Book review : Advances in social welfare in Hong Kong
Document Type
Book review
Source Publication
Hong Kong Journal of Social Work
Publication Date
Winter 1-1-2003
Volume
37
Issue
2
First Page
253
Last Page
257
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Company
Abstract
Chan reviews the book Advances in social welfare in Hong Kong, edited by Daniel T. L. Shek, Lam Mong Chow, Au Chor Fai & J. J. Lee.
Social welfare, usually taken to cover a wife scope of public services, is specifically confined within the premise of social work in this book. Papers reviewed are organised inder two parts: "Advances in Social Welfare Services" and "Advances in Social Welfare Research". All the papers are concerned with contemporary issues in social work rather than expanding the usual scope of social welfare to cover education, housing, etc. Nonetheless, with the impressive title and well thought out contents, this oversight seems trivial. The book is hoped to contribute to the emerging debate in socail work in Hong Kong in the 21st century, and to the advances in social work research conducted in recent years. All in all, the book represents a great contribution to indigenous knowledge in social work. It is a significant achievement in itself in incorporating the diverse opinions from both the academics and experienced social work practitioners. This reader strongly believe the practices, teaching and research are complementary and indeed inseparable in social work profession, and glad to see that the book has been edited in such a way. By reading this book, readers could get not only good understanding of the current and future trends of Hong Kong social services, they could also realise to a certain depth the challenges faced by social workers in work performance and in research.
DOI
10.1142/S0219246203000238
Print ISSN
02192462
E-ISSN
24247731
Publisher Statement
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Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chan, A. (2003). Book review: Advances in social welfare in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Journal of Social Work, 37(2), 253-257. doi: 10.1142/S0219246203000238