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Family-centered kindergarten social work services in Hong Kong: A pilot project

Yuk King Lau,Wai Ming Ho 한국사회복지학회 2018 Asian Social Work and Policy Review Vol.12 No.2
Social work services at schools in Hong Kong will begin a new chapter in kindergartens in 2018–2019 school year. Early childhood professionals have long considered family-centered service delivery best practice. This paper reports a pioneer project on a family-centered approach in kindergarten social work services in Hong Kong. The project was illustrated according to the following family-centered principles: (a) The family as the unit of attention, (b) Linking families with community resources, (c) Flexible and individualized service provision, and (d) Creating partnerships and supportive relationships. The value and contributions of family-centered social work services in kindergartens and implications for social work training in Hong Kong are discussed.
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Issues and Challenges in Performing Family Impact Analysis – Implications for Hong Kong

Yuk King Lau 한국사회복지학회 2015 Asian Social Work and Policy Review Vol.9 No.3
Family impact analysis (FIA) is informed by a growing vision of incorporating a family perspective into policy making. It is a skillful and technical exercise in examining past, present, or probable future consequences – both intended and unintended – of a policy on family well-being. Originating in the USA in the 1970s, it has become state/provincial or federal policy in the USA, Canada (Alberta), Australia, and Hong Kong. The policy has had different degrees of success in these countries. This article reviewed the critical issues and challenges for implementing the policy and the countries’ different responses to the challenges. It also discussed the implications of these international experiences on Hong Kong’s policy of FIA as the newest member of the ranks. Attention to the diversity of families in defining family, adequate training and support to policy staff, building of quality control mechanisms, and the development of grassroots and political support of FIA were recommended. The review also found that there was a dearth of evaluation research on the policy. Further studies are necessary to examine whether FIA is an effective means of affecting policy-planning decisions. It is a shared obligation of all countries that voted for a policy on FIA.
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Evaluation of CPI‐based co‐parenting education programs in Hong Kong: Implications for social work

Lau Yuk King 한국사회복지학회 2021 Asian Social Work and Policy Review Vol.15 No.2
This article reports an evaluation study of co-parenting education services in a pilot project on co-parenting support services in Hong Kong. Based on the Cooperative Parenting Institute (CPI) model, there are two levels of education program: Level 1 is an information-based program delivered through talks or lecture format; and Level 2 is participatory, interactive workshops. The study results would provide preliminary support to the effectiveness of the CPI-based education programs in reducing inter-parental conflicts with additional effectiveness on the reduction of putting children in the middle for parents participating in the Level 2 program. In response to the findings, it is recommended to match the participants’ level of conflicts with the appropriate level of program. Parents with high conflict need more intensive program. Consequently, a range of mutual support and booster sessions is recommended to maintain the parents’ commitment to co-parenting after the education. The CPI-based model is recommended to be the reference or protocol for training the social workers of related services. Moreover, cross-disciplinary training may equip supporting professions such as judges, lawyers, and mediators with a common framework to facilitate appropriate court order or advice on the appropriate level of the education program.
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Sex Differences in Perceived Family Functioning and Family Resources in Hong Kong Families: Implications for Social Work Practice

Joyce L.C. Ma,Timothy K.Y. Wong,Yuk King Lau 한국사회복지학회 2009 Asian Social Work and Policy Review Vol.3 No.3
Although enhancing family functioning has become a rising concern of social workers in Chinesecontexts such as Hong Kong, little has been known on perceived family functioning and familyresources. To fill in this knowledge gap, this article reports part of the results of a telephone surveyconducted in Hong Kong, aiming to identify the sex differences in these two areas. The results ofthe study have shown that Chinese women perceived better affective involvement, one of the crucialindicators of family functioning, than Chinese men. However, among the different familyresources, men rated better physical and mental well-being whereas women’s social connection wasstronger than men’s. Further analysis have shown that the linkage of three family resources(namely stress coping efficacy, time spent with family and income) to perceived family functioningwas statistically significant irrespective of genders. Implications of this study for social work practiceare discussed at the end of the article.

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