with Community Group Form a new group or work on an existing group Specific work tasks: - Recruitment (motivation) and - Facilitate residents participation - Develop leader - Handling group dynamics (group conflict, leadership, cliques, etc) - Maintaining relationship and uphold group momentum - Work on specific tasks /action(s) 22

23 Placement Period Summer Block Jun 5 - Aug 11, 2017 (10 weeks) Concurrent For BSW Sep 25, 2017 to Mar 17, 2018 For MSW Sep 25, 2017 to Apr

24 Working Hours Irregular hours (depending on target groups) For Community Centers - 2 AM-PM & 3 PM-Evening per week in summer placement, and PM-Evening per week in concurrent placement. - May need to work on Sat Sun. For Settings of Functional Communities / Resident Organizations - the working hours depending on the requirements of the agencies. - Attendance in evenings and weekends is expected.

25 Work Assignments In average: 1 Project + 1 Group + 1 Program The amount of workload will be decided by fieldwork supervisor May have peer joint project /program. Individual assessment and fair learning opportunity Each student should be in charge of at least 1 task 25

26 Work Tasks in CD Home-visits Street Enquiry Counter Attend resident groups meeting Action / policy research Identifying problems areas / community needs Plan & execute action(s) Assist social action/campaign/project Mobilizing necessary resources 26

27 Work Tasks in CD Forming and working with resident groups Identifying and recruiting community members and leaders Encouraging interrelationships between them to facilitate their efforts Organize campaign Media work and Publication Solicit support from other parties: LC/DC, Alliances, other service units Meeting with government officials 27

28 Settings in Fieldwork Placement Community Centre Non-subvented CD Service Agency SoCO, CSSA Alliance, Caritas Labour Service Centre Residents Organization Sham Shui Po Community Association; Land Justice League Policy advocacy Hong Kong Council of Social Service

29 Community Centre Caritas

30 Non-subvented Project Project CD Alliance ( 社區發展陣線 ) Athena Wong

31 Non-subvented Project Land Justice League Objectives: Concern Land Justice Advocate hawking policy Concern Sub-divided flats Against NE NT Development Plan Concern agricultural development in Hong Kong

32 HKU SW Student Workers (8/2016) organized villagers to fight for No relocation, no demolishment

33 CD in Labour Services Social work trained organizers have worked in trade unions, other labour concern groups. - Hong Kong Women Workers Association - Worker s Rights Federation Advocate labour rights policies including: - Standard Working Hours - Improvement of Mandatory Provident Fund - Legislation of standard working hour - Advocate universal retirement - Advocate paid paternity leave for all male labours Some focuses on work protection for foreign domestic workers

34 Can I Manage?

35 Essential CD Knowledge and Skills 1. Firm belief on Social Justice and Empowerment 2. Knowledge in conducting community study / profile 3. Analytical and Presentation Skill 4. Skills in Mobilizing & Organizing people: Individuals Group Organization forming Alliance 5. Negotiation and Lobbying Skills 6. Skills in working with Media (Publicity & PR) 7. Expert in seeking community resources 8. A sound knowledge of social policy and welfare rights 9. Knowledge on socioeconomic and political environment 35

36 Special Requirements Students should be prepared to work in unstructured settings and irregular hours. Strong self-initiative is needed Having quick response and able to handle unforeseeable incidents

37 Recommended Readings Henderson Paul and David N. Thomas Skills in Neighourhood Work. (4th Ed.) London and New York: Routledge. Rubin, H.J. & Rubin, I.R. (2008). Community Organizing and Development (4th ed.). Boston: Pearson/Allen & Bacon. Chinese 甘炳光等編. (1998). 社區工作 理論舆實踐, 第 3 版, 香港 : 中文大學出版社 甘炳光等編. (1999). 社區工作技巧, 香港 : 中文大學出版社 姚瀛志. (2011). 社區組織理論與實務技巧, 新北市 : 揚智文化 37

38 甘炳光等編. (1998). 社區工作 理論舆實踐, 第 3 版 甘炳光等編 社區工作技巧

39 Questions & Answers