HKCS was once again invited by the Sun Yat-sen University to help coordinate and teach the term course of Youth Social Work for their third year students in the 2004 academic year. In addition to the experiences that will be acquired in Hong Kong, students are encouraged to discuss and analyse both the present and future needs and services for the youths in Guangzhou. The three main youth-related systems, family, school and the community, are to be tackled. Taking them through the three different stages, meaning developmental, preventive and remedial, students will learn the theory and core values of youth social work. They will be directed to understand various youth issues as well as the related service trend. Eventually, they learn the level of quality that professional youth social worker shall attain.

From September to December 2004, 15 members of our staff with different expertise in various youth and family services will conduct 17 lecturers for the 36 third year students at the university. It is our genuine hope that our contribution will give them valuable insights on top of their academic teachings in this profession.