Prof Simon CHAN Tak Mau
| 陳德茂 |
| 教授暨研究院院長 |
| A631室 |
| 3702 4324 |
| tmchan@sfu.edu.hk |
| 湯羅鳳賢社會科學院 |
背景簡介
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Professor Simon Chan holds the position of Professor at the Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong School of Social Sciences and concurrently serves as Dean of Graduate Studies at Saint Francis University. He previously held academic appointments at the University of Vermont in the United States and at Hong Kong Baptist University.
Professor Chan is a Fellow of the Asian Academy of Family Therapy and maintains multiple professional certifications from both local and international family therapy associations. He was a member of various accreditation bodies (e.g. SWRB Oversea Academics; Assessment Panel for Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector (APSF) for the Humanities and Social Sciences (H) Subject). Currently, he serves as Board of Director of Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service.
With more than two decades of integrated scholarly and practice-based research experience, Professor Chan's work centers on neurodivergence, narrative therapy, special educational needs, and men-in-trauma studies. He is the founder of the Multiple Family Narrative Therapy initiatives and has undertaken extensive empirical research that has shaped theoretical frameworks and informed applied practices in neurodivergence, narrative therapy, and special education.
學歷
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專業資格 / 會員資格
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- Fellow of Asian Academy of Family Therapy
- Certified Supervisor, Certified Marriage & Family Therapist of Hong Kong Marriage and Family Therapy Association
- Associate Fellow, Certified Counselor & Approved Supervisor of Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association
- Registered Social Worker, Social Workers Registration Board
教學
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Neurodivergence, Narrative Therapy; Special Education Need, Social Work Practice, Theory and Practice of Counselling & Family Therapy, Qualitative Research
研究
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Research interests include neurodivergence, special educational needs, narrative therapy, men-in-trauma, intervention effectiveness.
Managing editor of Research on Social Work Practice Journal, and editorial board member of the Qualitative Social Work, Australian Social Work, and Psychology of Men and Masculinities.
A total of 36 research projects of which 31 are in the capacity of principal investigator, with a total of HK$26,597,534 of research grants received.
5個代表性研究項目
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- Meta-S: An Integrative Psychosocial Study and Service Outcome Evaluation for Students with Special Educational Needs (2025-30). Funding by Institutional Theme-based Grant, Saint Francis University, Hong Kong (ITBG240201), HK$14,998,457.
- Addressing Preventive Intervention on Early Adolescents' Psychological Maladjustment: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Narrative Therapy Groups Approach (2024-25). Funding by Institution Strategic Grant, Saint Francis University, Hong Kong (ISG230103), HK$841,150.
- Multiple Family Narrative Therapy as Treatment for Chinese Families of Children with Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2022-24). Funded by RGC General Research Fund, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong (Project Number 12615322), HK$634,059.
- Treatment Efficacy of Multiple Family Narrative Therapy for Chinese Families of Children with Dyslexia: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2021-23). Funded by RGC General Research Fund, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong (Project Number 12607921), HK$632,163.
- A Study on Education and Career Pathways of Ethnic Minority Youth in Hong Kong (2018-19). Funded by the Equal Opportunity Commission, HK$750,000.
代表性著述
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55 refereed journal articles (33 of them are the first or single author), 2 single authored books, 20 research reports, 8 book chapters, 3 digital curriculum and training manuals, 94 conference papers/ presentations (4 keynote speech and 39 invited presentations), and comes to a total of more than 180 publications.
10 Selected Publications:
- Chan, T. M. S., Bruce, N., & Yu, H. W. C. (in press). Digitalized social work practice-based teaching: An adaptive blended learning system in Hong Kong. Journal of Social Work Education. (SSCI)
- Chan, T. M. S., Yu, H. W. C., & Mo, Y. H. K. (in press). Unveiling counterstorytelling in social orientation model among Chinese families of children with dyslexia. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2025.2611169. (SSCI)
- Chan, T. M. S., Wu, H. P. C., & Ng, J. C. K. (2025). A pilot randomized controlled trial of multiple family narrative therapy for Chinese families of children with dyslexia in Hong Kong: Intrapersonal and interpersonal outcomes. Research on Social Work Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251338423 (SSCI)
- Chan, T. M. S., Yu, H. W. C., & Bruce, N. (2025). Community of inquiry framework for Chinese cultural dimensions in social work education. Social Work Education, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2025.2602763 (SSCI)
- Chan, T. M. S., & Lau, C. Y. V. (2025). Evaluating narrative group therapy on self-efficacy and social anxiety for students with dyslexia: A randomized controlled trial. Research on Social Work Practice, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251315103 (SSCI)
- Chan, T.M.S., Au-Yeung, H. (2024) Treatment efficacy of multiple family narrative therapy for Chinese families of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-024-00997-6. (SSCI)
- Chan, T. M. S., Lau, C. Y. V., & Yu, H. W. C. (2023). Systematic review of narrative therapy publications in Hong Kong. Research on Social Work Practice, 33(8), 875-886. (SSCI)
- Chan, T. M. S., & Mo, Y. H. K. (2023). The socio-cultural interpretation of parental stress of Chinese parents of children with Dyslexia: Implications for social work practice. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 40, 131–141. (SSCI)
- Chan, T. M. S., Lau, C. Y. V., Yu, H. W. C., & Mo, Y. H. K. (2023). Systematic review of research on special education needs in greater China. Research on Social Work Practice, 33(8), 899-912. (SSCI)
- Chan, T. M. S., Yu, H. W. C., Bruce, N., & Lam, C. M. (2023). Blueprint for social work blended learning curriculum in the Chinese context. Research on Social Work Practice, 33(8), 887-898. (SSCI)
社會服務及獎項 / 公職
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- Managing Editor of Research on Social Work Practice ; Impact Factor 1.929 (2018-now)
- Editorial Board Member of Qualitative Social Work ; Impact Factor 2.1 (2022-now)
- Editorial Board Member of Psychology of Men and Masculinities ; Impact Factor 2.7 (2020-now)
- International Advisory Board of Australian Social Work ; Impact Factor 1.6 (2024-now)
- Board Member, Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service (2026-now)
- Assessment Panel for Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector (APSF) for the Humanities and Social Sciences (H) Subject, UGC (2021 to 2024)
- External examiner and member of the Advisory Committee of the School of Social Work, Gratia Christian College (2017-2025)
- Board Director, (2020-23), Chairperson/Member (2011-2023) of Service Development and Management Committee of Harmony House
- School Board Director of Po Leung Kuk - Portuguese Community School (2008-2011)