Cap. 602 Art. 67Key social worker. 

(1) Where the Court makes any of the orders mentioned in articles 19 and 20 in respect of a minor, it shall notify the Director (Child

Protection) of such order and the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths) shall appoint a key social worker as soon as possible.

(2) Without prejudice to any other responsibilities under this Act, or under any other law, the responsibilities of a key social worker shall include:

(a) maintaining an interpersonal relationship with the minor;

(b) visiting the minor at regular intervals;

(c) monitoring the placement of the minor and consider his well-being;

(d) co-ordinating and following-up the progress of the care plan;

(e) keeping of a detailed register of all minors under his care;

(f) participation in a minor’s case reviews and reporting to the Review Board on the welfare of the minor;

(g) appearing, reporting and giving recommendations to the Review Board on matters related to the minor, including on the possibility of re-integrating the minor with his family or, if not, on whether the type of alternative care is appropriate for the minor, and on the progress and implementation of the care plan;

(h) reporting to the Director (Child Protection), and to any other competent authority, on cases of alleged abuse and on any other serious incident related to the well-being of the minor;

(i) the consideration of the situation, the capabilities, the difficulties and the other characteristics of the parents, with the purpose of offering them assistance in order to fulfill their duties and obligations as parents, and for them to do so to the best of their abilities and always in the best interests of the minor; and

(j) the fulfilment of the conditions of the care plan on the provision of support services to the minor and of any other service as provided in the care plan.