“Every individual, group, family, and community has strengths.  Assume that you do not know the upper limits of the capacity to grow and change and take individual, group, and community aspirations seriously” (Saleebey, 2013).

These principles of the strengths perspective guide Dr Wong to develop the practice and teaching in her social work journey.

Dr Rosetta Wong received her BSW, MASW (Mental Health), PhD from PolyU and PgD in Women’s Health from CUHK. She is a Registered Social Worker and has extensive experiences in working with young people and people with mental health issues. Prior to joining PolyU, she had worked as an outreaching social worker and a school social worker for over 10 years. Dr Wong began to learn and practice the strengths perspective when she encountered adolescent cases with different mental health issues. She has connections with the social work community to exchange the knowledge and experiences in studying and practicing recovery and strengths perspective in the Chinese context. Dr Wong has acquired the Approved Strengths Perspective Supervisor qualification from Taiwan. 

As a social worker and a teacher, Dr Wong develops her knowledge with clinical and research-based evidences. She has maintained good connections with local non-governmental organisations and served as their sub-committee member, consultant, clinical supervisor, trainer or speaker. She also gives advice and trainings to their staff. Not only does Dr Wong provide community service to the social work discipline with her professional expertise, she also learns from frontline experiences and inform her knowledge building by conceptualizing these experiences. Dr Wong is committed to the research and studies related to her expertise and bringing the knowledge to her teaching. She also conceptualises and presents at conferences and publishes her work sharing her ideas. She values collaborative learning and teaching approaches that encourage building on each other’s wisdom to create more innovative and valuable experiences.

• Doctor of Philosophy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Post-graduate Diploma in Women's Health Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Master of Arts in Social Work (Mental Health), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Bachelor of Social Work (Hons), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University