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Due to aging population and an increasing number of patients with terminal illness, palliative and end-of-life care has lately become an important topic of concern in Hong Kong recently. In view of the concern over respect to patient self-determination and improvement of their quality of life at the terminal stage, the government will implement the legislative proposal of advance directives and dying in place in this year. To equip the sector with knowledge of the related topics and its impacts on palliative and end-of-life care service development, the Council publishes “Newsletter on Palliative and End-of-Life Care Service”. The issue 8 of the newsletter is “The Perspective of Carers’ on the Challenges of End-of-Life Care” (only Chinese version). When the health conditions of the cared declines significantly, how could carers equip themselves to prepare for new challenge. Through the data from a focus group discussion, this issue will demonstrate various scenarios ...

From developing social service planning to understanding the residential distribution of members, we are making use of geographic information. The Common Spatial Data Infrastructure (CSDI) of the government has a wealth of maps and data, which helps everyone display and visualize findings geographically, or combine other population, facility and environmental information to make decisions and do storytelling. The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) has invited Spatial Data Office (SDO) and Geospatial Lab (GeoLab), established by the Development Bureau, to organize a tailor-made introductory workshop for social workers and researchers at social service organizations / civic groups, with the aim of applying the related skills into their work. Participants can also learn how to use the free open-source software QGIS for data processing, analysis and visualization. As quota are limited, we allocate the quota with the following mechanism: 1. The registration is in time order; 2. More than one ...

Community development work is sometimes described as a sunset activity. However, many practitioners remain committed, employing various community work methods to foster community, enhance neighborhood capabilities, build social capital, or advocate for policy changes. In recent years, numerous practitioners have flexibly and innovatively applied community work methods to address the unique needs of their communities. Yet, the experiences behind these efforts are often not well organized, and there are few opportunities for the sector to reflect on the value of community development methods. Therefore, the Hong Kong Council of Social Service is hosting the "Community Development Work Twilight Party" to gather practitioners exchange of experiences, and collectively explore the unique value of community development methods, as well as discuss how to continue this work in the new era. Details of the Twilight Party: Date: 29 November 2024 (Friday) Time: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Location: 4th Floor, Ming Hua Hall, St. James' Settlement ...

Due to the legislation of advance medical directive, more and more life and death education and the promotion of advance care planning happen in the community. Community end-of-life care services is also developed. Nevertheless, researches indicate that the public still lacks awareness of ADM and end of life care services; Besides, in Chinese society, the public generally thinks that the above care planning is equivalent to end of life discussion, making them unwilling to discuss with other family members, or cannot find a suitable moment for discussion. In light of this, HKCSS will hold an exhibition event called "Life Chat" to encourage public discussions about the need of life management, and to change the perception of end-of-life care planning. The exhibition will engage six regional service organizations to showcase their services and establish a care network within the Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing communities. Additionally, various stakeholders are invited to ...