Prof. Steve FONG Fu-fai 方富輝教授

Head of Department and Professor of Practice

Academic and Professional Qualifications
  • Doctor of Social Work (HKPU)
  • Master of Social Sciences (Mental Health) (HKU)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (HKU)
  • Registered Social Worker, Social Workers Registration Board
  • Mentalization Based Treatment (Practitioner & Advanced Level) 
  • Qualified Assessor of LS/CMI, MHS Multi-Health System
  • DBT Accreditation Leve 2, The Association for Psychological Therapies, UK

Areas of Interest
  • Carers Support, Social Service Management, Mental Health Practice, Violence and Mental Illness, Substance Abuse, Rehabilitation Service, Multidisciplinary Collaboration, Innovative Practice, Digital Social Work Practice, Sustainable Development
Courses Taught
  • SW 100 Introduction to Philosophy of Social Welfare and Social Work
  • SW 480 Social Service Management
  • SW 509 Impact Creation and Leadership in Social Service Management
  • SW 521 Advanced Intervention in Mental Health and Wellness
Research Grants
  • 2025: Project Coordinator: Together We Care: Parental Responsibility Programme. (Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (HKJCCT) via Hong Kong Single Parents Association: list of SAR Chief Executive Project) (Project Period 2025-2028)
  • 2025: Co-I: Evaluation of the Seeds of Tomorrow: Family Empowerment for CODA.  (The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf) (Project Period 2025-2026)
  • 2025: Project Coordinator: ICF Research Project (Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council Limited) (Project Period 2025-2026)
  • 2025: Project Coordinator: 兒童友善社區-兒童友善社區—公共交通工具研究 (聖公會聖基道兒童院) (Project Period 2025-2026)
  • 2025: Project Coordinator: Production of Parent Education Resource Package for Secondary Schools (Education Bureau, HKSAR) (Project Period 2025-2026)
  • 2025: Co-I: A study of the effectiveness of play training provided to families with a parent who has physical disabilities in enhancing the well-being of both young children and their parents (Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service) (Project Period 2025-2026)
  • 2024: Co-I: Navigating the Visual Tapestry: Unveiling Stress Coping in the Resilience Journey of Caregivers of Children with Special Educational Needs through Photovoice in Hong Kong. (UGC, $629,393) (Project Period 2024-2026)
  • 2024: Co-I: Positive side to juggling between work and care? A mixed-method investigation on work-family enrichment among Hong Kong working caregivers for adults with long-term care needs (RGC, $895,466) (Project Period 2024-2026)
  • 2024: Co-PI: The Future Development of Caregiving Policy and Practice in Hong Kong: International Perspectives and Local Initiatives (RGC, $462,400) (Project Period 1-12/2024)
  • 2023: Project Coordinator/ CO-PI: One-stop information gateway for carers (The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust) (Project Period 2023-2026)
  • 2023: PI: Research Study on the Effectiveness of the New Future Teen for Brain Health Programme (Hong Kong Children & Youth Services) (Project Period 2023-2024)
  • 2023: Co-PI: Mapping the grey digital divide and diversity in older ICT users post-COVID: A mixed-method research informing service and policy development (RGC, $4,388,777) (Project Period 2023-2025)
  • 2023: Co-I: Quality transition strategies facilitating the transition from teenage to adulthood for persons with intellectual disabilities and their family carers (RGC, $635,387) (2023-2025)
  • 2022: Co-PI: Evaluation and Research for Lifestyle Reactivation Project: Jockey Club Smart Homecare (Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service - Hong Kong) (2022-2024)
  • 2022: PI: Research Study on the Effectiveness of the Sheltered Workshop Extended Care Pilot Project (Fu Hong Society (2022-2025)
  • 2022: PI: Study on the Ageing of Persons in Recovery (Richmond Fellowship of Macau) (Project Period: 2022)
  • 2021: Project coordinator/ Co-PI: Jockey Club Smart Navigation Portal for Carers of Elderly. (The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust) (Project Period: 2022-2025)
  • 2021: Co-PI: Supporting Informal Caregivers-Pioneering, Validating, Implementing and Evaluating a Chinese Caregiving Planning Model in Hong Kong (ITBG, $4,539,496) (Project Period: 2021-2024)
  • 2021: Co-PI: Preparing for the launching of Esports: An interdisciplinary and holistic perspective in prevention of teenage gaming addiction problem based on Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological model in the era of Esports (RGC, $4,260,824) (Project Period: 2021-2024)
Articles and Publication
  1. Mo, Y. H., Fong, F. F., Yip, A., & Chu, P. M. (2025). An ecological approach to understanding the complexities of school-to-work transitions among youth with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Comparative Social Work, 20(2), 89–117. https://doi.org/10.31265/1vag4d53 
  2. 方富輝及陸廷宣(2025)。「健腦N.F.T.」成效評估報告。香港青少年服務處。
  3. 方富輝、馮頴芬、崔愷妍及陸廷宣(2025)。庇護工場延展試驗計劃研究報告。扶康會。
  4. Yip, A., Mo, Y. H.; Yip, J., Tsui, Z., Fong, F. F., & Chu, P. M. (2024). Navigating a New Normal: A Qualitative Look at Long-Term Care Planning for Children with Intellectual Disabilities Post-COVID-19. Healthcare, 12, 2512. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12242512.
  5. Liu, B.C.P., Fong, S.F.F., Huang, D.S., Kwok, A.P.K., Yeung, E.Y.W., Yeung, D.K.Y., Lu, T., Man, K.C., Pang, H.W.S., Chan, K.Y., Chan, E.P.C, & Wong, S.C.K. (2024). The Report of the Evaluation and Research for the Lifestyle Reactivation Project: Jockey Club Smart Homecare Solution. Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service- Hong Kong & Hong Kong Shue Yan University Department of Social Work.
  6. Mo, Y. H. K., Fong, F. F. S., & Fung, W. F. J. (2024). Positive technology: a new opportunity for Hong Kong social workers. Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities. Proceedings of the Positive Technology International Conference 2023. Positive Technology: Possible Synergies between Emerging Technologies and Positive Psychology (PT2023). https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-278-8_16.
  7. 方富輝及馮穎芬 (2023)。復元人士老齡化研究報告。澳門利民會。
  8. Fong, S. (June 2020). Community Mental Health Services of Fu Hong Society and added considerations for people with psychiatric disability during COVID-19. Rehabilitation International Centennial E Book.
  9. Fong, F. F., Kwok, C. Y., & Leung, T. K. (June 2019). Social Work: A Helping Profession as an Emotional Labor, a Neglected Concept. Workshop held at The International Conference on Change and Innovation for a Better World: The Future of Social Work Profession, June 27-28, Hong Kong.
  10. Choi, K. K., & Fong, F. F. (June 2019). “By Your Side”- Family Support Pilot Project. Rehabilitation International Asia & Pacific Regional Conference, June 26-28, Macau.
  11. Fong, F. F. (May 2019). Making Succession Possible: The Experience of Fu Hong Society in Hong Kong. Paper presented at The Network for Social Work Management 30th Annual Conference, May 29-June 1, Chicago.
  12. 方富輝 (2019) 「幻聽」與聽聲模式的介入策略。於楊劍雲(編)。社區精神健康服務和輔導工作—復元導向。香港：商務印書局。
  13. Fong, F. F. (June 2018). Accountability and Transparency in NGOs. Paper presented at 2018 ARNOVA-Asia Conference, June 27-28, Hong Kong. 
  14. 羅恩‧科爾曼、邁克‧史密斯(2018)。與聲音同行II：從受害者到勝利者(方富輝，譯)。香港：P&P Press (原著第二版出版於2005年) 
  15. 方富輝 (編) (2017)。緣途有你-精神復元個案匯編。澳門：澳門利民會。(於2022再版為電子書，並設有繁體和簡體版本)
  16. Fong, F. F. & Chan, K. K. (December 2016). Voice hearing approach: localization and application in Hong Kong. Paper presented at 2016 Asia Mental Health Conference, December 2-3, Hong Kong.
  17. 方富輝及羅錦富(2014年9月)。協助精神障礙罪犯重返小區-香港中途宿舍之經驗。文章發表於矯正與回歸：服刑人員再社會化的創新與發展研討會，2014年9月3-5日，銀川
  18. 方富輝 (2014) 自我分裂與自我整合：精神分裂個案的實踐與挑戰個案討論。於葉錦成(編)。自我分裂與自我整合：精神分裂個案的實踐與挑戰。北京：社會科學文獻出版社。
  19. Fong, F. F. (2014). Offending behaviors of person with schizophrenia. China Journal of Social Work, 7(1), 14-25.
  20. Fong, F. F. (November 2013). Violence and mental illness: a review of local literature. Paper presented at 2013 Asian Mental Health Conference, November 22, Hong Kong.
  21. Fong, F. F. (2013). (Ed). Research Report-Offending Behaviors among People with Mental Illness in Hong Kong: A Service Review of the Psychiatric Halfway Houses of the Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong. Hong Kong: The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong. 
  22. Yau, C. Y., & Fong, F. F. (2013a). (Eds). Research Report-The Experience of Stigma of Halfway House Service Recipients of SRACP with a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia. Hong Kong: The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong.
  23. Yau, C. Y., & Fong, F. F. (2013b). (Eds). Research Report-The Recovery Experience of Halfway House Service Recipients of SRACP with a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia. Hong Kong: The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong.
  24. Fong, F. F. & Lam, C. W. (2007). The paternal involvement of Chinese drug abusers: an exploratory in Hong Kong. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 7(3), 87-98.
Awards
  • Gold Award & Elderly Friendly Award of Digital Accessibility Recognition Scheme 2024-2025 (Information Gateway for Carers)
  • 2024: 最具民生影響力社福好事，心連心 國慶社福薈萃 (照顧者資訊網)
  • 2021: Winner of Classified Post HR Appreciation Awards (Training & Development), Classified Post (MSDP project of Fu Hong Society) 
  • 2020: Merit Prize in HKIHRM HR Excellence Awards, HKIHRM (MSDP Project of Fu Hong Society)
Community Services
  • Member of Social Welfare Advisory Committee, Labour and Welfare Bureau, HKSAR (2025-present)
  • Member of the Lotteries Fund Advisory Committee, Labor and Welfare Bureau, HKSAR (2025-present)
  • Member of Advisory Committee on Social Work Training and Manpower Planning (ACSWTMP), Social Welfare Department (2022-present)
  • 基督教新生協會顧問 (2025-present)
  • Honorary Consultant of Richmond Fellowship of Macau (2016-present)
  • 香港童軍總會 沙田西區區務委員會顧問 (2023-present)
  • Panel Member, Yuen Long District Outstanding Volunteers Awards (2021-present)
  • Social Work Member of Mental Health Review Tribunal, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR (2019-2025)
  • Panel Member, Hong Kong Volunteer Programme of the 15th National Game, Agency for Volunteer Service (2024-2025)
  • Convenor of Promotion Working Group, Mental Health Month 2021, Labor and Welfare Bureau, HKSAR (2021-2022)
  • Convenor of District Working Group, Mental Health Month 2020, Labor and Welfare Bureau, HKSAR (2020-2021)
  • Convenor of Shatin District Social Inclusive Carnival, Social Welfare Department (2013-2016) 
Contribution to Professional Associations
  • Elected Board Member, Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB) (2025-present)
  • Council Member, Hong Kong Social Service Professional Alliance of The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Limited. (2024-present)
  • Secretary of Hong Kong Association of Schools of Social Work (2023-present); Exco-member (2022-present)
  • Council Member of the Consortium of Institutes of Family in the Asian Region (CIFA) (2021-Present)
  • Life Member of Hong Kong Social Workers Association (HKSWA)
    • Committee Member of Current Welfare Issues Committee (2021-2024)
    • Committee Member of Membership & Business Development Committee (2025-present)
    • Convenor of Social Work Run 2025
    • Convener of Social Work Day 2024
    • Panel Chair of 2022/23 Outstanding Social Worker Award
  • Co-opted Member of Committee on Qualification Recognition, Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB) (2022-2025)
  • Assessment Panel Member of Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB) (2021-2022)
  • Panel Member, 2021 Best Practice Awards in Social Welfare, Hong Kong Council of Social Service
Academic Contribution
  • External Examiner of Higher Diploma in Social Work, Saint Francis University (2022-present)
  • Honorary Scholar, School of Continuing Education, Hong Kong Baptist University (2023-present)
  • Peer Reviewer of Journal of Intellectual Disabilities (2024-present)
  • Peer Reviewer of International Social Work (2021-present)
  • Editorial Board of Journal of Social Work and Welfare Policy (2023-present)
  • Panel Member, Programme Validation Panel of Learning Programme of Re-accreditation of Higher Diploma in Social Work, Hong Kong College of Technology (Aug 2024)
  • Panel Chair, Internal Validation for SWRB Qualification, Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) Programme, Nang Yan College of Higher Education (Oct 2023)
  • External Advisor of Higher Diploma in Social Work (FT & PT), Hong Kong College of Technology (2018-2021)