Name TSUI Ming Sum
Title Professor
Address Rm 306C
Telephone 3702 4510
Email mstsui@sfu.edu.hk 
School Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong School of Social Sciences

Biography

Professor Ming-sum TSUI is Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong Former Dean of Social Sciences, Saint Francis University (SFU), Hong Kong. He is also adjunct or honourary professor of other 6 universities in the world. Before joining SFU, he was Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Ming-sum has more than 40 years of experience in practising, teaching, researching, and revitalizing social work practice. In the 1980s, Ming-sum was Service Supervisor of Development and Health Services of Hong Kong Christian Service, he set up the first community-based family service centre, the first counselling centre for psychotropic substance abusers, and the first employee assistance program in Hong Kong. He also supervised the Hong Kong Eye Bank Clinic and coordinated the program development, fund raising, program evaluation, and staff development of Hong Kong Christian Service in 1980s.
Ming-sum received his MSW from McGill University as a top student and earned his PhD from the University of Toronto with 3 scholarships. He is also a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW), the first international member of Certified Social Work Managers, USA (CSWM), a member of the Chartered Management Institute (MCMI), a Fellow of the Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association (FHKPCA) and Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management (FIHRM). As a pioneer in social work supervision in the world, Ming-sum is the consultant in social work supervision for China National Association of Social Workers, Hong Kong SAR Government, Singapore Association of Social Workers and Hong Kong Social Workers Association. At The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Ming-sum has set up three academic programs: BA (Hons) in Social Policy & Administration, Master of Social Work (MSW) and the first Doctor of Social Work (DSW) program in Asia.

Teaching

Course taught:

Research

The research interests of Ming-sum include theory & practice in social work, social work supervision, human service management, social work education and substance abuse. He has published 188 pieces of research works with a H-Index = 27, including 12 books (e.g., Social Work Supervision: Contexts and Concepts. Sage, 2005), 81 refereed journal articles and 20 book chapters. Ming-sum has been the most productive researcher in social work supervision in the world since 2005. In the area of social work theory and practice, Mingsum is the most productive author in International Social Work. His famous article "From resilience to resistance: A reconstruction of the strengths perspective in social work practice" received the Frank Turner Best Paper Award 2010 from International Social Work. It is the most-downloaded social work article in the world. In addition, Ming-sum's editor's choice article "Boundary of social work relationship revisited" in British Journal of Social Work re-conceptualized the existing medical model of worker-client relationship into a more dynamic and inclusive model. In the academia, Ming-sum is now serving as the Co-Chief Editor of International Social Work Journal and member of editorial board member or reviewer for other 9 academic journals.

Selected Publications 

Total no. of published items: 201 (including 81 refereed journal articles, 12 books and 20 book chapters)

Selected  Journal Articles


Tsui, M. S., & Cheung, F. C. H. (2004). Gone with the wind: The impacts of managerialism on human services. British Journal of Social Work, 34, 437-442. 
(on the list of 50 most-cited articles in this top journal in social work)

Chu, C. K., & Tsui, M. S. (2008). The nature of practice wisdom in social work revisited. International Social Work, 51(1), 47-54.
(on the list of 50 most-cited articles in International Social Work)

Chu, W. C. K., Tsui, M. S., & Yan, M. C. (2009). Social work as moral and political practice. International Social Work, 52(3), 287-298.
(on the list of 50 most-read articles in International Social Work)

Guo, W. H., & Tsui, M. S. (2010). From resilience to resistance: A reconstruction of the strengths perspective in social work practice. International Social Work, 53(2), 233-245.
(Dr. Francis Turner Prize—The Best International Social Work Article in 2010,
(The no. 1 most-read article from 2011 to 2014 in International Social Work)
(The no. 1 most-downloaded journal article in social work in the world)

Yan, M.C., Tsui, M. S., Chu, W. C.K., & Pak, C. M. (2012). A profession with dual foci: Are we losing the balance? China Journal of Social Work, 5(2), 163-172.

O'Leary, P., Tsui, M. S., & Ruch, G. (2013). The boundaries of the social work relationship revisited: Towards a connected, inclusive and dynamic conceptualization. British Journal of Social Work, 43(1), 135-153.
(This paper was chosen as the Editors' Choice by British Journal of Social Work,
No. 1 most-read article in 2014)

Pak, C. M., Cheung, J. C. S., & Tsui, M. S. (2017). Looking for social work values and ethics in the textbooks of social service administration over the past 50 years (1965-2014). Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance, 4(2), 147-161.
(Burt Gummer Award, National Network of Social Work Managers, U.S.A.)

Yan, M. C., Cheung, J., Tsui, M. S., & Chu, W.C. K. (2017). Examining the neoliberal discourse of accountability: The case of Hong Kong's social service sector. International Social Work, 60(4), 976-989.)
(No. 1 highly cited journal article in International Social Work)

Boddy, J., O'Leary, P., Tsui, M. S., Pak C. M., & Wang, D. C. (2018). Inspiring hope through social work practice. International Social Work. , 60(4), 587-599. 
(Top article in International Social Work)

Selected Book

Tsui, M. S. (2005). Social Work Supervision: Contexts and Concepts. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.