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Objectives:

​Equip caseworkers with the basic knowledge and application of I-FAST (Integrative family and systems treatment) in casework assessment and intervention.

 

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Background:

Integrative Family and Systems Treatment (I‐FAST) is a treatment model that is developed to work with families that have children with severe emotional and/or behavioral problems. I‐FAST is developed with the purpose of developing an evidence‐based common factors treatment model that address practice realities of social service agencies, embraces social workers’ existing expertise, and empowers the development of expertise at the agency level. Building on evidence based literature regarding effective treatments for this population, I‐FAST identifies three core treatment components that can be integrated into a coherent treatment protocol for working with children, adolescents, and families at risk.

 

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Theoretical framework: 

​Integration of systemic, structural strategic, solution focused, strength based, narrative and social construction approaches.

 

Core Treatment Components:

• Developing therapeutic alliance

• Creating beneficial shift in family patterns of interaction

• Systems collaboration: working with other involved systems

 

Training Content:

Case discussion on conceptualization of case by I-FAST and role play on application of skills.

 

Target :  Social worker, counselor, teacher, pastor, nurse and other helping professional

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Language: Cantonese & English

 

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About the trainer:

楊錦珠女士 Ms Constance YEUNG

高級培訓及輔導顧問

香港大學哲學碩士 (社會工作)

社會工作碩士

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自畢業於香港理工大學社工文憑課程（1983）以來，楊錦珠女士一直從事家庭及婚姻輔導工作；完成學位課程後，前往加拿大麥基爾（McGill University）完成社工碩士，主修家庭治療（Family Therapy）及精要治療（Solution Focused Therapy），其後於香港大學社工系進修多個由家庭治療師李維榕博士教授的家庭治療督導及進程小組研習課程，更於香港大學社工系完成有關輔導工作的碩士論文。

楊女士自工作以來於多間的家庭服務中心工作，包括基督教家庭服務中心、香港明愛各區家庭服務中心，除家庭輔導工作外，其他工作範圍包括中學學生輔導、家庭生活教育及多類型小組工作，包括父母之道、夫婦相處及壓力處理等。楊女士更從事有關輔導理論及技巧的訓練工作，包括教師工作坊及前線社工輔導技巧課程等。其後楊女士任職香港明愛家庭服務中心督導主任，負責管理中心的運作及督導前線社工各項的工作，並任職明愛專上學院社會工作副學士課程講師。楊女士現任「明愛全人發展培訓中心」高級培訓及輔導顧問，並為「明愛家庭服務婚姻治療專業發展小組」召集人，專長於家庭及婚姻輔導及有關技巧培訓工作。

楊女士著作的論文及會議報告包括：

1. “家庭系統與抑鬱症的關係” ‘Depression as a Family Prejection Process – a literature review’ (McGill University, 1991)

2. “香港學校社會工作服務” ‘School Social Work Service in Hong Kong’ (Presented at International Conference on School Social Work Services, Korea, 1996)

3. “如何帶動男性參與婚姻輔導” ‘A study on how to engage men in marital counseling in Hong Kong – Case Study (University of Hong Kong 2002)

4. “從副學士課程看教育如何為青年創造機會” 內地、香港、澳門青年研究圓桌會議 - (2007)，香港中文大學社會工作學系/中國青少年研究會合辦，國際社會學會青年社會研究委員會協辦

此外，楊女士亦曾協助出版下列書籍：

1. Caritas Family Service (2001), Unveiling Family Strengths – Multifarious Counselling Practices.

2. 明愛家庭服務婚姻治療專家小組(2002) 「情緣渡」-婚姻治療的實踐與反思 香港明愛家庭服務

3. 明愛家庭服務婚姻治療專業發展小組，陳霍玉蓮(2014) 「情緣渡」-婚姻治療督導篇 香港明愛家庭服務

 

 

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