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Mental health issues expressed by the Cantonese-Chinese radio listeners
- Author:
- CHEUNG Monit
- Journal article citation:
- Hong Kong Journal of Social Work, 43(2), Winter 2009, pp.147-155.
- Publisher:
- World Scientific Publishing Company
- Place of publication:
- Singapore
This paper describes the dissemination of mental health education and information to Cantonese-speaking Chinese immigrants, in the greater Houston area of the United States. The author initiated a local radio program in December 2005 to deliver 25 mental health topics (in a 45 minute timeslot out of a 60 minute program, once a week for 25 weeks, 2005-2006) to educate and stimulate listeners, during a 9-10 am or 11am to noon timeslot. Six shows were pre-recorded, and 19 were broadcast live in order to enable phone-in conversations, with listeners. Thirty-one calls were received and answered during this study, and are tabulated by category of concern and broken down by gender and timeslot of listening. Twenty-two female callers addressed parenting and emotional issues, while most male callers (n=8, 89%) described being subject to domestic and partner abuse, from their wives. The author, by analysing the content of these phone calls, wishes in this paper to inform practitioners of some unmet mental health needs of these previously unheard Chinese immigrant voices, which could have practical implications for future policies and service delivery. For example, the importance of native language and gender differences are highlighted.
Promoting effective interviewing of sexually abused children: a pilot study
- Author:
- CHEUNG Monit
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 18(2), March 2008, pp.137-143.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This American study is centred on interviewing techniques with alleged child sexual abuse victims who do and do not disclose sexual abuse. Ninety randomly selected videotapes are reviewed, and the interviewing techniques are recorded on a 69-item Child Sexual Abuse Interviewing Skills Instrument. Results: The nondisclosure children are younger and more likely to be males than females. The discriminant analysis of the instrument indicate the use of more "what and how" questions in disclosure cases, whereas more closing questions are used in nondisclosure cases. It is concluded that interviewers should maintain an attitude that additional information can be obtained from other sources, which will help the interviewer demonstrate patience and understanding, rather than leading the child to disclosure or false allegation.
How to determine the order of authorship for social work research
- Authors:
- CHEUNG Monit, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 31(3), 2021, pp.227-233.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Purpose: Coauthorship is a means for assessing each contributor’s effort on a joint publication. This study aims to identify methods to determine publication coauthorship for crediting effort and order. Method: The research team searched for a framework to affirm the decision-making process when preparing for a coauthored publication by analyzing existing literature and published guidelines in authorship determination. Results: Four coauthorship principles—fairness, accountability, transparency, and effort (FATE)—were described with guidelines. The FATE framework helped the team develop a checklist for scholars to document their research productivity in collaborative projects. Examples of questions were derived from the framework to stimulate educational discussions and collaborative research ideas. Discussion: The coauthorship checklist could provide support for mentors to evaluate their protégés’ performance. Further research is needed to justify its application for initiating conversations about coauthorship. Operational guidelines should also be developed to prevent biases in reporting effort contributions. (Edited publisher abstract)
Laughter yoga as a social work intervention
- Authors:
- CHEUNG Monit, LEUNG Carol A.
- Journal article citation:
- Smith College Studies in Social Work, 90(4), 2020, pp.288-301.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Using simulated laughter, clients follow laughing patterns without using memory recalls or associating with any thinking or feeling. This practice update describes laughter yoga as a social work intervention. It demonstrates the functions, principles, and procedures of laughter yoga to help clients alleviate stress and at the same time enable social workers to practice with the clients as a self-care exercise during an emotionally intensive session. A composite case is used to demonstrate how the social worker used laughter yoga as an exercise with Mrs. X, a patient with cancer. The outcomes, in this case, are used to show the method and its procedures rather than evaluating efficacy. It suggests that social workers may benefit from utilizing laughter yoga as an intervention. Future research should address its effectiveness by measuring beta-endorphin increases for relaxation and improvement in social bonding. (Edited publisher abstract)
Research-practice integration in real practice settings: issues and suggestions
- Authors:
- CHEUNG Monit, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 25(4), 2015, pp.523-530.
- Publisher:
- Sage
At the National Bridging the Research and Practice Gap Symposium to discuss evidence-based practice (EBP) in social work, 150 participants attended five breakout groups to address real practice setting applications. These participants from social work academia and practice communities addressed issues and looked for solutions to promote research–practice integration. Their discussions of EBP implementation issues identified five areas of focus, including the urgent need to (1) provide training, (2) design interventions based on developmental and cultural competence, (3) plan research-informed strategies with an effective infrastructure, (4) initiate research–practice integration in the process of developing social work interventions, and (5) prepare future practitioners and educators to begin collaborative work. Their recommendations focused on people-oriented, skills-based preparations, such as the provision of consumer-oriented EBP information, intervention applications and observations, development of formal training programs to connect academia to field practice, and a planning process to develop competence-based EBP curricula and practice bases. (Publisher abstract)
Psychodrama as a social work modality
- Authors:
- Konopik Debra A., CHEUNG Monit
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 58(1), 2013, pp.9-20.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Psychodrama is the process of enacting or reenacting relevant aspects or roles from current and past events to instill hope in clients who are facing life issues. This article examines the outcomes of a five-stage psychodrama treatment through a social worker's direct participation in a partial hospitalisation programme. Observation notes and supervisors' inputs were used to analyse the therapeutic outcomes of 13 patients who assumed the role of protagonist. Rather than through use of a symptom checklist, the treatment outcomes were measured on the basis of the ability of each patient to connect feelings to expressed concerns and anticipated changes. Through content analysis of communication patterns, these concerns were linked to eight therapeutic themes: change in emotions, family of origin issues, impact of group work, relationships with others, impact of the past, self-awareness, self-worth, and shift of personal views. This study highlights the importance of the combined effort of both the therapist and the patient, making psychodrama a bridge to further treatment. Psychodrama is both a clinical method and an educational opportunity for social workers. (Publisher abstract)
Child Savings Accounts: learning from poverty reduction policies in the world
- Authors:
- CHEUNG Monit, DELAVEGA Elena
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 55(1), 2012, pp.71-94.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Many countries are addressing the issue of child poverty through the use of Child Savings Accounts (CSAs). CSA policies allow the accumulation of assets, which may provide the child with the ability to pay for college, home ownership, or small business development. This paper addresses the potential benefits of CSAs in citizen–government partnerships on poverty reduction. The analysis focuses on government CSA policies in 10 countries or regions through examining data extracted from official governmental websites and official journals. The information are analysed in terms of: characteristics and procedures; purpose; age eligibility; assessment means; tax criteria; ‘seed’ component; and matching from the government. All 10 countries or regions with national CSA policies target low-income or disadvantaged children through 5 elements: seed money for children’s education funds; matching fund; school attendance requirements; graduation as a requirement; and income determination. The findings from this study can provide lessons for the implementation of a CSA policy in the USA, although aversion to higher taxes may still create difficulties in funding.
A prevalence study on partner abuse in six Asian American ethnic groups in the USA
- Authors:
- LEUNG Patrick, CHEUNG Monit
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 51(5), September 2008, pp.635-649.
- Publisher:
- Sage
In a survey of 1577 Asian Americans, the average partner abuse prevalence was 16.4 percent, that is, 22.4 percent among Vietnamese, 21.8 percent among Filipinos, 19.5 percent among Indians, 19.5 percent among Koreans, 9.7 percent among Japanese and 9.7 percent among Chinese. Asian partner abuse victims are likely to seek help from medical professionals or friends.
Record keeping in interdisciplinary practices
- Authors:
- KULEBETH Susan, CHEUNG Monit
- Journal article citation:
- Hong Kong Journal of Social Work, 40(1-2), Winter 2006, pp.133-145.
- Publisher:
- World Scientific Publishing Company
- Place of publication:
- Singapore
Health care services today require an extensive amount of interdisciplinary effort and collaboration. Mutual knowledge among the variety of disciplines that interact within health care is essential in the process of promoting a teamwork concept. This study addresses issues that can arise when professionals from diverse disciplines work together in a health care setting. A systematic analysis of literature regarding documentation efforts necessary for client record management in the care team is focused upon, with special attention given to the role of social workers. Four major gaps in record keeping practices were found and highlight the need for an integrated approach to the design and maintenance of standardized and comprehensive patient records, but such incorporation has not yet been practically defined. The hindrances to record keeping practices define the need for establishing an evaluative component in record keeping.
A spiritual framework in incest survivors treatment
- Authors:
- BEVERIDGE Kelli, CHEUNG Monit
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 13(2), 2004, pp.105-120.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Through an examination of recent incest treatment development, this article emphasizes the theoretical concept of integration within the treatment process for female adult incest survivors. Spirituality as a therapeutic foundation is discussed with examples of therapeutic techniques. A case study illustrates the psycho-spiritual process of treating a 29-year-old female incest survivor and describes how self-integration has helped this client heal from trauma and change her worldview. Significant outcomes of treatment include the client's gaining of self-awareness and freeing herself from emotional blindness. The recommended practice framework includes a three-step healing process of building alliance with the client in a safe environment, disputing faulty religious assumptions in a learning process, and affirming the needs for reconnection and continuous spiritual support. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)