Discovery and Innovation in Social Work Practicum Education ,Discovery, Innovation, Social, Work, Practicum , Social Work , Education , Fieldwork Practicum , Placement , International Forum , International Conference , Department of Applied Social Sciences , City University of Hong Kong , Department of Social Work and Social Administration , University of Hong Kong , Department of Social Work , Chinese University of Hong Kong. , social welfare agencies , collaborative learning , supervision models , students learning , assessment and evaluation , technology in practicum education , Globalization , Best abstract awards , Dr, KWOK LAI Yuk Ching Sylvia , CHUI Wing Tak , Ernest , Prof, Lam Ching-man , CHAN Chi Ho , Wallace , CHEUNG Wai Leung , Raysen , CHOI Wai Man , Anna , LAW Ming Fai , Ben , LAW Yik Wa , Frances , LEUNG Tse Fong , Terry , LEUNG Tsin Yee , Janet , LI Chi Mei , Jessica , LO Hay Ming , Herman , LOU Vivian W.Q. , LUM Terry , NG Siu Man , TAM Hau Lin , Cherry , TO Siu-ming , TSANG Sandra , YEUNG Wai Keung , Jerf , T Wing LO , CHAN Lai Wan , Cecilia , Ma Lai-chong , Joyce , Marion Bogo , Faculty of Social Work , University of Toronto Canada , Prof. Imogen Taylor , Professor of Social Care and Social Work , , University of Sussex United Kingdom , Prof. Jill Wilson , Professor of Social Work , School of Social Work & Human Services University of Queensland Australia , Wei Hing Theatre , Prof. Way KUO , Keynote Speech , Parallel Sessions , Plenary Presentation , M21 Multimedia Services , The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups , Elderly Resources Centre , Hong Kong Housing Society , Urban Oasis and Serene Oasis , Christian Family Service Centre , FACTORY FOR THE BLIND , Hong Kong Society for the Blind , Submit Abstract , Best practices for quality field education: Conceptual and empirical contributions towards a model of field instruction , Conceptualizing and facilitating quality in field education , Whose curriculum is it anyway? Social work education , globalisation and knowledge , Student ProjectCity University of Hong Kong, CityU, Department of Applied Social Sciences, Positive Education, Positive Psychology, Positive, Training, Research, St. James Settlement, Caritas, ELCHK, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, HK Rhenish Church Synod Social Services Department, Bei Shan Tang Foundationm the Boys and Girls Clubs Association of Hong Kong, PERMA, Seligman, Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationship, Meaning, Achievement, flow, Character Strengths, Bowen Game, Satir Game, depression, anxiety

Ongoing Projects

Dr. KWOK LAI Yuk Ching Sylvia

  1. UGC Teaching and Learning Fund, Enhancing university students’ well-being and positive learning experiences – Application of positive education, 2017-2020, Principal Investigator, HKD 5,703,000.

  2. Bei Shan Tang Foundation (Hong Kong), The application of positive educationto nurture wellbeing and promote mental health of primary school students, 2015-2019, Principal Investigator, HKD 4,200,000 (for stage 1 to 3).

  3. Wofoo Social Enterprises Fund, Whole school positive education in primary schools, 2017-2019, Principal Investigator, HKD 1,000,000.

  4. UGC Teaching and Learning Fund, A collaborative forum for the enhancement of Social Work practicum education in Hong Kong, 2014-2016, Principal Investigator, HKD 1,000,000.

  5. Mental Health Association, Application of positive psychology to mental health setting – A holistic approach, 2018-2020, Principal Investigator, HKD 620,000.

  6. Caritas Family Service (Hong Kong), Practice research for a suicide prevention project, 2016-2018, Principal Investigator, HKD 500,000.

  7. General Research Grant, Integrating positive psychology and elements of music therapy for treating adolescents with suicidal ideation, Principal Investigator, 2013-2016, HKD 403,800. 


Dr. FUNG Lai Chu Annis

  1. General Research Fund (GRF), University Grant Council (UGC), Group Storytelling Intervention Based on Social Information Processing (SIP) Model to Reduce Reactive and Proactive Aggression in Young Schoolchildren, 2018 – 2020, Principal Investigator, HKD $683,200.

  2. General Research Fund (GRF), University Grant Council (UGC), Perceived Overparenting and Developmental Outcomes of Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong, 2018 – 2020, Co-investigator, HKD $649,000.

  3. General Research Fund (GRF), University Grant Council (UGC), Omega-3 supplementation to reduce externalizing behavior problems in risk-taking adolescents: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial, 2015 – 2018, Co-Investigator, HKD 730,300.


Dr. TAM Hau Lin Cherry

  1. Survey on the influences of online activities to the lives of young people in Tai Po District. Principal Investigator – Collaborate with Hong Kong Children and Youth Services Tai Po District Youth Outreaching Social Work Team, 10/2014 – present (Tai Po District Council: $35,000).

Dr. LOW Yiu Tsang Andrew

  1. Co-investigator, P.A.T.H.S. III, a three-year community-based Youth Enhancement Programme funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. Amount of Grant: HK$8.074 million (2012-2016).

Dr. Dr. YEUNG Wai Keung Jerf

  1. Promoting wellbeing of families with children at-risk of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Health Care and Promotion Fund, April 2015- September 2016, Jerf Yeung (Co-I). 
  2. Dreams Making Journal: A project to support disadvantaged families for health development of their young children in socially deprived neighborhoods in Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, September 2014- November 2017, Jerf Yeung (PI). 
  3. Religion, family socialization and developmental problems of adolescent children in Hong Kong, CityU Start-Up Grant, July 2014 – February 2016, Jerf Yeung (PI).

Dr. Dr. WONG Wing Kuen

  1. City University of Hong Kong Teaching Development Grant (Hong Kong), Enhancing students’ English-language test performance through stress re-appraisal, 2017-18, Principal Investigator.  
  2. Research Grants Council General Research Fund (Hong Kong), Processing segmental and tonal information in the production of Cantonese speech: An event-related brain potential study, 2017 to 2018, Principal Investigator.