Echo Yuet Wah Yeung
Biographic Data
| ID | 4431597 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Echo Yuet Wah Yeung |
| GIVEN NAMES | Echo Yuet Wah |
| FAMILY NAME | Yeung |
| SIGNATURE | YEUNG E Y W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hertfordshire |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1865-8340 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
“Where are these people coming from?” Exploring the experiences of older people and their families after returning home from hospital for further care and support
Discharge to Assess (D2A) is a process embedded in statutory guidance in England, aimed at supporting people to leave hospital once they are medically stable, with further assessments carried out in the community. Local health and social care teams are responsible for identifying ongoing needs and arranging appropriate support. This study examined the policy’s impact and explored the experiences of older adults who returned home for continued ass…
Linguistic challenges in practice learning
Practice learning is an essential component of training for social work and nursing students. This study explores the practice learning experiences of international students from social work and nursing professions, specifically focussing on the linguistic challenges they encountered. Individual interviews were conducted with 20 international students, in addition to a focus group. To gain insight into their experiences, we utilized framework of …
Is social work an endangered breed? an analysis of the challenges for social work in Malta
Literature about the challenges to the development of the social work profession, particularly in Malta, is scarce. A review of the literature shows that there are similar trends in other countries. This paper is based on the data stemming from one of the questions in the qualitative interviews of a doctoral research study. The findings suggest that some of the challenges for social work in Malta include a shortage of social workers, issues with …
To be or not to be
This article examines the meaning-making experiences of migrant social workers from Hong Kong in England. Individual interviews were conducted with 22 migrant social workers. Family comes first, regaining confidence from self-doubt and persevering and keep fighting are the meanings they attributed to their resettlement experiences. García-Ramírez et al.’s acculturative integration framework offers insights into how migrant social workers can rega…
Deepening Our Understanding of Reflective Practice in a Safeguarding Child Protection and Welfare Context
This article aims to develop a deeper understanding of reflective practice (RP) in teams in the context of a systemic approach to child protection. It highlights the inherent dichotomy of reflective practice between the very private nature of reflection and its application to the public arena of professional practice. Six social workers in the London Borough of Ealing participated in semi-structured interviews based on their experience of the str…
Supervision of Chinese social work students during field practice
This article explores the extent to which approaches to supervision developed outside of China fit with Chinese cultural approaches to learning and teaching. Qualitative data were collected from students and supervisors from three different regions in China. The findings suggest that a student-focused, egalitarian approach is fundamental to promote students’ learning at the current developmental stage of the social work profession in China. This …
The impact of personalisation on people from Chinese backgrounds
The limited research that considers people from black and minority ethnic communities' experiences of personalisation tends to focus on personal budgets rather than personalisation per se. This article provides an opportunity to hear the voices of people from Chinese backgrounds and their experiences of personalisation. The study used individual semi-structured interviews and focus groups to collect data from physically disabled people from Chine…
Satisfaction with social care
The satisfaction of social care among service users provides an important indication of how services are performing. Although there is evidence to suggest that people from black and minority ethnic communities experience less satisfaction with social care than majority groups, there is little literature which focuses specifically on people from Chinese backgrounds in England. This article provides an opportunity to hear the voices of people from …
Role of Social Networks in the Help-Seeking Experiences among Chinese Suffering from Severe Mental Illness in England
The onset of mental illness can have a significant impact on individuals' lives and on the people who they come into contact with in their social networks. This paper presents the findings of the exploratory stage of a larger study that aims to examine the role of social networks in the help-seeking process of Chinese people suffering from severe mental illness in England. The study used a qualitative phenomenological approach in which in-depth i…
The impact of personalisation on people from Chinese backgrounds
The limited research that considers people from black and minority ethnic communities' experiences of personalisation tends to focus on personal budgets rather than personalisation per se. This article provides an opportunity to hear the voices of people from Chinese backgrounds and their experiences of personalisation. The study used individual semi-structured interviews and focus groups to collect data from physically disabled people from Chine…
Supervision of Chinese social work students during field practice
This article explores the extent to which approaches to supervision developed outside of China fit with Chinese cultural approaches to learning and teaching. Qualitative data were collected from students and supervisors from three different regions in China. The findings suggest that a student-focused, egalitarian approach is fundamental to promote students’ learning at the current developmental stage of the social work profession in China. This …
Role of Social Networks in the Help-Seeking Experiences among Chinese Suffering from Severe Mental Illness in England
The onset of mental illness can have a significant impact on individuals' lives and on the people who they come into contact with in their social networks. This paper presents the findings of the exploratory stage of a larger study that aims to examine the role of social networks in the help-seeking process of Chinese people suffering from severe mental illness in England. The study used a qualitative phenomenological approach in which in-depth i…
Role of Social Networks in the Help-Seeking Experiences among Chinese Suffering from Severe Mental Illness in England
The onset of mental illness can have a significant impact on individuals' lives and on the people who they come into contact with in their social networks. This paper presents the findings of the exploratory stage of a larger study that aims to examine the role of social networks in the help-seeking process of Chinese people suffering from severe mental illness in England. The study used a qualitative phenomenological approach in which in-depth i…
Satisfaction with social care
The satisfaction of social care among service users provides an important indication of how services are performing. Although there is evidence to suggest that people from black and minority ethnic communities experience less satisfaction with social care than majority groups, there is little literature which focuses specifically on people from Chinese backgrounds in England. This article provides an opportunity to hear the voices of people from …
The impact of personalisation on people from Chinese backgrounds
The limited research that considers people from black and minority ethnic communities' experiences of personalisation tends to focus on personal budgets rather than personalisation per se. This article provides an opportunity to hear the voices of people from Chinese backgrounds and their experiences of personalisation. The study used individual semi-structured interviews and focus groups to collect data from physically disabled people from Chine…
Deepening Our Understanding of Reflective Practice in a Safeguarding Child Protection and Welfare Context
This article aims to develop a deeper understanding of reflective practice (RP) in teams in the context of a systemic approach to child protection. It highlights the inherent dichotomy of reflective practice between the very private nature of reflection and its application to the public arena of professional practice. Six social workers in the London Borough of Ealing participated in semi-structured interviews based on their experience of the str…
Supervision of Chinese social work students during field practice
This article explores the extent to which approaches to supervision developed outside of China fit with Chinese cultural approaches to learning and teaching. Qualitative data were collected from students and supervisors from three different regions in China. The findings suggest that a student-focused, egalitarian approach is fundamental to promote students’ learning at the current developmental stage of the social work profession in China. This …
Is social work an endangered breed? an analysis of the challenges for social work in Malta
Literature about the challenges to the development of the social work profession, particularly in Malta, is scarce. A review of the literature shows that there are similar trends in other countries. This paper is based on the data stemming from one of the questions in the qualitative interviews of a doctoral research study. The findings suggest that some of the challenges for social work in Malta include a shortage of social workers, issues with …
To be or not to be
This article examines the meaning-making experiences of migrant social workers from Hong Kong in England. Individual interviews were conducted with 22 migrant social workers. Family comes first, regaining confidence from self-doubt and persevering and keep fighting are the meanings they attributed to their resettlement experiences. García-Ramírez et al.’s acculturative integration framework offers insights into how migrant social workers can rega…
“Where are these people coming from?” Exploring the experiences of older people and their families after returning home from hospital for further care and support
Discharge to Assess (D2A) is a process embedded in statutory guidance in England, aimed at supporting people to leave hospital once they are medically stable, with further assessments carried out in the community. Local health and social care teams are responsible for identifying ongoing needs and arranging appropriate support. This study examined the policy’s impact and explored the experiences of older adults who returned home for continued ass…
Linguistic challenges in practice learning
Practice learning is an essential component of training for social work and nursing students. This study explores the practice learning experiences of international students from social work and nursing professions, specifically focussing on the linguistic challenges they encountered. Individual interviews were conducted with 20 international students, in addition to a focus group. To gain insight into their experiences, we utilized framework of …
Political science (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Social Work (6 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (4 works) · Healthcare innovation and challenges (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works)