Annual Best Paper Award for Research Postgraduate Students 2019

PolyU Summer Programme 2020 - Applied Social Sciences Day

Through interactive activities and guest speakers’ sharing, participants will gain a basic knowledge of social sciences as well as our programmes and their career prospects. Participants will also able to experience various learning modes at PolyU. Date: 30 July 2020 (Thursday) Time: 10 am – 5 pm (Registration at 9:45 am) Venue: GH405, PolyU Number of places: 40 Programme Fee: HK$50 Medium of Instruction: Cantonese Target Participants: Secondary 4 & 5 Students Please click HERE for enrolment.

Congratulations to Dr. Lu YU for Winning Fulbright-RGC Hong Kong Senior Research Scholar Award

Dr. Lu YU, Associate Professor of Department of Applied Social Sciences, has been awarded Fulbright–RGC Hong Kong Senior Research Scholar Award by the U.S. government. The award will sponsor her research project in the U.S. for 10 months (https://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/funded_research/funding_results/fhksp2021.html). During her Fulbright fellowship at the University of Chicago in the academic year 2020/21, Dr. YU will conduct a research project entitled “Preventing Youth Violence in Hong Kong: Gaining Experiences from Evidence-Based Best Practices in the United States”. Dr. Yu said that violence among youth is a major public health concern worldwide, and its importance for Hong Kong is growing. The research would contribute to preventing youth violence in Hong Kong and other Chinese contexts. Dr. YU expressed her thanks to the Department of Applied Social Sciences for the support in her application. The Fulbright–RGC Hong Kong Senior Research Scholar Award Programme is a flagship international education exchange programme supported by the U.S. Department of State and partner countries around the world. Funded by the Research Grants Council, two awards will be on offer annually for Hong Kong scholars as Fulbright visiting scholars affiliated with American universities and research institutes. The Programme aims to support senior Hong Kong scholars to undertake research activities at American universities and research institutes.

Congratulations to Mr Andy FUNG Hong Wang for being awarded Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship 2019/20

                          Mr Andy FUNG Hong Wang, PhD student at PolyU APSS, is honoured with the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship for Disabled Students 2019/20. The Council administrates both fellowship and scholarship schemes for disabled students. The fellowship is offered to outstanding full-time students with special educational needs and/or mental health needs pursuing UGC-funded research postgraduate studies in Hong Kong, in recognition of their academic excellence, leadership potential, language proficiency and research achievement. Andy is the only awardee in this academic year.  

Webinar: In the Midst of Lockdowns: Reflection and Innovation of Social Work Education and Practice in Chinese Communities 圍城中的社會工作教育與實踐: 創新及反思

Date: 13 June 2020 (Saturday) Time: 9:30 am – 5 pm (online) Online registration

Programme Series: Reflection After COVID-19

COVID-19 is posing significant challenges to PolyU and the community. In the wake of COVID-19, the Department and guest speakers from different sectors hope to share their experience: Webinar Reflections on Distance Learning and Research During the Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead Date: 3 June 2020 (Wednesday) Time: 2 pm - 3 pm Speakers: Dr WONG Hok-wui, Stan & Dr SIU Yuen-man, Judy Target Audience: Research Students of APSS Teaching Café The Unexpected Semester: what we had to face, what we have done, and what we learn from in our learning and teaching activities under the COVID-19 pandemic Date: 10 June 2020 (Wednesday) Time: 2 pm – 4 pm Venue: GH 405, PolyU Target Audience: Academic Staff of APSS 《復和。家。連繫》系列 （只限中文版） 主辦：香港理工大學 協辦：香港小童群益會、香港明愛青少年及社區服務、香港青少年服務處、香港家庭福利會、香港青年協會 社會事件及疫情衝擊後如何促進與青少年子女溝通及家庭身心健康家長講座 日期：2020年5月27日（星期三） 時間：晚上7時半 地點：賽馬會大埔綜合青少年服務中心 講者：香港理工大學副教授　盧希皿博士 日期：2020年5月30日（星期六） 時間：上午10時半 地點：美孚青少年綜合服務中心 講者：臨床心理學家　曹韻芝博士 日期：2020年6月6日（星期六） 時間：上午10時半 地點：將軍澳(南)綜合家庭服務中心 講者：精神科專科醫生　曾韋喬醫生 日期：2020年6月13日（星期六） 時間：上午10時半 地點：北角綜合家庭服務中心 講者：臨床心理學家　張嬋玲博士 按此報名     中學生及家長在社會事件後的心理健康支援兩天專業培訓 日期：2020年7月22及23日（星期三及四） 時間：上午9時半至下午5時半 講者：精神科醫生　黃瑋妍醫生 臨床心理學家　黃婷博士 香港理工大學副教授　盧希皿博士 按此報名                                               家長靜觀工作坊 日期：2020年6月至7月（上課時間及地點將隨機編配，詳情請參閱宣傳海報） 講者：精神科專科醫生　曾韋喬醫生 心理學博士王藹慈博士 臨床心理學家　曹韻芝博士 臨床心理學家　盧笑蓮博士 香港理工大學副教授　盧希皿博士 精神科醫生　黃瑋妍醫生 臨床心理學家　黃婷博士 按此報名 社會事件後的家庭諮詢 個案轉介查詢熱線：9843 2533 (WhatsApp) 由美國婚姻及家庭治療協會認可臨床阮士提供 支援青少年子女及家庭成員因社會事件引發的家庭關係或心理健康問題 提供不超過五節免費家庭諮詢 學生復課適應支援小錦囊 （只限中文版） 復課在即，學生需要重新調整生活步伐，「成長心態與壓力應對項目組」製作了《學生復課適應支援小錦囊》，提供建議，希望能夠幫助學生、家長及校方順利適應。 下載 《學生復課適應支援小錦囊》

Annual Best Paper Award for Research Postgraduate Student 2020

APSS Scholars Awarded K.C. Wong Belt and Road Visiting Fellowship Scheme 2019

              Dr. Crystal Kwan, Assistant Professor of APSS and Dr. Timothy Sim, Associate Professor of APSS, received awards from the PolyU K.C. Wong Belt and Road (B&R) Visiting Fellowship Scheme 2019. The Fellowship Scheme aims to strengthen the tie between PolyU and the B&R higher education institutions, and provides up to 10 fellowships each year to PolyU scholars. It encourages awardees to carry out B&R related studies, and supports education development in B&R countries, as well as embarks on research collaboration with the Belt and Road scholars. Dr. Kwan and Dr. Sim gratefully acknowledges the support of the K.C. Wong Education Foundation. Dr. Kwan will visit the University of the Philippines while Dr. Sim will visit the University of Pretoria to carry out B&R related research and educational activities within the academic year of 2019/20.

Congratulations to Prof. Sylvia Chen for Receiving International Fellowship

                Prof. Sylvia Xiaohua Chen, Associate Dean of PolyU's  Faculty of Health and Social Sciences and Professor of Department of Applied Social Sciences, has been elected as a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), previously the American Psychological Society. An international body, APS awards fellowships to recognize members who have made sustained outstanding contributions to the science of psychology.   恭賀陳曉華教授獲授國際院士榮銜 理大醫療及社會科學院副院長暨應用社會科學系陳曉華教授獲美國心理科學學會頒授院士榮銜。該學會為一所國際組織，透過頒發院士榮銜表彰持續對心理科學發展建樹良多的會員。

Completion of Manulife Centre for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)

中文譯本隨附於後 (The Chinese version follows the English one) Completion of Manulife Centre for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) Department of Applied Social Sciences (APSS) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University announces that the operation of the Manulife Centre for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities (MCCSLD) will be completed on 31 December 2019. With the generous sponsorship of the Manulife Charitable Foundation, the MCCSLD first opened its door in 1999 with the aim to take a leading role in the holistic development of children with specific learning needs in Hong Kong. Over the past 20 years, the Centre provided professional support to some 10,000 children with various educational special needs and about 6,000 parents of SLD children, and advanced the awareness about specific learning needs in the community. As the Centre’s mission has been completed, the Department would like to express gratitude for the trust and support of the Manulife Charitable Foundation in the past years. Their generosity enabled the Centre to launch various programmes allowing children with specific learning needs to discover and develop their strengths and talents. The Department also appreciates Dr. Alice Lai, Director of the MCCSLD, and the staff for their unreserved and professional contributions throughout. For further information, please contact APSS at info.apss@polyu.edu.hk. 宏利兒童學習潛能發展中心完成服務使命 香港理工大學應用社會科學系轄下之宏利兒童學習潛能發展中心（中心）將於2019年12月31日停止服務。 承蒙宏利慈善基金慷慨贊助，宏利兒童學習潛能發展中心於1999年成立，致力為香港有學習障礙的兒童提供學術及專業服務，20年來為 10,000 名有不同學習需要的兒童及約 6,000 名家長提供支援，並提高大眾對學習障礙的認識。 應用社會科學系藉此向宏利慈善基金多年來的信任及支持致以衷心感謝，在基金的全力支持下，中心得已實踐使命，協助有特殊學習需要的兒童發展潛能。系方亦感謝中心負責人黎程正家博士及員工對中心的貢獻及服務。 如有查詢，請電郵至info.apss@polyu.edu.hk，與應用社會科學系聯絡。