Y C Chan

Biographic Data

ID4100752
NAMEY C Chan
GIVEN NAMESY C
FAMILY NAMEChan
SIGNATURECHAN Y C
AFFILIATIONSHong Kong Baptist University
ORCID0000-0003-2930-035X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS47
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • Exploring social capital as a strategy for social work practice in China: A qualitative inquiry

    Open AccessJuxiong Feng, Kwok Kin Fung et al.ARTICLEInternational Social Work2026

    This qualitative study explores social capital strategies employed by social workers in Guangzhou, China, focusing on Social Work Service Stations. Through semi-structured interviews with 30 social workers, and an analysis of 101 evaluation reports from 14 Social Work Service Stations, two key strategies—associativity and mobilization are explored. This study highlights three themes: strengthening bonding networks, broadening bridging networks an…

  • Identifying varied policy practices and impact of market-led ideas: A case of community social workers serving people affected by urban regeneration in Hong Kong

    Open AccessKing-Lai Wong, Suet Lin Hung et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Social Work2025References: 39

    This article builds on existing research by examining the policy practices of community social workers who served people affected by urban regeneration in Hong Kong. Based on semi-structured interviews with eighteen practitioners—including frontline workers, team leaders, and service managers with 4 to over 20 years of experience—the study identifies that social workers’ policy practices are often guided solely by market-led ideas, or occasionall…

  • Working from the ground up: Women's safety in a community of sub-divided flats in Hong Kong

    Open AccessK K Fung, Suet Lin Hung et al.ARTICLEWomen s Studies International Forum2023References: 3

  • Working from the Ground Up and Participatory Action Research: An old urban neighbourhood in Hong Kong

    Open AccessK K Fung, Y C Chan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Practice2023Cited by: 3References: 45

    This article presents a community-based action research project in a low-income neighborhood in Hong Kong that adopted the Working from the Ground Up (WFGU) model. In the context of the neoliberal turn, the WFGU approach reminds researchers and practitioners to begin with the disadvantaged groups’ perceptions of the neighborhood and priorities for changes. The WFGU and action research process involved four phases: observation, reflection, plannin…

  • Community social work in Hong Kong during Covid-19: Intervention strategies to address social injustices

    Open AccessK K Fung, Suet Lin Hung et al.ARTICLEInternational Social Work2022References: 3

    In Hong Kong, professional social workers made their presence felt when they delivered a variety of services at the height of the pandemic. Social workers who were working in community development projects or who had adopted community work approaches have become the major service providers when the availability and accessibility of other types of social services have been seriously impeded. This article reports on a qualitative research study con…

  • Hong Kong under Covid-19: Roles of community development service

    Open AccessSiu Mei Lau, Y C Chan et al.ARTICLEInternational Social Work2021Cited by: 3

    This short article presents the plight of grassroots under the Covid-19 pandemic, which has been in the third wave from mid-July 2020. Like in many other places, the outbreak has caused economic downturn, and intensified stress about health and rising unemployment. The disadvantaged groups are suffering the most, which shows the problem of social inequality in the community. The roles of community social work in Hong Kong are highlighted to show …

  • Child abuse in China: A yet-to-be-acknowledged 'social problem' in the Chinese Mainland

    Open AccessDong Ping Qiao, Y C Chan et al.ARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2005Cited by: 32References: 3

    Child abuse or child maltreatment has been a worldwide concern. In China, however, it receives scant attention from both academic communities and government. Chinese society has little awareness of child abuse as it is known in the West and there are apparently different conceptions and treatments of the problem. This paper attempts to delineate how the problem is now understood and treated in Mainland China. The reasons why child abuse has not y…

  • Unraveling the rationale for a one-stop service under the Family and Child Protection Services Units in Hong Kong

    Open AccessY C Chan, Yuk‐chung Chan et al.ARTICLEInternational Social Work2005Cited by: 4References: 2

    English This article examines issues associated with the reorganized Family and Child Protection Services Units in Hong Kong, arguing that wife abuse problems are degenderized and marginalized in this initiative. It points out that the multi-agency approach is the basis for providing a one-stop service for victims of domestic violence. French Cet article examine des questions associées à la nouvelle réorganisation des unités de services pour la p…

  • Evaluating an Empowerment Group for Divorced Chinese Women in Hong Kong

    Open AccessCecilia L W Chan, Clw Chan et al.ARTICLEResearch on Social Work Practice2002Cited by: 5

    Objective: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a Body-Mind-Spirit empowerment group for divorced Chinese women in Hong Kong. Method: A pretest and posttest comparison was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the group intervention by comparing perceived level of stress and sense of empowerment among 67 divorced women participants. Results: Compared to data obtained before intervention, the participants reported significant changes in their…