Ching Man Lam
Biographic Data
| ID | 375723 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ching Man Lam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ching Man |
| FAMILY NAME | Lam |
| SIGNATURE | LAM C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4570-1922 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Parents' Expectations of Familial Elder Care under the Neoliberal Hong Kong Society
Previous studies have examined the shifts in traditional familial values among Chinese populations. It was argued that the values have diminished or eroded due to Westernization and modernization. Instead of the collectivist-individualist divide, this study aims to understand the role of neoliberal discourse in Hong Kong Chinese parents' beliefs in familial values and elder care. Using data from 120 in-depth individual interviews with parents of …
Continuing Education for the Emerging Social Work Profession in China: The Experiment in Shenzhen
In-service training as a form of continuing professional education (CPE) is important for social work professionals to maintain their skills and enhance their knowledge for publicly accountable practice. These goals are concerns in Mainland China, which has experienced rapid development in social work since economic reforms started in the early 1980s. This article reports the findings of a qualitative study that explored the in-service training e…
Driving ducks onto a perch: The experience of locally trained Shenzhen supervisor
The importance of supervision for social work practice has been recognized by the Shenzhen government, which has invested great effort into developing the mentorship model for supervisor training. This pioneering effort has resulted in the emergence of young local supervisors. This paper reports findings of a qualitative study which used in-depth interviews to explore the experience of 14 locally trained supervisors in Shenzhen. The findings reve…
The Meaning of Social Justice to Social Work Students in Guangdong, China
This article explores how social justice is understood by social work students in China. Through qualitative in-depth interviews, 22 social work students in Guangdong, China, were interviewed. The students’ narrative accounts reveal their perception of social justice as an unfamiliar and distant concept that is difficult to achieve. A strong feeling of powerlessness fills the students’ stories, reflecting their perceived political and social cons…
Return Migrant or Diaspora: An Exploratory Study of New-Generation Chinese-Canadian Youth Working in Hong Kong
A challenged professional identity: The struggles of new social workers in China
This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study of how 28 new social workers in China experienced challenges during the early formulation of their professional social work identity in the workplace. Through social work training at the school, they had been taught that some key social work values were core elements of their social work professional identity. These values have informed their daily practice. However, negative experiences in t…
Psychological Stress and Parenting Behavior Among Chinese Families: Findings from a Study on Parent Education for Economically Disadvantaged Families
Intersecting social capital and Chinese culture: Implications for services assisting unemployed youths
English For youths to seek employment, social capital is as important as human capital. This article conceptually examines how guanxi, a form of social capital in Chinese culture, may be instrumental in helping young people access jobs. Suggestions of alternative services for helping unemployed youths in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong are offered. French Pour les jeunes à la recherche d’un emploi, le capital social est aussi important que l…
Beliefs About Cough Medicine Abuse Among Chinese Young People in Hong Kong
Beliefs about cough medicine abuse among Chinese young people were examined using the Beliefs about Cough Medicine Abuse Scale (BACMAS; developed by Shek). A total of 225 Chinese young people, including 160 cough medicine abusers and 65 noncough-medicine abusers, participated in this study. Results showed that the scale was internally consistent, and was able to differentiate between those who did and did not abuse cough medicine. Higher BACMAS s…
An Unfinished Reflexive Journey: Social Work Students' Reflection on their Placement Experiences
The fieldwork placement is recognized as one of the major components of social work education and a major determinant of its quality. A key aspect of the learning process in the fieldwork placement is the exposition of practice encounters to the students’ critical reflection. Given the importance of the process of ‘reflection’ or ‘reflective learning’, a qualitative study based on the reflective logs of social work students was conducted to explo…
International response to racial discrimination: Potentials and limitations of the United Nations Race Convention
Ethnic and racial minorities living in Europe are vulnerable to racial discrimination and harassment. This paper reviews the effectiveness of the international legal response to racial discrimination. Specifically, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Race Convention), the centrepiece of the international human rights treaty to combating racial discrimination, is discussed. We argue that the Conve…
Repositioning cross-cultural counseling in a multicultural society
This article examines the nature and limits of the existing cross-cultural counseling discourses in order to search for a more culturally sensitive cross-cultural counseling approach. The authors pinpoint the inherent cultural deficiencies of the existing modification-based cross-cultural counseling approaches and advocate that the cross-cultural counseling process should be an inter-subjective interaction between the counselors and counselees, b…
Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale
The Chinese version of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (C-KMS) was administered to 91 maritally “adjusted” and 81 maritally “maladjusted” adults, along with other instruments assessing marital adjustment (the Chinese Dyadic Adjustment Scale) and marital expectations (the Chinese Marital Comparison Level Index). The C-KMS was found to have high internal consistency as a scale and the C-KMS scores were observed to correlate substantially with…
Stressful Life Events, Perceived Stress and Somatic Problems Among Young People in Hong Kong
This study investigates stressful life events, perceived stress and somatic problems among young people in Hong Kong. The results show that the prevalence rates of chronic and acute somatic problems among respondents are 12.1% and 10.4% respectively. It is found that the major aspects of perceived stress experienced by respondents are related to work or study, unusual happenings, financial difficulties and interpersonal relationships. Significant…
A challenged professional identity: The struggles of new social workers in China
This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study of how 28 new social workers in China experienced challenges during the early formulation of their professional social work identity in the workplace. Through social work training at the school, they had been taught that some key social work values were core elements of their social work professional identity. These values have informed their daily practice. However, negative experiences in t…
An Unfinished Reflexive Journey: Social Work Students' Reflection on their Placement Experiences
The fieldwork placement is recognized as one of the major components of social work education and a major determinant of its quality. A key aspect of the learning process in the fieldwork placement is the exposition of practice encounters to the students’ critical reflection. Given the importance of the process of ‘reflection’ or ‘reflective learning’, a qualitative study based on the reflective logs of social work students was conducted to explo…
Psychological Stress and Parenting Behavior Among Chinese Families: Findings from a Study on Parent Education for Economically Disadvantaged Families
Parents' Expectations of Familial Elder Care under the Neoliberal Hong Kong Society
Previous studies have examined the shifts in traditional familial values among Chinese populations. It was argued that the values have diminished or eroded due to Westernization and modernization. Instead of the collectivist-individualist divide, this study aims to understand the role of neoliberal discourse in Hong Kong Chinese parents' beliefs in familial values and elder care. Using data from 120 in-depth individual interviews with parents of …
Return Migrant or Diaspora: An Exploratory Study of New-Generation Chinese-Canadian Youth Working in Hong Kong
Repositioning cross-cultural counseling in a multicultural society
This article examines the nature and limits of the existing cross-cultural counseling discourses in order to search for a more culturally sensitive cross-cultural counseling approach. The authors pinpoint the inherent cultural deficiencies of the existing modification-based cross-cultural counseling approaches and advocate that the cross-cultural counseling process should be an inter-subjective interaction between the counselors and counselees, b…
Intersecting social capital and Chinese culture: Implications for services assisting unemployed youths
English For youths to seek employment, social capital is as important as human capital. This article conceptually examines how guanxi, a form of social capital in Chinese culture, may be instrumental in helping young people access jobs. Suggestions of alternative services for helping unemployed youths in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong are offered. French Pour les jeunes à la recherche d’un emploi, le capital social est aussi important que l…
Driving ducks onto a perch: The experience of locally trained Shenzhen supervisor
The importance of supervision for social work practice has been recognized by the Shenzhen government, which has invested great effort into developing the mentorship model for supervisor training. This pioneering effort has resulted in the emergence of young local supervisors. This paper reports findings of a qualitative study which used in-depth interviews to explore the experience of 14 locally trained supervisors in Shenzhen. The findings reve…
Stressful Life Events, Perceived Stress and Somatic Problems Among Young People in Hong Kong
This study investigates stressful life events, perceived stress and somatic problems among young people in Hong Kong. The results show that the prevalence rates of chronic and acute somatic problems among respondents are 12.1% and 10.4% respectively. It is found that the major aspects of perceived stress experienced by respondents are related to work or study, unusual happenings, financial difficulties and interpersonal relationships. Significant…
Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale
The Chinese version of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (C-KMS) was administered to 91 maritally “adjusted” and 81 maritally “maladjusted” adults, along with other instruments assessing marital adjustment (the Chinese Dyadic Adjustment Scale) and marital expectations (the Chinese Marital Comparison Level Index). The C-KMS was found to have high internal consistency as a scale and the C-KMS scores were observed to correlate substantially with…
Repositioning cross-cultural counseling in a multicultural society
This article examines the nature and limits of the existing cross-cultural counseling discourses in order to search for a more culturally sensitive cross-cultural counseling approach. The authors pinpoint the inherent cultural deficiencies of the existing modification-based cross-cultural counseling approaches and advocate that the cross-cultural counseling process should be an inter-subjective interaction between the counselors and counselees, b…
International response to racial discrimination: Potentials and limitations of the United Nations Race Convention
Ethnic and racial minorities living in Europe are vulnerable to racial discrimination and harassment. This paper reviews the effectiveness of the international legal response to racial discrimination. Specifically, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Race Convention), the centrepiece of the international human rights treaty to combating racial discrimination, is discussed. We argue that the Conve…
An Unfinished Reflexive Journey: Social Work Students' Reflection on their Placement Experiences
The fieldwork placement is recognized as one of the major components of social work education and a major determinant of its quality. A key aspect of the learning process in the fieldwork placement is the exposition of practice encounters to the students’ critical reflection. Given the importance of the process of ‘reflection’ or ‘reflective learning’, a qualitative study based on the reflective logs of social work students was conducted to explo…
Beliefs About Cough Medicine Abuse Among Chinese Young People in Hong Kong
Beliefs about cough medicine abuse among Chinese young people were examined using the Beliefs about Cough Medicine Abuse Scale (BACMAS; developed by Shek). A total of 225 Chinese young people, including 160 cough medicine abusers and 65 noncough-medicine abusers, participated in this study. Results showed that the scale was internally consistent, and was able to differentiate between those who did and did not abuse cough medicine. Higher BACMAS s…
Intersecting social capital and Chinese culture: Implications for services assisting unemployed youths
English For youths to seek employment, social capital is as important as human capital. This article conceptually examines how guanxi, a form of social capital in Chinese culture, may be instrumental in helping young people access jobs. Suggestions of alternative services for helping unemployed youths in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong are offered. French Pour les jeunes à la recherche d’un emploi, le capital social est aussi important que l…
Psychological Stress and Parenting Behavior Among Chinese Families: Findings from a Study on Parent Education for Economically Disadvantaged Families
A challenged professional identity: The struggles of new social workers in China
This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study of how 28 new social workers in China experienced challenges during the early formulation of their professional social work identity in the workplace. Through social work training at the school, they had been taught that some key social work values were core elements of their social work professional identity. These values have informed their daily practice. However, negative experiences in t…
Return Migrant or Diaspora: An Exploratory Study of New-Generation Chinese-Canadian Youth Working in Hong Kong
Driving ducks onto a perch: The experience of locally trained Shenzhen supervisor
The importance of supervision for social work practice has been recognized by the Shenzhen government, which has invested great effort into developing the mentorship model for supervisor training. This pioneering effort has resulted in the emergence of young local supervisors. This paper reports findings of a qualitative study which used in-depth interviews to explore the experience of 14 locally trained supervisors in Shenzhen. The findings reve…
The Meaning of Social Justice to Social Work Students in Guangdong, China
This article explores how social justice is understood by social work students in China. Through qualitative in-depth interviews, 22 social work students in Guangdong, China, were interviewed. The students’ narrative accounts reveal their perception of social justice as an unfamiliar and distant concept that is difficult to achieve. A strong feeling of powerlessness fills the students’ stories, reflecting their perceived political and social cons…
Continuing Education for the Emerging Social Work Profession in China: The Experiment in Shenzhen
In-service training as a form of continuing professional education (CPE) is important for social work professionals to maintain their skills and enhance their knowledge for publicly accountable practice. These goals are concerns in Mainland China, which has experienced rapid development in social work since economic reforms started in the early 1980s. This article reports the findings of a qualitative study that explored the in-service training e…
Parents' Expectations of Familial Elder Care under the Neoliberal Hong Kong Society
Previous studies have examined the shifts in traditional familial values among Chinese populations. It was argued that the values have diminished or eroded due to Westernization and modernization. Instead of the collectivist-individualist divide, this study aims to understand the role of neoliberal discourse in Hong Kong Chinese parents' beliefs in familial values and elder care. Using data from 120 in-depth individual interviews with parents of …
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