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Who is T.K. Kang? (Last updated on March 23, 1999)

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T.K. Kang (aka T.K, Kang, TsiKit)

Post: Student Counsellor

Qualification: B.Sc(Hons) Psychology, UK; M.Soc.Sc (Clinical Psychology), HK

Professional Interest: Clinical Psychology, Student counselling, Medical/ Rehabilitation Psychology, Infomation Technology and Human Development

T.K. Kang is a Clinical Psychologist. Born in Malaysia he was educated in Malaysia, England and Hong Kong. He joined the Personal Development and Counselling Centre (PDCC) in 1997 after returning from Australia. His area of speciality include cross-cultural counselling, medical/ rehabilitation psychology and technology application in human service. He has been actively involved for many years in Hong Kong and Australia in promoting the use of electronic technology for rehabilitation and community work. In Hong Kong he started the first electronic self-help group for people with disabilities which was awarded the best self-help group by the Social-Welfare Department in 1994. He organised the highly successful annual IT for People with Disabilities conference from 1991 to 1994 and has received past project sponsorships from companies like AT&T and ITWeek. His 1995 paper Electronic Self-help: A Vision for People with Disabilities reflect the insight he has on how empowering technology can be on human development.

He is now responsible for providing and developing counselling services and programs to help student develop competency and leadership abilities to meet the changing demand brought about by Information Technology (IT) and the global digital environment.

Below are some activities he has conducted recently:

Getting IT Right: Student Counselling in E-education. Paper presented at the 5th Hong Kong Web Symposium, 4-6 Oct, 1999

Interactive PDCC Bulletin Board to support small group programs

Communication skills training for IT Student Ambassadors

Team Building for IT Student Ambassadors

PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Articles and Papers

Kang, T.K. (1999). Getting IT Right: Student Counselling in E-education. In E-education Challenges and Opportunities. F. Castro, R. Lai & Sr. M. Wong (Eds). Proceedings of the fifth Hong Kong Web Symposium, 4-6 October 1999, pp 106-116.

Fielding, R, Lee, S.Y., Kang, T.K. (1998). Quality of Life: Predicting Rehabilitation Outcome in a Chinese Cohort. Unpublished Paper.

Kang, T.K. (1991) Medical Rehabilitation and the Clinical Psychologist. The Division of Clinical Psychology (HK Psychological Society), pp 5-7.

Kang. T.K. (1990). Remote Networking: Electronic Self-Help Group for disabled. Welfare Digest (HK Council of Social Service), November 1990, 198, pp 4-5

Kang. T.K. (1987). Psychological health status of single-parents. In Christian Family Service Centre, Single-parent family in Kwun Tong Survey. Hong Kong: CSFC (In Chinese)

Kang, T.K., & Ng, K.T. (1986). Children from Single Parent families: prevalence in the school setting. Hong Kong Journal of Mental Health, 15 (2), 45-50.

Ho, D.Y.F., & Kang, T.K. (1984). Intergenerational comparisons of child-rearing attitudes and practices in Hong Kong. Developmental Psychology, 20, 1004-1016.

Selected Addresses and Presentations

Kang, T.K. (1996). Information Technology: Empowerment for Psychologist. Paper present at the Australia Psychological Society Victorian State Conference "The Role of Psychology in the 21st Century, June 15, 1996.

Kang, T.K. (1995). Electronic Self-Help: A Vision for People with Disabilities. Paper presented at the 4th International Abilympics Conference, Perth, WA, September 3, 1995.

Kang, T.K. (1994). Aged Patient in rehabilitation Centre.Paper presented at the Rehabilitation Symposium 1994 "Challenges of Ageing", Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore, October 21, 1994.

Kang, T.K. & Li, N.H. (1991) Information technology for the Disabled: HCUGGING in Hong Kong. Paper presented at the International Conference on development of Innovative Training and Employment Programmes for People with Disabilities, 3rd International Abilympics, Hong Kong, August 12-13, 1991.

Kang, T.K. (1988). Impact of Divorce on the Adolescent.Paper presented at the "Seminar on working with adolescents of divorce families". Hong Kong Council of Social service, Hong Kong, March 19, 1998.

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Last updated: 26/3/1999