Abstract
A review of social work practice research in Hong Kong identified 969 articles published over 50 years. Four main areas of their content were analyzed: (a) authorship, (b) practice area, (c) target clientele, and (d) research method. Our results showed that academics had produced most of the research publications (81%). The most common practice areas were children and youth (20%), mental health (19%), family (19%), and the elderly (11%). Youth (22%), the elderly (14%), and family and parents (14%) were the top three client groups. The majority of the methods (47%) used were quantitative, comprising mostly correlational methods (41%). The future development of Hong Kong’s social work practice research should build on current achievements and promote more practitioner–researcher collaboration.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 259-266 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Research on Social Work Practice |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 30 Jul 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2020 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Psychology(all)
User-Defined Keywords
- collaboration
- content analyses
- Hong Kong
- social work practice research
