Overview

The programme, with its structure kept intact, has been continuously strengthened with new academic input and ongoing introduction of new courses addressing rising challenges confronted by social work practitioners and users in the field, such as substance abuse, abusive intimate relations among young people, and domestic violence and tragedies involving people with mental illness. The programme places emphasis on small-class teaching which can facilitate learning in a more comfortable interaction both among students and between students and staff.

The Social Work from Hong Kong Baptist University aims at developing students in one of two concentrations: youth work and mental health practice. Both concentrations are unique in nature and especially designed for those who are involved in children and youth work, family services, health and mental health social work.

Characteristics

• Active and reflective learning mode

• Emphasizing both macro and micro perspectives

• Lectures and seminars given by overseas renowned scholars

• Interactive training workshops offered

• Student-centred learning

• Small-class teaching

• Exposures to advanced yet critical theories and practice

• Critical reflection on innovative conception and practice