On Counseling in Hong Kong: Can Person-centered Approach Fit in the Hong Kong Culture?

The current study aims to investigate whether the person-centered approach as a western model is an appropriate counseling orientation within Hong Kong, a specific East-Asian context. The study is a literature review on the person-centered counseling’s application in Hong Kong in light of investigat...

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Main Author: Leung, Wing Sum
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/26399/
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description The current study aims to investigate whether the person-centered approach as a western model is an appropriate counseling orientation within Hong Kong, a specific East-Asian context. The study is a literature review on the person-centered counseling’s application in Hong Kong in light of investigation of the Hong Kong culture and counseling profession; a phenomenological account will also be provided on evaluating person centered philosophy and Chinese philosophy. Accordingly the research focus will be in five parts: first, an introduction on the person-centered approach, and summary on the development of Hong Kong counseling profession; second, an overview on the current counseling profession, including counseling training programs, service and the exploration on adopting indigenous and modified western approaches; third, investigation on Hong Kong’s multicultural background and their influences on cultural conflict. A composite depiction is put forward to provide a deeper understanding on cultural conflict; fourth, investigation on the philosophy of person-centered approach and its link with the Chinese philosophy. The great similarity in between on humanism implies the universality of humanism, thus the values of person-centeredness is put forward to resolving cultural conflict. Furthermore, the research implies the support of the promotion of the approach in Hong Kong, thus research direction on modifying the person-centered approach to a culturally friendly approach is put to further research; the last section will discuss on the current practical issue/challenges of the current counseling profession in Hong Kong, before the person-centered approach can be promoted in Hong Kong, and suggestions on the improvement are given.
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spelling nottingham-263992017-10-19T13:25:30Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/26399/ On Counseling in Hong Kong: Can Person-centered Approach Fit in the Hong Kong Culture? Leung, Wing Sum The current study aims to investigate whether the person-centered approach as a western model is an appropriate counseling orientation within Hong Kong, a specific East-Asian context. The study is a literature review on the person-centered counseling’s application in Hong Kong in light of investigation of the Hong Kong culture and counseling profession; a phenomenological account will also be provided on evaluating person centered philosophy and Chinese philosophy. Accordingly the research focus will be in five parts: first, an introduction on the person-centered approach, and summary on the development of Hong Kong counseling profession; second, an overview on the current counseling profession, including counseling training programs, service and the exploration on adopting indigenous and modified western approaches; third, investigation on Hong Kong’s multicultural background and their influences on cultural conflict. A composite depiction is put forward to provide a deeper understanding on cultural conflict; fourth, investigation on the philosophy of person-centered approach and its link with the Chinese philosophy. The great similarity in between on humanism implies the universality of humanism, thus the values of person-centeredness is put forward to resolving cultural conflict. Furthermore, the research implies the support of the promotion of the approach in Hong Kong, thus research direction on modifying the person-centered approach to a culturally friendly approach is put to further research; the last section will discuss on the current practical issue/challenges of the current counseling profession in Hong Kong, before the person-centered approach can be promoted in Hong Kong, and suggestions on the improvement are given. 2012-09-01 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/26399/1/Wing-Sum_Leung.pdf Leung, Wing Sum (2012) On Counseling in Hong Kong: Can Person-centered Approach Fit in the Hong Kong Culture? [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished) Hong Kong the person-centered approach counselling
spellingShingle Hong Kong
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Leung, Wing Sum
On Counseling in Hong Kong: Can Person-centered Approach Fit in the Hong Kong Culture?
title On Counseling in Hong Kong: Can Person-centered Approach Fit in the Hong Kong Culture?
title_full On Counseling in Hong Kong: Can Person-centered Approach Fit in the Hong Kong Culture?
title_fullStr On Counseling in Hong Kong: Can Person-centered Approach Fit in the Hong Kong Culture?
title_full_unstemmed On Counseling in Hong Kong: Can Person-centered Approach Fit in the Hong Kong Culture?
title_short On Counseling in Hong Kong: Can Person-centered Approach Fit in the Hong Kong Culture?
title_sort on counseling in hong kong: can person-centered approach fit in the hong kong culture?
topic Hong Kong
the person-centered approach
counselling
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/26399/