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Young people are assets and future leaders of our society. They are at a transitional stage when they need care and encouragement to support them in achieving self-fulfillment, exercising rights and responsibility, enhancing interpersonal relationships, and participating in civic and social affairs.  The Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is partnering with The Women’s Foundation to organize the ‘Symposium on Youth Work and Youth Support in a Changing Society: Challenges, Opportunities and Innovations’ next Saturday (27 September), which will serve as a platform for intellectuals, practitioners, parents and young people to review the current status of youth work and youth support systems, as well as to examine their future development. It is open to social workers, teachers, youth work practitioners, other professionals, and the public. Further details can be found on the website (http://web.swk.cuhk.edu.hk/en/?id=4520). 

The symposium comprises two sessions.  It will start with four keynote speeches given by Prof. Lam Ching–man, Associate Professor of the Department of Social Work, CUHK on ‘Parenting and Parenthood’; Prof. To Siu-ming, Assistant Professor of the Department of Social Work, CUHK on ‘When Young People Have No Dreams: Social Policies and Community Practices for Promoting Youth Purpose’; Dr. Chan Ting-sam, Professional Consultant of the Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research, CUHK on ‘From Education to Self-Actualization’; and Dr. Mrinalini Rao, Postdoctoral Research Associate of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Yale University on ‘Adolescents and the Internet’. In the afternoon, there will be four parallel workshops on cyberbullying on Facebook, building resilience in schools, dealing with parental anxiety, and youth empowerment.