Dr Doris FOK Yuen Hung

Biography

As a feminist social work practitioner, Doris has been actively involved in various women organizations in different capacities since her graduation from university. Empowerment and social justice are two core values underpinning her services and research practices. She believes that the right of everybody in controlling over their life choices and destinies should be recognized, whereas numerous structural and cultural barriers limit that rights most of the times. She has worked with various marginalized and stigmatized women groups, such as sexual violence victims, sex workers, new arrivals from mainland China and other marginal women groups in the past. She is dedicated to promoting empowerment practice in her teaching, practice and research.

Education

Dip SW CityUHK, BSW HKPolyU, MSW University of Toronto, PhD CityUHK, RSW

Teaching

1. SSC201 Diversity and Equality
2. SSC203 Self Development Workshop
3. SOWK303 Social Work Theory and Practice III: Communities
4. SOWK305 Skills Laboratory I
5. SOWK404 Skills Laboratory II
6. SOWK410 Social Work in Gender Perspective
7. SOWK605 Social Policy Analysis and Advocacy

Research

Violence against women, gender and unpaid care work, gender responsive budget, empowerment for underprivileged women, community organizing, identity construction of stigmatized groups

Selected Publications

• Chow, E. O. W, Wong, Y. Y., Fok, D. Y. H., Liao, X., & Li, C. (2021). Positive life stories of Stroke-Survivor's spousal caregiving in Hong Kong: Lessons for policy and practice. Social Science & Medicine. 291, 114476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114476

• Chow, E. O. W., & Fok, D. Y. H. (2020). Recipe of life: A relational narrative approach in therapy with persons living with chronic pain. Research on Social Work Practice. 30(3), 320-329. https://doi-org.ezproxy.cityu.edu.hk/10.1177/1049731519870867

• Fok, Y. H. (2018). "Climbing a high wall is not only personal effort", in Yip, T. C. (ed.), Angels from the secular world: 10 transformative stories. (In Chinese)

• Fok, Y. H. (2018). "Socialization of family care", in Yip, T. (ed.), Priceless caring: Storytelling from family care givers. (In Chinese)

• Fok, Y.H. (2015). "Deconstruction of the strategies of anti-sexual violence campaign", in Wong, W. C. & Choi, P. K. (ed.), Gender/ Sexual Politics in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: The Commercial Press. (In Chinese)

• Fok, Y. H. (2009). "Girl, Don't go in", in Chan. Y. Y., Cheung, Y. L., Choi, W. S, Fok, Y. H. & Law, Y. M. (ed.), Women are omnipotent persons. Hong Kong: Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women (In Chinese)