The basic philosophy underlying all services offered by the Sisters is respect for the human dignity and value of each person and the belief that each girl in care needs love and acceptance along with firm and consistent guidance.
By providing total care and comprehensive training to girls with emotional, behavioral or family difficulties, to lead them towards a positive, contributive and rewarding life.
To help every girl in care to :
- improve self-management and her ability for independent living.
- ensure her own self-worth and a positive outlook ;
- work on reconciliation and healthy relationships with her family ;
- love herself and others and to serve the community
Marycove Center
Girls' Home
Services Run by : Good Shepherd Residential Services Limited
Contact Person : Eliza Poon Yuen Ling, Superintendent
Address: 32 Nam Long Shan Road, Aberdeen , H.K.
Phone: (852) 2554-0167
Fax: (852) 2553-7275
E-mail: mcsupt@goodshepherd.org.hk
Service Target
For 9-21 years old girls who are having behavioral and emotional challenges, and whose parents cannot provide them sufficient parental supervision and care.
Our Aims
Through care, nurturing and therapeutic services, the center assists girls to:
• Loving oneself and others
Fees
We provide free accommodation and meals.
Boarding students are responsible for their own medical cost and miscellaneous expenses.
Service Scope
Residential Care, Psychotherapy and Professional Counselling
Service Content
Home Care and Life Skills Training
Registered social workers act as home instructors to provide guidance and counseling. Girls are living in a stable, disciplined, respectful and warm home environment to learn self-love and loving others.
Psychological Service & Social Work Services
• Clinical psychologist provides clinical psychological assessment, psychotherapy and specialized treatment, such as Play Therapy, Art Therapy, etc.
• Registered social workers provide cognitive and behavior interventions on individual & group basis.
Therapeutic Programs
• Providing an assortment of developmental, therapeutic and life-planning activities to enhance one’s resilience, self- connection, and to develop self-competence.
Mode of Service
I. Residential Care Service (with School for Social Development on-site)
Dream Base@Marycove
Marycove Center is adopting an integrated approach of trauma informed practices, positive psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy as training frameworks. By applying art-based learning in our Dream Base Project since 2020, we use arts as a mean to explore non-art topics, including self-understanding, self-acceptance, to achieve personal growth and life planning.
Music in Life
It is a growth-support project applying music intervention under the Dream Base.
Our Lady's Hostel
Girls' Hostel
Services Run by: Good Shepherd Residential Services Limited
Contact Person: Cheong Ling Kwan Monica, Hostel Supervisor
Address:32 Nam Long Shan Road, Aberdeen , H.K.
Phone:(852) 2554-5940
Fax:(852)2554-5942
E-mail: olhic@goodshepherd.org.hk
Program Focus:
Our Lady's Hostel is providing residential services to 30 girls (both at school or on job) from 14 to 20. In preparing for the girls' independence, the programe emphasizes to life skill training. Our professional social worker will provide brief counselling. For those who are emotionally disturbed will be supported by the agency-based clinical psychologist through psychological assessment and therapy.
Fees:
$600 per month
Apply for service:
Girls who wish to apply will need to be referred by a social worker from non-government organizations, schools or the Social Welfare Department. Each application is waitlisted and handled by the Central Referral System for Residential Child Care Services (CRSRC). After receiving the referral from CRSRC, the hostel conducts the intake and admission procedures and the girls can be admitted to the hostel.
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Choi Wan Hostel
Girls' Hostel
Services Run by: Good Shepherd Residential Services Limited
Contact Person: Ms. Wu Man Wai, Hostel Supervisor
Address: NKIL6010 Clear Water Bay Road,Kln. ( the hostel is opposite to Fung Chak House of Choi Wan Estate )
Phone: (852) 2322-8608
Fax: (852)2322-8620
E-mail: cwhic@goodshepherd.org.hk
Program Focus:
Choi Wan Hostel is providing residential services to 19 school girls from 14 to 20. In preparing for the girls' independence, the programe emphasizes to life skill training. Our professional social worker will provide brief counselling. For those who are emotionally disturbed will be supported by the agency-based clinical psychologist through psychological assessment and therapy.
Fees:
$600 per month
Apply for service:
Girls who wish to apply will need to be referred by a social worker from non-government organizations, schools or the Social Welfare Department. Each application is waitlisted and handled by the Central Referral System for Residential Child Care Services (CRSRC). After receiving the referral from CRSRC, the hostel conducts the intake and admission procedures and the girls can be admitted to the hostel.
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Marycove School
School managed by The Marycove School Board
Contact Person: Ms. Lam Wing Sze, School Principal
Address:32 Nam Long Shan Road, Wong Chuk Hang, H.K.
Phone:(852)2554-0168
Fax:(852)2552-1403
E-mail: school@marycove.edu.hk
Website: www.marycove.edu.hk
Program Focus:
Marycove school is a special school that provides individualized educational classes for Primary 6 to Secondary 6 for 135 students, including 90 girls from Marycove Center and 45 day school students. As well, Marycove school emphasis happy learning and provides a flexible but practical curriculum for students losing their interest in study.
Please visit Marycove School website for details︰www.marycove.edu.hk
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