(不一样的接触).ppt

Principles of IFSC * Accessibility * Early Identification * Integration * Partnership Services Direction of IFSC “Life Touch” Project Supporting Parents with Mental Illness and their Dependent Children (不一樣的接觸) Supportive services to parents with mental illness, and to their dependent children : A service gap SSW : children volunteers (from schools) FLEO : parents MSW : patients Supportive groups for parents : parenting, emotional management, marital enrichment Supportive groups for children : self-care, social relationship, self-esteem, knowledge of mental illness Mentoring : big brothers / sisters for children Reflections * Benefits to children, patients, parents, volunteers as well as the community * Supportive services to at-risk families * How to identify at-risk families at an earlier stage ? * Involvement of volunteers * Integration : work methods as well as clientele levels 「我和生命有約」社區網絡活動 * 建立提倡尊重生命、尊重兒童生存權利及積極面對逆境的社區網絡 * 關注及支援逆境中的家庭 * 在學校推行生命教育 網絡團體：19 幼稚園、小學、中學、互委會、社會服務機構、區議會、醫院、家教會等 對談會、立約行動、社區宣傳教育、關懷義工、校本生命教育小組／活動 Reflections * Community resilience : Stronger community, stronger families * Community networking Some overall reflections 1. Process of mutual adjustments 2. Process of mutual learnings and support : e.g. family counselling, crisis interventions 3. Change of work focus * more family-oriented * more community-based * less youth work? 4. Clients flows * Clients turned into volunteers 5. Coordination / Cooperation with other community service units : - Family Support Networking Team - Family Support Resources Centre - FSCs - ICYSCs 6. Facilitating / Supportive Policy Environment (政策空間) * at territory-wise level * at district level * * IFSC Children Centred Family Focussed Community Based Children Parents (with mental illness) Community Goal : Integration to the Community ICYSC / IFSC