Examining the cultural dimension of social work practice: The experience of teaching students on a social work course in Hong Kong

International Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-144

  Tsang, Nai Ming ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b London Bible College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042976486     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002087289704000202     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Allinson, R.E. (ed.) (1989) Understanding the Chinese Mind. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press.
2. Almazor, A.C. (1967) 'The Profession of Social Work in the Philippines', in H.H. Aptekar (ed.) An Intercultural Exploration. Report of the Intercullural Seminar, pp. 123-37. New York: Council of Social Work Education.
3. Anderson, Joseph (1981) Social Work Methods and Processes. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
4. Bond, Michael Harris (1993) Beyond the Chinese Face Insights From Psychology (Chinese edition). Hong Kong: Oxford University Press.
5. Chan, W.C. (1992) Between 'Modernity' and 'Post-modernity'. Taipei: Shih Pao Wen Hua (in Chinese).
6. Chiu, L.C. (1994) 'Cross Cultural Study in Social Work - Examine the Dominant Chinese Ideologies and the Ways in which They Shape Our Clients in Seeking and Receiving Help. Draw Implications for Social Work in Chinese Societies in Building Relationship with Clients', Final individual paper submitted for the advanced seminars in social work studies. Department of Applied Social Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic.
7. Findlay, Peter C. (1979) 'Social Work Education And The Problem of Critical Theory', Canadian Journal of Social Work Education.
8. Fok, Shiu-yeu (1994) 'The Give and Take Relationship in Social Work Practice, in T.Y. Lee (ed.) Conference Proceedings on Social Work Education in Chinese Societies: Existing Patterns and Future Development. Hong Kong: Asian & Pacific Association for Social Work Education.
9. Garvin, Charles D. and John E. Tropman (1992) Social Work in Contemporary Society. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
10. Goldstein, Howard (1990) 'The Knowledge Base of Social Work Practice', Family in Society (January): 32-43.
11. Goldstein, Howard (1992) 'If Social Work Hasn't Made Progress As a Science, Might it Be an Art?', Family in Society (January): 48-55.
12. Hepworth, Dean H. and Jo Ann Larsen (1993) Direct Social Work Practice, 4th edn. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
13. Hong Kong Government (1993) Hong Kong in Figures. Census and Statistics Department.
14. Hong Kong Polytechnic (1994) Course Scheme Modular Post-graduate Programme in Applied Social Studies (leading to) Master of Arts/Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work. Department of Applied Social Studies.
15. Ivey, Allen E. (1991) Developmental Strategies for Helpers. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
16. Khinduka, S.K. (ed.) (1965) Social Work in India. Allahabad: Kitab Mahal.
17. King, Ambrose Y.K. (1992) Chinese Society and Culture. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press.
18. Kutzik, A. (1959) Social Work and Jewish Values. Washington: Public Affairs Press.
19. Kwan, M.L., M.K. Lam, Y.Y. Hung, C.Y. Kwok and F.P. Szeto (1994) 'Naming as a Component of Practice: An Exploratory Study on the Meanings and Implications of the Common Term used by the Social Workers and their Clients to Address Each Other', Group Paper submitted for the advanced seminars in social work studies. Department of Applied Social Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic.
20. Luo, C.L. (ed.) (1991) A Collection of Mencius' Sayings, trans. T.C. Li and S.S. Liu. Qi Nan: Qi Lu Press.
21. Midgley, J. (1981) Professional Imperialism: Social Work in the Third World. London: Heinemann.
22. Ngan, Raymond (1994) 'Cultural Imperialism: Western Social Work Theories for Chinese Practice and the Mission of Social Work in Hong Kong', Hong Kong Journal of Social Work XXVII(2):47-55.
23. Nwachuku, U. (1989) 'Culture-specific Counseling: The Igbo Case', unpublished dissertation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
24. Payne, Malcolm (1991) Modern Social Work Theory. London: Macmillan.
25. Rashid, R. (1967) 'Social Work Practice in West Pakistan', in H.H. Aptekar (ed.) An Intercultural Exploration. Report of the Intercultural Seminar, pp. 138-52. New York: Council of Social Work Education.
26. Rojek, C., G. Peacock and S. Collins (1988) Social Work and Received Ideas. London: Routledge.
27. Samovar, L.A. and R.E. Porter (eds) (1994) Intercultural Communication: A Reader. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
28. Shulman, Lawrence (1991) Interactional Social Work Practice. Itasca, IL: F.E. Peacock.
29. To, Cho-Yee (ed.) (1993) Cross-cultural Transplants: Western Social Science Theories in Chinese Societies. Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
30. Tomlinson, J. (1991) Cultural Imperialism. London: Pinter.
31. Tsang, N.M. (1994) Course Outline of Advanced Seminars in Social Work Studies, MA(SW). Department of Applied Social Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic.
32. Turner, Stephen (1994) The Social Theory of Practices. Cambridge: Polity Press.
33. Yu, Y.S. (1984) Looking at the Contemporary Meaning of Chinese Culture and Value System. Taipei: Shin Pao Wen Hua (in Chinese).
34. Yuen, S.P. (ed.) (1993) Critical Hermeneutics and Social Research. River Edge, NY: Global Publishing Co. (in Chinese).
35. Ward, Barbara E. (1968) 'Sociological Self-Awareness: Some Uses of the Conscious Model', Man (1): 201-5.
36. Wei, C.T. (1987) Contemporary Reflection on Chinese Traditional Thoughts. Taipei: Kway Kuan (in Chinese).
37. Witkin, Stanley L. (1990) 'The Implications of Social Constructionism for Social Work Education', Journal of Teaching in Social Work 4(2):37-48.