20th Annual General Meeting Extracts

December 4, 2015

IMG_9769With the active support of HKPCA members and potential members, AGM 2015 was held in great success on August 13, 2015. We were honoured to invite Dr. C.K. LAW , associate professor, Department of Social Work & Social Administration, HKU and First Registrar of Social Worker Registration Board, to be our guest speaker to share with us his precious experience in “Professionalism and Certification in Counselling- from the Experience of Social Work Professional
Development:”. A total of 78 members/potential members joined the meeting, with 84.42% attendant rate. A buffet dinner was held after IMG_9763the meeting providing a good chance for members to socialize and have more informal sharing.

  1. A total of 8 master degree programs offered by 7 tertiary institutions in Hong Kong have been accredited. Among them, 6 programs
    offered by 5 institutions recently passed the three-year review (HKU, CUHK, PolyU, CityU, BU) with 1 program (Bethel Bible Seminary) undergoing its final review. Vice
    President Dr. Annis FUNG had further elaborated the background and latest progress report.
  2. A total of 8 motions were passed in the meeting and details are listed in our official website www.hkpca.org.hk
  3. In order to further promote the counselling development in Hong Kong, a Professional Development/ Research committee will soon be formed to perform researches on related issues.
  4. The President has reported an increase of general membership of below % compared with 2013:
    General Membership                         +2%
    Professional Membership                 +14%
    Approved Counseling Supervisor     +27%
    Membership Statistics
    At the end of December 2014 compared with 2013 (net total), the membership distribution was as follows. 2015 statistics will be shared at next issue.
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5. Programme Committee Activity highlights:

In 2014-2015, the Association has offered 7 different professional trainings to our members.
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