Youth work in Hong Kong : an analysis of policy products

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuen-suen Leung
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Youth Work

Exploring emancipatory youth work

2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Ngai Sek Yum
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Youth Work ◽  
Youth Workers

English The present study explores the possibility of emancipatory youth work from a Foucauldian perspective focusing on practitioners' potential as a force for change. Based on narratives generated from interviews with outreach youth workers in Hong Kong, the study shows how workers have invented their own style of liberating practice. The implications of the findings are discussed. French La présente étude explore les possibilités du travail d'émancipation auprès des jeunes selon une perspective foucaldienne focalisant sur le potentiel des praticiens comme moteur de changement. En se basant sur les récits obtenus à la suite d'entrevues avec des travailleurs de proximité auprès des jeunes à Hong Kong, l'étude montre comment ces travailleurs ont créé leur propre style de libération de la pratique. Les résultats de la recherche sont analysés. Spanish Se explora la posibilidad de trabajo emancipatorio con jóvenes desde una perspectiva foucauldiana, enfocándose en el potencial del trabajador social como una fuerza de cambio. Partiendo de narrativas generadas en entrevistas con trabajadores con jóvenes en el Hong Kong, el estudio muestra como estos trabajadores han inventado su propio estilo de práctica liberadora. Se exponen las implicaciones de los resultados.

Youth work in a changing society: A case study of Hong Kong youth service providers

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 659-675
Author(s):  
Denise T-S Tang
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Youth Work ◽  
Structural Constraints ◽  
Youth Service ◽  
Changing Society

Hong Kong has recently witnessed heightened public awareness of the issues of rights, civil society and citizenship. Contested relations with the Beijing government and slower economic growth in mainland China have seen more Hong Kong citizens become involved in civic engagement and identity politics. Youth service providers thus find themselves forced to respond to a rapidly changing society and changing youth needs while being situated in institutions with their own structural constraints and work culture. The result is that occupational stress is increasingly common amongst Hong Kong secondary school teachers and social workers. This paper presents the findings of a qualitative ethnographic study involving 16 in-depth interviews with community leaders, teachers and school-based social workers. How does a changing society affect youth work in general? How does greater discussion of democracy and human rights in the public sphere affect the way that youth service providers perform youth work? What are the changing roles and responsibilities of these providers in offering support to Hong Kong youth? The research themes that emerged include changing demographics and youth scene, a democratising public sphere in relation to Chinese youth and professionalism as a youth service provider.

BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS: THE POLITICAL ACTIONS OF HONG KONG OUTREACH YOUTH WORKERS

2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 49-63
Author(s):  
STEVEN SEK YUM NGAI
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
The Political ◽  
Youth Work ◽  
Youth Workers ◽  
Policy Advocacy ◽  
Emancipatory Practice ◽  
Political Actions ◽  
Depth Interviews

Based on the narratives generated from in-depth interviews with 18 outreach youth workers in Hong Kong, this paper investigates the political actions of these youth workers and shows how they have invented strategies to construct their own style of emancipatory practice. Such strategies include (1) seeking new allies for development of community support networks; (2) establishing a research center for policy advocacy; and (3) organizing with youth for social change. The implications of the findings for realizing the liberating potential of youth work are discussed. 根據深入訪問18位外展青年工作者所得的敘述，本文探究這些青年工作者的政治行動，並展示他們如何創造出一些策略，以建構具備他們自己獨特風格的解放式青年工作。這些策略包括：(1)尋找新盟友以發展社區支援網絡；(2)成立一研究中心作政策倡議；及(3)組織青年人以推動社會變革。本文並討論上述發現對實現青年工作之解放潛力的含義。.

Use of LEGO® Serious Play® and Other Working Approaches in Youth in Hong Kong

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Henry Wai-Hang Ling ◽  
Kenneth Ho-Him Tsang ◽  
Kenneth Sau-Yin Yu ◽  
Vincent Wan-Ping Lee ◽  
Johnny Chung-Yee Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Youth Work ◽  
Youth Workers ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Major Objective ◽  
General Guideline ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural

This research explores the possibility of providing a general guideline for the use of LEGO® Serious Play® (LSP) in youth work and examining the experiences of the frontline youth workers in Hong Kong who have adopted LSP to engage youngsters, who have been experiencing enormous socioeconomic challenges in different aspects. A 12-session workshop applied into social training for special educational needs (SEN) secondary students was held with the major objective of enhancing their communication skills. All sessions were divided into three parts: introduction, utilization, and expression. Most participants' abilities in oral description and word usage improved upon completion of the workshop, and they have more motivation and initiation in communicating with others in the group. LSP could thus be proven as a useful method in the SEN workshop in terms of establishing rapport and relationships, expressing the participants' thoughts, as it has provided an alternative for trainers to support the kids concern. Apart from LSP, this research has also found that other approaches such as snorkeling, adventured-based counseling, and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) could also be effective approaches adopted by practitioners to support young people.

Cyber youth work in Hong Kong: Specific and yet the same

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 1286-1300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeno CS Leung ◽  
Stella SK Wong ◽  
Siu-wai Lit ◽  
Charlie Chan ◽  
Fabia Cheung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Youth Work ◽  
Youth Workers ◽  
Time Dimension ◽  
Sex Trade

Social media does not just lead to new ways of social participation; it creates new opportunities for serving difficult-to-reach groups in the community. This study examined the experiences and processes of a pioneering cyber youth work project working with young people involved in drug use and the sex trade in Hong Kong. A thematic analysis of online communication records and interviews of social workers and clients was conducted to determine the relating factors concerned, namely, ‘social presence’, ‘autonomy and ‘privacy’, ‘use of text and media’, and ‘time dimension’. The results suggest practice insights for youth workers.

Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli infection: The Hong Kong experience

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (11-s4) ◽  
pp. S289-S293 ◽  
Author(s):  
SSY WONG ◽  
WC YAM ◽  
PHM LEUNG ◽  
PCY WOO ◽  
KY YUEN
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Escherichia Coli Infection
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