Dr Stella WONG

Academic Staff

Clinical Associate

EF709
+852 3400 3683
sau.kuen.stella.wong@polyu.edu.hk

Biography

Dr Wong Sau-kuen Stella is a registered social worker. She received her Bachelor’s degree of Social Work (Hons) from the Hong Kong Baptist University and Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She then obtained her Master of Social Sciences and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from The University of Hong Kong. She has a keen interest in nurturing younger generations of social workers and advancement of teaching pedagogy. She is currently the Director of Fieldwork Education, overseeing the work of fieldwork team with the aim of providing quality learning experience for students to put theory into practice through an immersive experience at an agency. Over the past years, she has also been involved in a number of teaching and learning projects, focusing on the use of innovative and interactive pedagogies to enhance students’ learning experience. Her research interests include: youth participation in gambling, social media in counselling and use of technology in social work education. Apart from teaching, she currently serves as a Social Service Committee Member of the Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association and an Assessment Team Member for Qualification Recognition Review of the Social Workers Registration Board.

Education and Academic Qualifications

PhD (HKU)
MSW (HKU)
PgD (CUHK)
BSW (HKBU)

Professional Qualifications

Registered Social Worker

Teaching Area

Introduction to Social Work

Generic Social Work with Individuals and Families

Social Work Theory and Practice

Capstone Project

Research Interests

Grants (selected)

(Co-I) Video-based learning in specialised training #3: Enhancing inter-professional communication skills in healthcare settings through mini-case videos, funded by the Special Grant for Strategic Development of Virtual Teaching and Learning (Institutional Initiatives) 2021-2023, The University Grants Committee (UGC) and the Quality Assurance Council (QAC)

(Co-I) IaH through COIL #3: Creating an inter-disciplinary and intercultural learning environment for teaching complex problem solving and clinical reasoning, funded by the Special Grant for Strategic Development of Virtual Teaching and Learning (Institutional Initiatives) 2021-2023, The University Grants Committee (UGC) and the Quality Assurance Council (QAC)

(Co-I) Virtual interactive tutorials and an e-workbook to enhance social work skills learning, funded by the Strategic Plan Initiatives to Enhance the Student Learning Experience through the Use of Interactive Pedagogies 2020-21, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

(Co-PI) Aspiration: examining the effectiveness of the learning to learn training package on university teaching and learning, funded by the Larger-Scale Collaborative Project for Teaching & Development Grant 2019-2020, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

(Co-PI) Discipline Specific Writing skills for Social Science Students, funded by the Larger-Scale Collaborative Project for Teaching & Development Grant 2019-2020, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.