Mr Denny Yeung is an instructor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences. He mainly teaches social work skills-related subjects. He teaches casework, group work, and community work, at both Bachelor and Master’s levels. In his teaching, he likes collecting real cases from students for case conceptualisation and skills demonstration.

Besides teaching, he is also a member of the Social Work Fieldwork Placement Team. He mainly helps to run Preparatory Workshops for both Bachelor and Master’s level social work students.

He is a member of the Professional Practice and Assessment Centre (PPAC) and also a member of the APSS Students and Alumni Affairs Committee (SAAC).

Denny believes in learning-by-doing. He always tells his students, “If you want to learn swimming, please go into the water.”  Denny also tends to see students’ strengths instead of weaknesses and sees himself as an enabler. “I am here to help you succeed, not to fail you.” said Denny to his students.

Before he joined PolyU in 2017, he worked in a local social welfare NGO for over 20 years. His expertise is in youth services, and he has experience in school social work, child counselling, centre services, youth drug abuse counselling, youth employment support services, and special education needs (SEN) support services, and service quality standards (SQS).

• Master of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
• Bachelor of Social Work, The University of Hong Kong