Conference(Ⅰ) 2011
Date:
23 November 2011
Time:
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Venue:
Auditorium, 1/F, Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Language:
English or Cantonese
Registration Fee:
$400 (HKCSS Agency Member Staff)
$450 (Non Agency Member)
$250 each for participants enrolling conf 1 & 2
$450 (Non Agency Member)
$250 each for participants enrolling conf 1 & 2
Many fellow practitioners understand the importance of evidence-based practice (EBP), but not many know how to bring about institutional and cultural changes within their organizations for EBP to take root and grow.
In response to the need to the sector, the EBP Conference 2011 provides a good opportunity for every participant to:
In response to the need to the sector, the EBP Conference 2011 provides a good opportunity for every participant to:
- learn about the Evidence-based Practice experiences of local and overseas NGOs
- Have a crystallized picture of the sectoral effort on evidence-based practice by bringing together individual research efforts in the NGOs sector
- Build up network among researchers / research practitioners in NGOs
- It is expected that the participants can be engaged in an all-rounded sharing and discussion to identify appropriate strategies that can effect change in their organizations towards evidence-based practice.
Keynote Speaker:
Garth Nowland-Foreman,
Director of Community Solutions
Garth is the Director of Community Solutions, which specialises in working with non-profits and funders on strategy, governance and evaluation – in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific. Be widely published in the areas of NGO funding and accountability, Garth also teaches part-time in a graduate programme on not-for-profit management for Unitec NZ. He chaired a large scale 4-year collaborative Study of the Non Profit Sector in New Zealand and is currently co-chair of the national Tangata Whenua, Community & Voluntary Sector Research Centre.
Programme Rundown (Provided Powerpoint download)
09:00 – 09:15 | Registration | |
09:15 – 09:20 | Welcoming Speech | |
09:20 – 10:00 | Keynote Speech ( Download Powerpoint ) | |
10:30 – 11:00 | Tea Break | |
11:00 – 12:30 | Parallel Sessions | |
Evidence-based Practice: Current State and Challenges (I) |
Evidence-based Practice: Current State and Challenges (II) |
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- Ms Chan Chi Wai, Jackie Hong Kong Christian Service (Download powerpoint) |
- Ms. Karon Chan Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Tung Chung Integrated Services (Download powerpoint) |
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- Ms Tiffany NG Community Rehabilitation Network, The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation (Download powerpoint) |
- Ms Leung Tsin Yee, Janet The Salvation Army (Download powerpoint) |
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- Mr Reuben WOO Yan-wah The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong (Download powerpoint) |
- Mr Chan Hoi San St James Settlement (Download powerpoint) |
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12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
14:00 – 15:30 | Panel Discussion Sessions | |
New Directions, Thoughts and Attempts for Evidence-based Practice Capacity Building | ||
- Ms Anchor Hung, Community Rehabilitation Network, The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation (Download Powerpoint) |
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- Dr Raees Baig, Centre for Social Impact, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (Download Powerpoint) |
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- Mr Kenneth Chow, YWCA (Download Powerpoint) |
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- Prof Cecilia Chan, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong) (Download Powerpoint) |
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- Mr Keith Wong and Ms Angela Ng, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (Download Powerpoint) |
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15:30 – 16:00 | Tea Break | |
16:00 – 17:15 | Roundtable | |
How to build up evidence-based practice capacity of NGOs and the sector? - Evidence-based Practice or Practice-based Research? - Priority Actions |