香港的社会工作及其运行机制

Professional social work has been widely pursued and considerable professional social work organizations have been set up since the 1970’s in Hong Kong. In order to improve inhabitants’ living qualities and to resolve social problems, professional social workers provided a wide range of services including Services for Young People, Services for Elderly, Rehabilitation Services, Family and Child Welfare Services, Services for the offenders, Community Development, etc. Besides, a set of social work functioning and developing system has been established. The government involved as a leading role and professional social work organizations worked as its main part.Many volunteers involved in social services also. Nowadays, professional social work and its functioning system performed particularly an active function of the prosperous economy and the social advance in Hong Kong. The system has got an enlightenment and reference significance for the interior of our country where model-changing is being carried out in economic system and social structure.

弱势群体社区志愿服务的参与认同及其意义

志愿服务已有百年历史,至今在各个国家仍保持着蓬勃发展的势头,已经成为一项推动社会发展、催生现代文明的世界性运动。在中国,志愿服务事业的主体是由共青团中央1993年发起的中国青年志愿者行动。十年来,参加志愿服务逐渐成为新的社会风尚,一个遍布全国的青年志愿服务网络已初步形成。理论工作者没有理由不关注这项波澜壮阔的伟大事业。为此,本刊专门开辟了这个专栏,欢迎广大作者、读者从不同角度、层次就志愿服务在我们这个平台上展示、交流你们的研究成果。本期刊登的四篇文章是从2004年12月在成都举办的“志愿服务与社会发展”论坛的大会发言中精选出来的。今后我们希望有更多的政府部门就各自的领域如何与公众沟通、动员整合社会资源发表意见。