Annex IV
SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS
Certificate Course in Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation
for Social Workers / Peer Counsellors
1. Description
The Contractor is required to provide a Certificate Course in Drug
Treatment and Rehabilitation for Social Workers / Peer Counsellors for
serving staff of drug treatment and rehabilitation centres and related
personnel. The Certificate Course must meet the following aims and
objectives and conform to the following specifications.
2. Background
With the emergence of new substances and rapid changes in drug abuse
patterns, it is crucial for anti-drug workers, including social workers, peer
counsellors and health care professionals of treatment and rehabilitation
centres to equip themselves with the necessary knowledge and skills to
deliver treatment intervention more effectively. Through regular and
systematic training, it is expected that anti-drug workers will acquire
more knowledge and skills in handling substance abusers, and be exposed
to fresh ideas and perspectives in bringing about improvements in drug
treatment and rehabilitation services. It is hoped that with the structured
training course to be offered, it will open up another avenue for a more
structured education and development programme for front-line personnel
of drug treatment centres. In the long run, it is the Government’s
ultimate goal that similar training programmes will allow anti-drug
workers to gain academic accreditation/professional qualifications and
recognition by the service sector.
3. Aims and Objectives of the Course
(a)
To equip front-line social workers, peer counsellors and anti-drug
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workers with adequate knowledge on the basic concepts and skills
in drug treatment and rehabilitation.
(b)
To provide a training opportunity for non-professionally trained
anti-drug workers in drug treatment and rehabilitation field with a
view to raise their service standard.
(c)
To provide an opportunity for anti-drug workers from different
drug treatment centres and background to learn and share their
work experience.
(d)
Upon the completion of the Certificate Course, it is hoped that
students can attain a required standard and knowledge in drug
treatment and rehabilitation enabling them to take on duties in
providing professional services.
4. Contents of the Certificate Course
(a) The programmes of the Certificate Course shall be no less than 70
hours in total.
(b) The Certificate Course shall include subjects of not less than 60
course hours with 15 hours on core modules and two sets of
streamed modules for social workers and peer counsellors, each set
with 45 course hours.
The core modules (specified in Table 1 of Schedule to this Annex)
are compulsory to all participants and the streamed modules
(specified in Table 2A or 2B of Schedule to this Annex) are for
respective social workers and peer counsellors. Those who are not
social workers nor peer counsellors can select from among the
streamed modules to make up the required number of course hours.
3 sessions of individual presentation conducted by each participant
are recommended to be included in both streams. Each session
must be for a duration of not less than 3 hours.
(c) The Certificate Course shall include a one day visit of around 8
hours and a 2-hour examination.
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(d) The Contractor shall, within 5 days after the Commencement Date,
submit to the Government Representative for approval a draft
programme of the Certificate Course which includes details of the
following –
(i) the subjects to be covered by the Certificate Course;
(ii) the duration, in terms of hours, of the Certificate Course with a
breakdown of the duration of each lecture, presentation,
workshop, visits and other activities of the Certificate Course;
(iii) the core modules and streamed modules; and
(iv) any other information
Representative,
requested
by
the
Government
(collectively, the “Course Programme”)
(e) The Contractor shall conduct the Certificate Course in accordance
with the Course Programme approved by the Government
Representative.
5. Course Details
(a) The class size should be no less than 50 participants.
(b) The course fee required to be paid by participants shall be $1,000 for
social workers, $500 for peer counsellors and $1,000 for other
participants.
6. Instructors/Speakers
Instructors or speakers of the course shall be academics and personnel
working in the field of drug treatment and rehabilitation, preferably with
teaching experience, law enforcement officers and other related
academics, professionals or government officials.
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7. Place and Commencement of the Certificate Course
(a) The Certificate Course shall be held on the Contractor’s campus with
all necessary facilities and equipment;
(b) The classroom(s) provided by the Contractor must accommodate all the
participants of the Certificate Course and the venue should be easily
accessible by public transport;
(c) The Certificate Course shall be conducted in a manner that facilitates
participation by all participants of the Certificate Course in lectures,
talks, seminars, workshops, group discussions and tutorials; and
(d) The Certificate Course (including visit and examination) shall
commence as early as possible and in any event no later than February
2006. The Certificate Course shall be completed no later than
31 July 2006.
8. Mode of Operation and Medium of Instruction
(a) The Certificate Course shall comprise of but not confined to lectures,
talks, presentations, group discussions, visits and workshops;
(b) The Certificate Course shall be in part-time mode. The class should
meet once a week for a 3 hour session; and
(c) Cantonese shall be used as the medium of instruction for core modules
and those for peer councellors.
9. Attendance Record
The Contractor shall keep a written record of the attendance rate of each
participant of the Certificate Course. The Contractor shall :
(a) notify the Government Representative in writing of any participant who
fails to achieve an attendance rate of 80%; and
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(b) submit the record to the Government Representative as and when so
required by the Government Representative.
10. Assessment System
(a) The Contractor shall design and conduct suitable assessment, e.g.
assignments, tests and examinations etc. The weighting and mode of
assessment shall be determined, in consultation with and with
agreement of the Government Representative, in accordance with the
standing policy and monitoring mechanism of the Contractor.
(b) The Contractor shall provide remedial sessions and supplementary
examinations to the participants if considered necessary by the
Government Representative.
11. Eligibility for Award
The Contractor shall award a certificate to each participant who :
(i)
passes the prescribed examination and/or coursework of the Certificate
Course (including visits organised for the purpose of the Certificate
Course); and
(ii) achieves at least 80% overall attendance rate of the Certificate Course
(including visits organised for the purpose of the Certificate Course).
12. Facilities and Equipment to be Provided by the Contractor
The Contractor shall provide all necessary facilities and equipment for
conducting the Certificate Course, including those for conducting lectures,
talks, seminars, group discussions, tutorials, library facilities, computing
facilities and other resources, the use of which must be available to the
participants for doing their own studies, projects and assignments.
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13. Visit
The Contractor shall co-ordinate, arrange and provide all logistics support
including transportation for the visit tour(s).
14. Course Evaluation
The Contractor shall :
(a) design the means of course evaluation and the format of evaluation
report for the Government Representative’s approval;
(b) conduct course evaluation twice during the Certificate Course by
collecting and compiling participants’ feedback about the Certificate
Course; and
(c) submit an interim evaluation report, within two months after the Course
Commencement Date, and submit a final evaluation report, within one
month after the completion of the Certificate Course, for consideration
by the Government Representative.
15. Course Administration
The Contractor shall be responsible for the enrolment and admission of all
participants of the Certificate Course and all administrative matters relating
to the conduct of the Certificate Course including :
(a) issuing the course announcement together with application forms to
target participants based on the address lists provided by the
Government Representative and to answer enquiries from the
applicants;
(b) keeping the Government Representative informed of the progress of
application and extending the period of application when required by
the Government Representative;
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(c) compiling the full list of applicants in the format specified by the
Government Representative for the latter’s screening and
determination;
(d) issuing notification of acceptance to successful applicants in
accordance with the instructions of the Government Representative and
to arrange replacements from the ‘reserved’ list for filling up places due
to withdrawal of any applicant/participant to maximize the utilization
of training places;
(e) arranging refund of course fees to unsuccessful applicants;
(f) providing the Government Representative with a full list of participants
finally enrolled to the Certificate Course and the breakdown of the
course fees collected on a cut-off date set by the Government
Representative;
(g) checking the participants’ attendance throughout the Certificate Course
and reporting such attendance to the Government Representative upon
the latters’ request;
(h) informing the Government Representative in writing of any withdrawal
from the Certificate Course by a participant within 7 working days after
its receipt of any such notice by the participant;
(i)
preparing all the course materials and forwarding a copy to the
Government Representative;
(j)
liaising, recruiting and/or inviting guest instructors/speakers and paying
all instructor fee/honorarium to guest instructors/speakers;
(k) obtaining, collecting and scrutinizing feedback from the participants
during course evaluation, and compiling and submitting the evaluation
reports referred to in clause 12 above to the Government
Representative;
(l)
issuing the certificates to the participants who have successfully
completed the Certificate Course; and
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(m) forwarding a list of the participants who have successfully completed
the Certificate Course to the Government Representative for record
purpose.
16. Qualifications Framework
In the course of preparing and designing the Certificate Course, the
Contractor shall make reference to the Qualifications Framework (QF)
proposed by the Education and Manpower Bureau which is now underway
to facilitate the transition to the proposed QF.
Upon the
establishment/implementation of the QF, the Contractor shall take necessary
action to ensure for the successful interface between the Certificate Course
and the QF and inform the Government Representative upon the completion
of the interface.
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Schedule to Annex IV
Table 1 Suggested Core Modules for All Participants
1. Introduction of psychotropic substance and drugs (1 session)
 Substance, street names and medical use of different psychotropic substances
and drugs
 Diseases, emotional and physical problems induced by drug abuse
 Definitions and theories of addiction
 Different drug treatment modalities and changes of lifestyles of persons
receiving drug treatment
 Knowledge on AIDS, venereal disease, Hepatitis B and C, and other diseases
infected / co-morbidities related to drug use
2. An overview of new trend of substance abuse in Hong Kong (1 session)
 Updated drug abuse situation
 Relationship between sex, age and drug abuse
 Relationship between cigarettes, alcohol and drugs
 Reasons and consequences of taking drugs
 Reasons, ways and consequences of selling drugs
 Website of the Narcotics Division and other useful websites/overseas
information
3. Development of drug treatment and rehabilitation services (1 session)
 Modes of local drug treatment and rehabilitation services (including
faith-based drug treatment)
 Modes of overseas drug treatment and rehabilitation services
 Differences between faith-based and non-faith-based drug treatment
 Theories and principles of treatment and rehabilitation services and
multi-disciplinary collaboration
 Needs of young people undergoing residential treatment
 Protocol of Screening and Assessment of Polydrug Abusers
 17 Voluntary residential drug treatment and rehabilitation agencies in Hong
Kong
 Three Year Plan on Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Services in Hong
Kong
4. Drug –related ordinances (1 session)
 Dangerous Drug Ordinance
 Sentencing guidelines on drug-related offences
 Human rights and privacy ordinance
 Controversy over whether drug taking is a disease or a crime
5. Life values and drug treatment (1 session)
 Values of life
 Religious assistance in drug treatment
 Psychological influences of religion on the persons receiving drug treatment
 Religious self-help group
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Table 2A Suggested Streamed Modules for Social Workers
6A. Pharmacology of drug (1 session)
 Methods of administration, absorption, transmission and mechanisms of drug
actions
 Pharmacology of drugs
 The influence of drug on Central Nervous System (CNS)
 Urine testing procedures
 Effects and results of abusing different drugs
7A. Management of residential services, staff and information (1 session)
 Human resources management in drug treatment and rehabilitation agencies
 Scheduling of agencies’ daily operation
 Evaluation of drug treatment and rehabilitation programmes
 Communication between anti-drug workers and clients
 Information management and co-operation
 How to work with peer counsellors
 Health issues in residential services
8A. Relationship between drug abuse, individuals and family (2 sessions)
 Relationship between drug abuse, a family and a society
 Peer influence and its reasons
 Psychological development of young people
 The value and self-esteem of young people
 Assistance for family and persons receiving drug treatment
 Methods of family-based therapy
 Education on individual and group development
 Personal protection skills and refusal skills
9A. Emotional and risk management (2 sessions)
 Effective intervention approaches in relapse prevention
 Methods to assist persons receiving drug treatment on their attitudes towards
rehabilitation and in solving social, psychological and psychiatric problems
 Methods in handling emotions
 Strategies to influence attitudinal and behavioural change
 Harm reduction
10A. Case analysis (3 sessions)
 Application of theories
 Backgrounds of different cases
 Case discussion
 Reasons for taking drugs
 Process and problems in drug treatment and rehabilitation
 Intervention and the role of treatment staff
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(Cont’d) Table 2A Suggested Streamed Modules for Social Workers
11A. (Other 3 sessions)
Contents to be proposed by institution
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Table 2B Suggested Streamed Modules for Peer Counsellors
6B. Understanding of social work (1 session)
 Theories, principles and functions of social work
 Personal counselling skills and techniques
 Group counselling skills and techniques
 How to communicate with youths
 How to work with social workers
7B. Duties and rules of counsellors (2 sessions)
 Counsellors’ assistance to clients
 Different counselling approaches
 Important rules and guidelines for peer counsellors
8B. Self-understanding, development and EQ management (1 session)
 Stress management and sources
 Reaction under stress and methods of reducing stress
 Understanding EQ and self emotional control
 Self and career development
9B. Emotional and risk management (2 sessions)
 Effective intervention approaches in relapse prevention
 Methods to assist persons receiving drug treatment on their attitudes towards
rehabilitation and in solving social, psychological and psychiatric problems
 Methods in handling emotions
 Strategies to influence attitudinal and behavioural change
 Harm reduction
10B. Relationship between drug abuse, individuals and family (2 sessions)
 Relationship between drug abuse, a family and a society
 Peer influence and its reasons
 Psychological development of young people
 The value and self-esteem of young people
 Assistance for family and persons receiving drug treatment
 Methods of family-based therapy
 Education on individual and group development
 Personal protection skills and refusal skills
11B. Case analysis (2 sessions)
 Application of theories
 Backgrounds of different cases
 Case discussion
 Reasons for taking drugs
 Process and problems in drug treatment and rehabilitation
 Intervention and the role of treatment staff
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(Cont’d) Table 2B Suggested Streamed Modules for Peer Counsellors
12B. Counselling skills and application (2 sessions)
 Active listening
 Empathy
 Working principles of residential treatment and relevant
counselling skills
 Psycho-socio treatment for drug abusers and assistance for
social reintegration
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