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Serving Clients in a Drug Rehabilitation Agency as a Vehicle to Promote Service Leadership in University Students

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A credit-bearing service-learning (SL) subject from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) was developed with the aim of nurturing students’ service leadership through engaging them in quality service projects in real-life contexts. Based on the responses of 193 students, this chapter reports how the SL experience at Christian Zheng Sheng College promoted the well-being of PolyU students . The findings, based on the students’ written reflections and metaphors, revealed that their overall learning experience was positive and they were able to change their worldviews as well as their personal development .

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom, Hong Kong

    Daniel T. L. Shek & Wynants W. L. Ho

  2. Centre for Innovative Programmes for Adolescents and Families, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom, Hong Kong

    Daniel T. L. Shek

  3. Department of Social Work, East China Normal University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

    Daniel T. L. Shek

  4. Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau, Macau, People’s Republic of China

    Daniel T. L. Shek

  5. Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Kentucky Children’s Hospital, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA

    Daniel T. L. Shek

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  1. Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Daniel T. L. Shek

  2. Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Grace Ngai

  3. Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Stephen C. F. Chan

Appendices

Appendix 1—Reflection Form

Appendix 2—Objectives/Intended Learning Outcomes of the Subject (Excerpt from the Course Outline)

Objectives

This subject is designed to enable students to:

  1. 1.

    Understand the core attributes of service leaders;

  2. 2.

    Apply the core components of service leadership through the engagement of;

  3. 3.

    Community -based service activities ;

  4. 4.

    Develop self-awareness of sharing and empathy to others and the community ; and

  5. 5.

    Reflect on their service leadership qualities, particularly intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the subject, students will be able to:

  1. 1.

    Address the needs of the service recipients through service delivery;

  2. 2.

    Link their service experiences with academic course materials;

  3. 3.

    Appreciate and respect people from diverse background;

  4. 4.

    Integrate academic learning (e.g., knowledge on service leadership ) into the service experience and activities ;

  5. 5.

    Demonstrate empathy and care by providing community service;

  6. 6.

    Apply the skills (e.g., active listening) and knowledge (e.g., moral character and competencies) they have acquired in university education to deal with complex issues in the service setting;

  7. 7.

    Reflect on their service leadership qualities through service-learning; and

  8. 8.

    Work effectively with different parties (e.g., students, teachers, family, and community partners) when preparing and delivering service.

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Shek, D.T.L., Ho, W.W.L. (2019). Serving Clients in a Drug Rehabilitation Agency as a Vehicle to Promote Service Leadership in University Students. In: T. L. Shek, D., Ngai, G., C. F. Chan, S. (eds) Service-Learning for Youth Leadership. Quality of Life in Asia, vol 12. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0448-4_5

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