Tak Mau Simon Chan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5823249 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tak Mau Simon Chan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tak Mau Simon |
| FAMILY NAME | Chan |
| SIGNATURE | CHAN T M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hong Kong Baptist University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5962-2731 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 32 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 32 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Treatment Efficacy of Multiple Family Narrative Therapy for Chinese Families of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Multiple family narrative therapy complex dyadic reciprocity: The family narratives among Chinese families of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Multiple family narrative therapy (MFNT) has demonstrated effectiveness in reducing the psychological distress of parents, strengthening the perceived link between child and parents, and promoting family resilience and the parent-child relationship among Chinese families who have a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It is a novel method that integrates Multiple Family Therapy and Narrative Therapy to ensure therapeutic results a…
Unveiling counterstorytelling in social orientation model among Chinese families of children with dyslexia
Enhancing family resilience in Chinese families of children with ADHD through multiple family narrative therapy
Chinese families of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience disruptive family dynamics and dysfunctional family interactions due to their struggle to reconcile school expectations, social and cultural norms. With an emphasis on academic excellence, parents have higher parental rejection and become avoidant, leading to high conflicts in parent–child relationships. Mainstream interventions in Hong Kong tend to be tr…
Community of inquiry framework for Chinese cultural dimensions in social work education
This study explores the application of the community of inquiry (CoI) framework in Chinese social work education, which emphasizes the need for culturally responsive adaptations in blended learning environments. Given the commitment of the social work profession to cultural responsiveness and global focus on indigenizing practices, this research work addresses a significant gap in the literature on the effectiveness of CoI in non-Western contexts…
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Multiple Family Narrative Therapy for Families of Children with Dyslexia in Hong Kong: Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Outcomes
Purpose: Dyslexia is a common learning disorder that affects reading and writing abilities and could have a significant impact on family functioning and child development. Despite the availability of educational interventions, many families of children with dyslexia continue to experience difficulties in handling negative emotions and parent–child dyadic interactions associated with the specific disabilities. The present study examines the effect…
Evaluating Narrative Group Therapy on Self-Efficacy and Social Anxiety for Students with Dyslexia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Purpose The present study aims to examine the effectiveness of narrative group therapy for improving self-efficacy as well as reducing social anxiety among primary school Chinese students with dyslexia in Hong Kong. Methods A cluster-level randomized controlled trial is used to conduct a thorough evaluation of the effectiveness of the intervention for 38 primary students who have been diagnosed with dyslexia. Results The pretest–posttest results …
Chinese male survivors of intimate partner violence: Living in and transforming stigma
This qualitative research aimed to examine stigma of male IPV survivors in Hong Kong and Taiwan context, in particular, three aspects: 1) anticipated stigma and stigma internalization; 2) interplay of hegemony masculinity and cultural stigma in relation to violence against men; 3) their journey of from living in stigma to transforming stigma. 17 Chinese male IPV survivors were recruited both from Hong Kong and Taiwan, who had been in a heterosexu…
Narration of development of narrative practice in Hong Kong over the past two decades
This paper explores the narration of local practitioners and scholars on the development of narrative practice in Hong Kong over the past two decades. A qualitative study is conducted in this study through semi-structured interviews with five local narrative practice practitioners and scholars to collect their narrations on the development of narrative practices in Hong Kong. Four themes are found: 1) expectations for an alternative approach; 2) …
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 …
Parent–Child Interactive Stress in Chinese Families with Children Who Have Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Systematic Review of Narrative Therapy Publications in Hong Kong
Purpose: This article reviews narrative therapy (NT) publications specific to Hong Kong over a period of 20 years. Methods: Three search strategies are adopted: using the Hong Kong Baptist University OneSearch database and Google Books index, and sending soliciting emails to local scholars and practitioners. Four research questions are asked: (a) how many related publications? (b) who are the targets? (c) who are the authors? (d) what is the type…
Systematic Review of Research on Special Education Needs in Greater China
Purpose: This article reviews research work on special education needs in Greater China during the past 5 decades. Methods: All searches are done on online search engines to determine the (a) volume of the related research work, (b) targets of the research studies, (c) types of SENs addressed, and (d) type of research work. Results: 828 publications are identified, among which the majority are published in the Mainland China and Taiwanese context…
Blueprint for Social Work Blended Learning Curriculum in the Chinese Context
Purpose: This study explored the conceptual framework and procedures of course design and then optimal evaluation tools for blended learning in social work education in the Chinese context. Method: Fifteen courses of five social work programs in Hong Kong are used to create a blueprint for blended learning in the social work curriculum in the Hong Kong Chinese context. Videos, virtual tours, online games, and an e-forum are components of the cour…
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 …
Professional identity of Wuhan and Hong Kong social workers: Covid-19 challenges and implications
This reflexive essay focus on how COVID-19 has impacted the professional identity of social workers in Wuhan and Hong Kong. Exploratory and reflexive in nature, eight Wuhan social workers who comprised three males and five females, and seven Hong Kong social workers who comprised one male and six females were recruited for semi-structured interviews. Their experience in Wuhan and Hong Kong during COVID-19 were highlighted. The challenges to profe…
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…
Discourse analysis of conception of masculinity among Chinese male sexual abuse survivors
This study aims to explore the conception of masculinity in organizing the help-seeking behavior of Chinese males in Hong Kong. Twelve informants, who had experienced being abused in various relationships, participated in the in-depth interviews. Discourse analysis drawn from the analytical process per James Paul Gee is applied to examine the data. Six discourse positions are highlighted, including placating masculinity, counter-masculinity, frag…
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…
A Systemic Review of Couple Therapy Research in Greater China
Objective: This article aims to explore the development of scholarly articles relating to couple therapy in Greater China in academic journals in the past four decades between 1976 and 2016. Method: This review analyzes 278 couple therapy articles with a focus on the question of “who are the authors?” and “what kinds of articles published?” Results: The volume of Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau articles are 90, 88, 64, and 0, respect…
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…
How to Determine the Order of Authorship for Social Work Research
Purpose: Coauthorship is a means for assessing each contributor’s effort on a joint publication. This study aims to identify methods to determine publication coauthorship for crediting effort and order. Method: The research team searched for a framework to affirm the decision-making process when preparing for a coauthored publication by analyzing existing literature and published guidelines in authorship determination. Results: Four coauthorship …
The “men in grief” phenomenon among suicide bereaved Chinese men in Hong Kong
This qualitative study addressed the intersectionality between masculine grief and gender role expectations during the grief process among men. The sample comprised 10 Chinese men in Hong Kong who had lost their wife or child to suicide. The study found that the "men in grief" phenomenon comprised three themes: making sense of hidden grief, processing grief-related guilt, and removing the stigma of masculine grieving. Future research on the mascu…
The Hong Kong Statement on Practice Research 2017: Contexts and Challenges of the Far East
This statement on social work practice research highlights the contributions of scholars, practitioners, and conference participants in the Fourth International Conference on Practice Research (ICPR) in 2017, hosted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in May 2017. It focuses on the contexts and challenges of carrying out practice research in the Far East and beyond as well as raises pertinent questions about the development of practice resear…
The Lens of Masculinity: Trauma in Men and the Landscapes of Sexual Abuse Survivors
The aim of this study was to identify the implications of masculinity for male sexual abuse survivors. To address the lack of research on male sexual abuse survivors, this study focuses on the trauma sustained by male survivors and the interplay of the cultural concept of masculinity. Given the sensitive nature of this topic and to protect the respondents, a three-phase methodological design was used. Initial observation of the participants in th…
Balancing Methodological Rigor and the Needs of Research Participants: A Debate on Alternative Approaches to Sensitive Research
Despite growing consideration of the needs of research participants in studies related to sensitive issues, discussions of alternative ways to design sensitive research are scarce. Structured as an exchange between two researchers who used different approaches in their studies with childhood sexual abuse survivors, in this article, we seek to advance understanding of methodological and ethical issues in designing sensitive research. The first per…
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 “men in grief” phenomenon among suicide bereaved Chinese men in Hong Kong
This qualitative study addressed the intersectionality between masculine grief and gender role expectations during the grief process among men. The sample comprised 10 Chinese men in Hong Kong who had lost their wife or child to suicide. The study found that the "men in grief" phenomenon comprised three themes: making sense of hidden grief, processing grief-related guilt, and removing the stigma of masculine grieving. Future research on the mascu…
Children’s wellbeing in a high-stakes testing environment: The case of Hong Kong
Contextualising the development of practice research in Asia
Debate and advocacy for practice research in social work have mostly taken place in Europe and the United States of America. It is apparent there is a lack of dialogue between researchers and practitioners on practice research within Asia and with their Western counterparts. The Fourth International Conference on Practice Research (ICPR) was hosted in Hong Kong 22 to 24 May 2017. This provided a strategic opportunity for practitioners, academics …
Gender‐Sensitive Research in a Chinese Community
The aim of this article is to foster an awareness of the need for gender‐sensitive research in the context of the methodological and ethical challenges posed by such research. We trace the development of gender sensitivity and masculinity in social work practice and research and connect this to an overview of the issues posed by research on sensitive topics. Reflecting on a research project involving Chinese male sexual abuse survivors, we draw c…
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…
East Meets West: Five Decades of Practice Research in Hong Kong
A review of social work practice research in Hong Kong identified 969 articles published over 50 years. Four main areas of their content were analyzed: (a) authorship, (b) practice area, (c) target clientele, and (d) research method. Our results showed that academics had produced most of the research publications (81%). The most common practice areas were children and youth (20%), mental health (19%), family (19%), and the elderly (11%). Youth (2…
Systematic Review of Narrative Therapy Publications in Hong Kong
Purpose: This article reviews narrative therapy (NT) publications specific to Hong Kong over a period of 20 years. Methods: Three search strategies are adopted: using the Hong Kong Baptist University OneSearch database and Google Books index, and sending soliciting emails to local scholars and practitioners. Four research questions are asked: (a) how many related publications? (b) who are the targets? (c) who are the authors? (d) what is the type…
Systematic Review of Research on Special Education Needs in Greater China
Purpose: This article reviews research work on special education needs in Greater China during the past 5 decades. Methods: All searches are done on online search engines to determine the (a) volume of the related research work, (b) targets of the research studies, (c) types of SENs addressed, and (d) type of research work. Results: 828 publications are identified, among which the majority are published in the Mainland China and Taiwanese context…
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 …
Discourse analysis of conception of masculinity among Chinese male sexual abuse survivors
This study aims to explore the conception of masculinity in organizing the help-seeking behavior of Chinese males in Hong Kong. Twelve informants, who had experienced being abused in various relationships, participated in the in-depth interviews. Discourse analysis drawn from the analytical process per James Paul Gee is applied to examine the data. Six discourse positions are highlighted, including placating masculinity, counter-masculinity, frag…
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 Lens of Masculinity: Trauma in Men and the Landscapes of Sexual Abuse Survivors
The aim of this study was to identify the implications of masculinity for male sexual abuse survivors. To address the lack of research on male sexual abuse survivors, this study focuses on the trauma sustained by male survivors and the interplay of the cultural concept of masculinity. Given the sensitive nature of this topic and to protect the respondents, a three-phase methodological design was used. Initial observation of the participants in th…
Gender‐Sensitive Research in a Chinese Community
The aim of this article is to foster an awareness of the need for gender‐sensitive research in the context of the methodological and ethical challenges posed by such research. We trace the development of gender sensitivity and masculinity in social work practice and research and connect this to an overview of the issues posed by research on sensitive topics. Reflecting on a research project involving Chinese male sexual abuse survivors, we draw c…
Balancing Methodological Rigor and the Needs of Research Participants: A Debate on Alternative Approaches to Sensitive Research
Despite growing consideration of the needs of research participants in studies related to sensitive issues, discussions of alternative ways to design sensitive research are scarce. Structured as an exchange between two researchers who used different approaches in their studies with childhood sexual abuse survivors, in this article, we seek to advance understanding of methodological and ethical issues in designing sensitive research. The first per…
Contextualising the development of practice research in Asia
Debate and advocacy for practice research in social work have mostly taken place in Europe and the United States of America. It is apparent there is a lack of dialogue between researchers and practitioners on practice research within Asia and with their Western counterparts. The Fourth International Conference on Practice Research (ICPR) was hosted in Hong Kong 22 to 24 May 2017. This provided a strategic opportunity for practitioners, academics …
The Hong Kong Statement on Practice Research 2017: Contexts and Challenges of the Far East
This statement on social work practice research highlights the contributions of scholars, practitioners, and conference participants in the Fourth International Conference on Practice Research (ICPR) in 2017, hosted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in May 2017. It focuses on the contexts and challenges of carrying out practice research in the Far East and beyond as well as raises pertinent questions about the development of practice resear…
East Meets West: Five Decades of Practice Research in Hong Kong
A review of social work practice research in Hong Kong identified 969 articles published over 50 years. Four main areas of their content were analyzed: (a) authorship, (b) practice area, (c) target clientele, and (d) research method. Our results showed that academics had produced most of the research publications (81%). The most common practice areas were children and youth (20%), mental health (19%), family (19%), and the elderly (11%). Youth (2…
A Systemic Review of Couple Therapy Research in Greater China
Objective: This article aims to explore the development of scholarly articles relating to couple therapy in Greater China in academic journals in the past four decades between 1976 and 2016. Method: This review analyzes 278 couple therapy articles with a focus on the question of “who are the authors?” and “what kinds of articles published?” Results: The volume of Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau articles are 90, 88, 64, and 0, respect…
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…
How to Determine the Order of Authorship for Social Work Research
Purpose: Coauthorship is a means for assessing each contributor’s effort on a joint publication. This study aims to identify methods to determine publication coauthorship for crediting effort and order. Method: The research team searched for a framework to affirm the decision-making process when preparing for a coauthored publication by analyzing existing literature and published guidelines in authorship determination. Results: Four coauthorship …
The “men in grief” phenomenon among suicide bereaved Chinese men in Hong Kong
This qualitative study addressed the intersectionality between masculine grief and gender role expectations during the grief process among men. The sample comprised 10 Chinese men in Hong Kong who had lost their wife or child to suicide. The study found that the "men in grief" phenomenon comprised three themes: making sense of hidden grief, processing grief-related guilt, and removing the stigma of masculine grieving. Future research on the mascu…
Children’s wellbeing in a high-stakes testing environment: The case of Hong Kong
Professional identity of Wuhan and Hong Kong social workers: Covid-19 challenges and implications
This reflexive essay focus on how COVID-19 has impacted the professional identity of social workers in Wuhan and Hong Kong. Exploratory and reflexive in nature, eight Wuhan social workers who comprised three males and five females, and seven Hong Kong social workers who comprised one male and six females were recruited for semi-structured interviews. Their experience in Wuhan and Hong Kong during COVID-19 were highlighted. The challenges to profe…
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…
Discourse analysis of conception of masculinity among Chinese male sexual abuse survivors
This study aims to explore the conception of masculinity in organizing the help-seeking behavior of Chinese males in Hong Kong. Twelve informants, who had experienced being abused in various relationships, participated in the in-depth interviews. Discourse analysis drawn from the analytical process per James Paul Gee is applied to examine the data. Six discourse positions are highlighted, including placating masculinity, counter-masculinity, frag…
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…
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 …
Parent–Child Interactive Stress in Chinese Families with Children Who Have Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Systematic Review of Narrative Therapy Publications in Hong Kong
Purpose: This article reviews narrative therapy (NT) publications specific to Hong Kong over a period of 20 years. Methods: Three search strategies are adopted: using the Hong Kong Baptist University OneSearch database and Google Books index, and sending soliciting emails to local scholars and practitioners. Four research questions are asked: (a) how many related publications? (b) who are the targets? (c) who are the authors? (d) what is the type…
Systematic Review of Research on Special Education Needs in Greater China
Purpose: This article reviews research work on special education needs in Greater China during the past 5 decades. Methods: All searches are done on online search engines to determine the (a) volume of the related research work, (b) targets of the research studies, (c) types of SENs addressed, and (d) type of research work. Results: 828 publications are identified, among which the majority are published in the Mainland China and Taiwanese context…
Blueprint for Social Work Blended Learning Curriculum in the Chinese Context
Purpose: This study explored the conceptual framework and procedures of course design and then optimal evaluation tools for blended learning in social work education in the Chinese context. Method: Fifteen courses of five social work programs in Hong Kong are used to create a blueprint for blended learning in the social work curriculum in the Hong Kong Chinese context. Videos, virtual tours, online games, and an e-forum are components of the cour…
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 …
Narration of development of narrative practice in Hong Kong over the past two decades
This paper explores the narration of local practitioners and scholars on the development of narrative practice in Hong Kong over the past two decades. A qualitative study is conducted in this study through semi-structured interviews with five local narrative practice practitioners and scholars to collect their narrations on the development of narrative practices in Hong Kong. Four themes are found: 1) expectations for an alternative approach; 2) …
Chinese male survivors of intimate partner violence: Living in and transforming stigma
This qualitative research aimed to examine stigma of male IPV survivors in Hong Kong and Taiwan context, in particular, three aspects: 1) anticipated stigma and stigma internalization; 2) interplay of hegemony masculinity and cultural stigma in relation to violence against men; 3) their journey of from living in stigma to transforming stigma. 17 Chinese male IPV survivors were recruited both from Hong Kong and Taiwan, who had been in a heterosexu…
Psychology (22 works) · Sociology (18 works) · Political science (14 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Social Work (10 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (10 works) · China (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (8 works) · Mainland China (8 works)