EXAMINING THE CULTURAL DIMENSION OF SOCIAL-WORK-PRACTICE - THE EXPERIENCE OF TEACHING STUDENTS ON A SOCIAL-WORK COURSE IN HONG-KONG

Social work educators are increasingly aware that social work theories and knowledge have developed within the socio-cultural context of wes tern countries. As such they embody values, assumptions and beliefs wh ich may not be shared in societies of a different culture. A module 'A dvanced Seminars in Social Work Studies' in the Master of Social Work course at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University takes these issues on b oard. Students are asked to examine the important cultural and linguis tic components of their practice in a predominantly Chinese society. T his paper reports the significant contributions made in such examinati on.