Kitty Yuen‐han Mo
Biographic Data
| ID | 4431574 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kitty Yuen‐han Mo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kitty Yuen‐han |
| FAMILY NAME | Mo |
| SIGNATURE | MO K Y H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hong Kong Shue Yan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9270-6582 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 33 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Navigating retirement mobilities across borders: A scoping review of Hong Kong older adults in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and lessons for Asia-Pacific policy
Unveiling counterstorytelling in social orientation model among Chinese families of children with dyslexia
Impact of Nonviolent Communication Parenting Group on Modifying Parenting Styles
Purpose This study is to investigate the effectiveness of a group-based nonviolent communication parenting group with parents in Hong Kong. Changes in parenting style were examined. Method: It is a pretest–posttest controlled quasi-experimental design. A two-by-two mixed-model ANOVA was used to investigate changes. Participants of both the intervention and control groups were recruited from primary schools and a community service center. The inte…
Effects of a Customized Chatbot Intervention on Social Work Students’ Counseling Self-Efficacy
Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of customized chatbots in enhancing counseling self-efficacy among social work students and to examine whether perceived ease of use influences this development. Method A total of 41 participants engaged in simulated counseling practices using six role-play chatbots created on the Poe platform, each representing diverse client profiles and backgrounds. Results The findings showed statisticall…
An Ecological Approach to Understanding the Complexities of School-To-Work Transitions Among Youth with Intellectual Disabilities
Purpose: This study investigated the complexities in the school-to-work transition faced by youth with intellectual disabilities in Hong Kong. There is a lack of local research focused on such transitions for youth with intellectual disabilities. Methods: In-depth individual interviews were held with 30 participants, including youth with intellectual disabilities, their family carers and health, education and social work professionals. Data were …
Development of the digital competence scale for social service practitioners
Despite the use of technology across various areas of social service and the necessity for practitioners to possess relevant technological knowledge and skills for technology-related services, gaps remain in assessing the digital competence of social service practitioners. This study aims to address the research gap by developing a Chinese digital competence measurement scale specifically tailored for social service practitioners. A survey was co…
Self-efficacy and technology usage among social service practitioners—A structural equation modeling
This study examines the relationship between digital self-efficacy, general self-efficacy, and technology usage among social service practitioners. An online survey questionnaire was sent to social service practitioners and the results indicated a positive relationship between the three variables. In addition, general and digital self-efficacy differed according to the educational level. Moreover, digital self-efficacy has a greater effect on tec…
Developing a user typology of adopting innovative technologies in social work
The integration of technology into social work has emerged as a crucial requirement in daily practice. Social workers have gradually acclimated to these technologies through continuous and routine use. This study conducted in Hong Kong proposed a unified approach to understanding the digital transformation of social work practice and concluded that social workers’ use of innovative technologies spanned the entire Levels of Use range from Level 0 …
Parent Involvement in the Transition Process of Children with Intellectual Disabilities: An Implication for Social Work Practice
This research offers valuable insights for school social workers and counselors in developing supportive measures. These measures include equipping parents with the necessary knowledge and skills to create a school-like environment at home and actively participating in home training
Organizational career support, perception of social work development, and career self-management of Chinese social workers: A structural equation modeling
Drawing on the theory of career self-management, this study investigates how organizational career support and perception of social work development influence social workers’ career self-management behaviors. Data were collected from a sample of 402 Chinese social workers. Structural equation modeling was employed to test the study hypotheses. The results confirmed that career self-management behavior of Chinese social workers was significantly i…
Factors Influencing Chinese Teachers’ Perceptions of Students with Special Education Needs: A Structural Equation Modeling
This study examined teachers’ perceptions and attitudes toward students with special education needs (SEN) in primary and secondary schools in Foshan city located in the Guangdong province. The factors affecting teachers’ perceptions were investigated through a survey with 1,424 participants. The results indicated that the teachers’ perceptions of students with SEN were influenced by gender, age, class teacher role, administrator role, subject ta…
Studying Proactive Coping Behaviors of Chinese Social Workers: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
This study aimed to explore the relationship between the proactive coping behaviors of Chinese social workers, the perceived importance of organizational job resources, and work engagement within the job demands-resources model. The participants were 423 licensed social workers. They completed self-report questionnaires on proactive coping behavior, organizational job resources, and work engagement. Following structural equation modeling, results…
Metaverse Life Story Museum and Reminiscence Group Therapy for Older Adults in Hong Kong
Purpose: The research project is to investigate how effective metaverse life story museum reminiscence therapy is in improving the psychological well-being of older adults, promoting positive aging, and enhancing reminiscence functions. Method: A quasi-experimental design with three metaverse reminiscence group therapy sessions were conducted with 15 older adults. Standardized measurements were taken before and after the therapy sessions. Qualita…
A study on positive organizational scholarship and social worker self-care in Guangdong region, China
There is limited research into positive organizational scholarship in social work in China. This study aimed to address this research gap by investigating what social workers perceive as positive management practices that facilitate work performance, strengthen work motivation or increase job satisfaction, and discover the relationship between self-care and organizational support. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 participants in …
Involvement of parents of children with ADHD in schools: Implications for social work practice
School social workers and school counselors play an important role in providing support to the parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Issues regarding the barriers to parental involvement have not been well-explored empirically in social work. By means of semistructured interviews, this study explored the perspectives of 20 Mainland Chinese parents about parental involvement in their children’s education and in …
Social Workers’ Acceptance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Practice during Covid-19: Search for Embracing Ethical Considerations in Hong Kong
This qualitative research examined Hong Kong social workers’ perceptions of the usefulness and ease of adopting information and communication technology (ICT) in their practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Invitations to participate in this research were sent to various social welfare agencies, resulting in the recruitment of 23 social workers with different work experiences. In-depth interviews followed by thematic analysis were employed to exp…
Satisfaction with Organizational Career Management and the Turnover Intention of Social Workers in Guangdong Province, China
High social worker turnover is a serious challenge to the social work organizations in Guangdong Province in Mainland China. Little is understood about the relationship between the social workers’ satisfaction with organizational career management (OCM) and their turnover intentions. A quantitative survey was undertaken to gather information from 212 registered social workers employed by 43 social work organizations in eleven cities in Guangdong …
The factors affecting curriculum design of social work degree programs in Mainland China: Accounts of social work educators
This study aims to fill the research gaps on the general and specific socio-cultural factors that influence social work curriculum design in Mainland China through semi-structured telephone interviews with 23 social work educators in 23 cities across different Chinese regions. They reveal the factors that influence the curriculum and measures that could be used to improve the existing curriculum for positive impacts. An influence map is proposed …
Acceptance of using technologies in telesupervision during the pandemic: An international study
This study utilizes the Technology Acceptance Model by exploring the relationship between user acceptance attitude and actual usage behaviors of technological tools in telesupervision among supervisors in international societies. Specifically, the age of supervisors is examined to see whether it mediates the relationship between acceptance attitude and usage behavior. Survey data were collected from 194 supervisors in international societies usin…
The Socio-cultural Interpretation of Parental Stress of Chinese Parents of Children with Dyslexia: Implications for Social Work Practice
An exploration of the current challenges in social work education in Mainland China
Social work education is facing multiple difficulties and challenges in Mainland China. Partly because of a dearth of national studies on the viewpoints of social work educators to explore the alternatives, this qualitative study tried to fill in the gap to interview 23 social work educators to investigate into the issue. Twenty‐three cities, across two municipalities, two autonomous regions, and 11 provinces were covered to provide a full pictur…
Predictors of Job Satisfaction of Chinese Social Workers in Mainland China
This study investigates the influence of career motivation and perception of organizational career support on job satisfaction of Chinese social workers in Mainland China. Four hundred and twenty social workers were asked to rate their perception of career motivation, organizational career support and job satisfaction. Exploratory factor analysis revealed factor structures for career motivations. Regression analysis of variance tests revealed the…
Golden opportunities for resolving students’ emotional disturbance in learning social work values: A 3Ps approach in f ieldwork practicum
The term golden opportunities to discuss with supervisees about social work values refers to the episodes of struggles and conflicts encountered by students in fieldwork. They are so-called golden opportunities to discuss social work values with students. Limited attention has been paid as to how to seize these golden opportunities. This study explores the causes of emotional disturbance and the methods applied by supervisors to discuss social wo…
Critical realist discourse analysis of Chinese parents of children with dyslexia
There is a dearth of research concerning parental discourses on dyslexic children and the particular educational context in which they occur. Dyslexia can be viewed as a socially constructed condition, different from its medical definition. Critical realist discourse analysis (CRDA), which emphasises the discovery of the underlying structure and causation of observed events, can facilitate the exploration of its complexities and the multiple unde…
Supervisory relationship in cyber supervision: Implications for social work supervision
There is a dearth of research in supervisory relationships in the emerging practice of cyber supervision. This study explores supervisees’ perception of supervision experience and the building of supervisory relationships on a cyber platform. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 24 participants in a nationwide supervision training programme. The findings revealed three themes concerning supervisees’ perception of satisfaction with the onlin…
The historical development of knowledge in social work supervision: Finding new directions from the past
This article draws on research studies and journal articles to examine the historical development of knowledge in social work supervision. The findings highlight the process and details involved in supervision. In addition, organizational culture, empirical studies, cumulative knowledge, and contextual environment are of critical importance to the formation. In the future, supervisory practice will need to take account of the balance of administr…
Satisfaction with Organizational Career Management and the Turnover Intention of Social Workers in Guangdong Province, China
High social worker turnover is a serious challenge to the social work organizations in Guangdong Province in Mainland China. Little is understood about the relationship between the social workers’ satisfaction with organizational career management (OCM) and their turnover intentions. A quantitative survey was undertaken to gather information from 212 registered social workers employed by 43 social work organizations in eleven cities in Guangdong …
Toward an indigenized external supervision approach in China
Today’s social work supervision is highly administration focused; however, the approach to supervision in Mainland China is unusual. According to a study conducted in Shenzhen, a special economic region in the Pearl River Delta, a dual supervision approach has been created. Consistent with recent empirical studies by international scholars, supervision can exist in many forms that best fit the needs of professional social workers. The findings in…
External supervision for social workers in another socio-political context: A qualitative study in Shenzhen, China
External supervision of local social workers has become a common practice in Shenzhen, China as the development of social work as a profession reaches break-neck pace and when the shortage of experienced social work supervisors also becomes acute. Hence, many supervisors have been recruited externally from Hong Kong to fill the gap. However, for external supervisors working in another socio-political context they will need an awareness and sensit…
Social Workers’ Acceptance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Practice during Covid-19: Search for Embracing Ethical Considerations in Hong Kong
This qualitative research examined Hong Kong social workers’ perceptions of the usefulness and ease of adopting information and communication technology (ICT) in their practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Invitations to participate in this research were sent to various social welfare agencies, resulting in the recruitment of 23 social workers with different work experiences. In-depth interviews followed by thematic analysis were employed to exp…
Critical realist discourse analysis of Chinese parents of children with dyslexia
There is a dearth of research concerning parental discourses on dyslexic children and the particular educational context in which they occur. Dyslexia can be viewed as a socially constructed condition, different from its medical definition. Critical realist discourse analysis (CRDA), which emphasises the discovery of the underlying structure and causation of observed events, can facilitate the exploration of its complexities and the multiple unde…
Supervisory relationship in cyber supervision: Implications for social work supervision
There is a dearth of research in supervisory relationships in the emerging practice of cyber supervision. This study explores supervisees’ perception of supervision experience and the building of supervisory relationships on a cyber platform. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 24 participants in a nationwide supervision training programme. The findings revealed three themes concerning supervisees’ perception of satisfaction with the onlin…
Self-efficacy and technology usage among social service practitioners—A structural equation modeling
This study examines the relationship between digital self-efficacy, general self-efficacy, and technology usage among social service practitioners. An online survey questionnaire was sent to social service practitioners and the results indicated a positive relationship between the three variables. In addition, general and digital self-efficacy differed according to the educational level. Moreover, digital self-efficacy has a greater effect on tec…
The factors affecting curriculum design of social work degree programs in Mainland China: Accounts of social work educators
This study aims to fill the research gaps on the general and specific socio-cultural factors that influence social work curriculum design in Mainland China through semi-structured telephone interviews with 23 social work educators in 23 cities across different Chinese regions. They reveal the factors that influence the curriculum and measures that could be used to improve the existing curriculum for positive impacts. An influence map is proposed …
Predictors of Job Satisfaction of Chinese Social Workers in Mainland China
This study investigates the influence of career motivation and perception of organizational career support on job satisfaction of Chinese social workers in Mainland China. Four hundred and twenty social workers were asked to rate their perception of career motivation, organizational career support and job satisfaction. Exploratory factor analysis revealed factor structures for career motivations. Regression analysis of variance tests revealed the…
Professional identity of social work students in Mainland China: Social work educator accounts
Currently, a systematic empirical study on the efforts of social work education in promoting the development of the professional identity of Mainland China graduates is lacking. This study explores the current state and the development of the professional identity of social work students. Twenty-three social work educators from 11 provinces, two municipalities and two autonomous regions were interviewed. The findings revealed the perception of ed…
Nurturing a budding flower: External supervisors’ support of the developmental needs of Chinese social workers in Shenzhen, China
This article examines supervision needs and supervision strategies of Chinese social workers in the light of theoretical considerations and recent empirical findings. Through a qualitative study in Shenzhen, the authors explore how a supervisor may provide and further a supervisee’s development. The supervisors from the study used a range of strategies from counselling skills to consultative advice. This highlights the need for social workers to …
In Search of a Professional Supervisory Practice: External Social Work Supervision in China
This article examines the importance of supportive and educative functions in the practice of social work supervision and identifies the common features of external social work supervision. Using a qualitative study design, the author explores social workers’ need for professional supervision and support, and the functions and roles commonly played by external supervisors. A mixed model of internal and external supervision is used in some countri…
In Search of a Professional Supervisory Practice: External Social Work Supervision in China
This article examines the importance of supportive and educative functions in the practice of social work supervision and identifies the common features of external social work supervision. Using a qualitative study design, the author explores social workers’ need for professional supervision and support, and the functions and roles commonly played by external supervisors. A mixed model of internal and external supervision is used in some countri…
External supervision for social workers in another socio-political context: A qualitative study in Shenzhen, China
External supervision of local social workers has become a common practice in Shenzhen, China as the development of social work as a profession reaches break-neck pace and when the shortage of experienced social work supervisors also becomes acute. Hence, many supervisors have been recruited externally from Hong Kong to fill the gap. However, for external supervisors working in another socio-political context they will need an awareness and sensit…
Organisational transformation: A case study of the Chinese Mainland
It is necessary to develop a social service system as an efficient and effective system that is fit-for-purpose from the moment it is commissioned and flexible enough to adapt to a different social economic environment. In this paper, the case being studied is a small-scale social work organization in X city of Guangdong Province. The agency has to restructure itself in order to face the external changes in the environment. A 3PE model is origina…
Nurturing a budding flower: External supervisors’ support of the developmental needs of Chinese social workers in Shenzhen, China
This article examines supervision needs and supervision strategies of Chinese social workers in the light of theoretical considerations and recent empirical findings. Through a qualitative study in Shenzhen, the authors explore how a supervisor may provide and further a supervisee’s development. The supervisors from the study used a range of strategies from counselling skills to consultative advice. This highlights the need for social workers to …
Toward an indigenized external supervision approach in China
Today’s social work supervision is highly administration focused; however, the approach to supervision in Mainland China is unusual. According to a study conducted in Shenzhen, a special economic region in the Pearl River Delta, a dual supervision approach has been created. Consistent with recent empirical studies by international scholars, supervision can exist in many forms that best fit the needs of professional social workers. The findings in…
An exploration of social work supervision in Mainland China
Social work supervision is receiving increased attention in Mainland China. This paper uses qualitative interview data from a study in Mainland China, which involved telephone interviews with 24 social work supervisors which enabled the readers to know the current situation of supervision and its provision in the country. Common difficulties facing social work supervision and the possible solutions are identified. The Findings suggest greater att…
Professional identity of social work students in Mainland China: Social work educator accounts
Currently, a systematic empirical study on the efforts of social work education in promoting the development of the professional identity of Mainland China graduates is lacking. This study explores the current state and the development of the professional identity of social work students. Twenty-three social work educators from 11 provinces, two municipalities and two autonomous regions were interviewed. The findings revealed the perception of ed…
The historical development of knowledge in social work supervision: Finding new directions from the past
This article draws on research studies and journal articles to examine the historical development of knowledge in social work supervision. The findings highlight the process and details involved in supervision. In addition, organizational culture, empirical studies, cumulative knowledge, and contextual environment are of critical importance to the formation. In the future, supervisory practice will need to take account of the balance of administr…
The Socio-cultural Interpretation of Parental Stress of Chinese Parents of Children with Dyslexia: Implications for Social Work Practice
An exploration of the current challenges in social work education in Mainland China
Social work education is facing multiple difficulties and challenges in Mainland China. Partly because of a dearth of national studies on the viewpoints of social work educators to explore the alternatives, this qualitative study tried to fill in the gap to interview 23 social work educators to investigate into the issue. Twenty‐three cities, across two municipalities, two autonomous regions, and 11 provinces were covered to provide a full pictur…
Predictors of Job Satisfaction of Chinese Social Workers in Mainland China
This study investigates the influence of career motivation and perception of organizational career support on job satisfaction of Chinese social workers in Mainland China. Four hundred and twenty social workers were asked to rate their perception of career motivation, organizational career support and job satisfaction. Exploratory factor analysis revealed factor structures for career motivations. Regression analysis of variance tests revealed the…
Golden opportunities for resolving students’ emotional disturbance in learning social work values: A 3Ps approach in f ieldwork practicum
The term golden opportunities to discuss with supervisees about social work values refers to the episodes of struggles and conflicts encountered by students in fieldwork. They are so-called golden opportunities to discuss social work values with students. Limited attention has been paid as to how to seize these golden opportunities. This study explores the causes of emotional disturbance and the methods applied by supervisors to discuss social wo…
Critical realist discourse analysis of Chinese parents of children with dyslexia
There is a dearth of research concerning parental discourses on dyslexic children and the particular educational context in which they occur. Dyslexia can be viewed as a socially constructed condition, different from its medical definition. Critical realist discourse analysis (CRDA), which emphasises the discovery of the underlying structure and causation of observed events, can facilitate the exploration of its complexities and the multiple unde…
Supervisory relationship in cyber supervision: Implications for social work supervision
There is a dearth of research in supervisory relationships in the emerging practice of cyber supervision. This study explores supervisees’ perception of supervision experience and the building of supervisory relationships on a cyber platform. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 24 participants in a nationwide supervision training programme. The findings revealed three themes concerning supervisees’ perception of satisfaction with the onlin…
Involvement of parents of children with ADHD in schools: Implications for social work practice
School social workers and school counselors play an important role in providing support to the parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Issues regarding the barriers to parental involvement have not been well-explored empirically in social work. By means of semistructured interviews, this study explored the perspectives of 20 Mainland Chinese parents about parental involvement in their children’s education and in …
Social Workers’ Acceptance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Practice during Covid-19: Search for Embracing Ethical Considerations in Hong Kong
This qualitative research examined Hong Kong social workers’ perceptions of the usefulness and ease of adopting information and communication technology (ICT) in their practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Invitations to participate in this research were sent to various social welfare agencies, resulting in the recruitment of 23 social workers with different work experiences. In-depth interviews followed by thematic analysis were employed to exp…
Satisfaction with Organizational Career Management and the Turnover Intention of Social Workers in Guangdong Province, China
High social worker turnover is a serious challenge to the social work organizations in Guangdong Province in Mainland China. Little is understood about the relationship between the social workers’ satisfaction with organizational career management (OCM) and their turnover intentions. A quantitative survey was undertaken to gather information from 212 registered social workers employed by 43 social work organizations in eleven cities in Guangdong …
The factors affecting curriculum design of social work degree programs in Mainland China: Accounts of social work educators
This study aims to fill the research gaps on the general and specific socio-cultural factors that influence social work curriculum design in Mainland China through semi-structured telephone interviews with 23 social work educators in 23 cities across different Chinese regions. They reveal the factors that influence the curriculum and measures that could be used to improve the existing curriculum for positive impacts. An influence map is proposed …
Acceptance of using technologies in telesupervision during the pandemic: An international study
This study utilizes the Technology Acceptance Model by exploring the relationship between user acceptance attitude and actual usage behaviors of technological tools in telesupervision among supervisors in international societies. Specifically, the age of supervisors is examined to see whether it mediates the relationship between acceptance attitude and usage behavior. Survey data were collected from 194 supervisors in international societies usin…
A study on positive organizational scholarship and social worker self-care in Guangdong region, China
There is limited research into positive organizational scholarship in social work in China. This study aimed to address this research gap by investigating what social workers perceive as positive management practices that facilitate work performance, strengthen work motivation or increase job satisfaction, and discover the relationship between self-care and organizational support. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 participants in …
Factors Influencing Chinese Teachers’ Perceptions of Students with Special Education Needs: A Structural Equation Modeling
This study examined teachers’ perceptions and attitudes toward students with special education needs (SEN) in primary and secondary schools in Foshan city located in the Guangdong province. The factors affecting teachers’ perceptions were investigated through a survey with 1,424 participants. The results indicated that the teachers’ perceptions of students with SEN were influenced by gender, age, class teacher role, administrator role, subject ta…
Studying Proactive Coping Behaviors of Chinese Social Workers: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
This study aimed to explore the relationship between the proactive coping behaviors of Chinese social workers, the perceived importance of organizational job resources, and work engagement within the job demands-resources model. The participants were 423 licensed social workers. They completed self-report questionnaires on proactive coping behavior, organizational job resources, and work engagement. Following structural equation modeling, results…
Metaverse Life Story Museum and Reminiscence Group Therapy for Older Adults in Hong Kong
Purpose: The research project is to investigate how effective metaverse life story museum reminiscence therapy is in improving the psychological well-being of older adults, promoting positive aging, and enhancing reminiscence functions. Method: A quasi-experimental design with three metaverse reminiscence group therapy sessions were conducted with 15 older adults. Standardized measurements were taken before and after the therapy sessions. Qualita…
Impact of Nonviolent Communication Parenting Group on Modifying Parenting Styles
Purpose This study is to investigate the effectiveness of a group-based nonviolent communication parenting group with parents in Hong Kong. Changes in parenting style were examined. Method: It is a pretest–posttest controlled quasi-experimental design. A two-by-two mixed-model ANOVA was used to investigate changes. Participants of both the intervention and control groups were recruited from primary schools and a community service center. The inte…
Effects of a Customized Chatbot Intervention on Social Work Students’ Counseling Self-Efficacy
Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of customized chatbots in enhancing counseling self-efficacy among social work students and to examine whether perceived ease of use influences this development. Method A total of 41 participants engaged in simulated counseling practices using six role-play chatbots created on the Poe platform, each representing diverse client profiles and backgrounds. Results The findings showed statisticall…
Psychology (20 works) · Social Work (20 works) · Political science (18 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (16 works) · Sociology (16 works) · Work (physics (13 works) · China (12 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Public relations (11 works) · Computer Science (9 works)