SWH2006

Patron:

The Honourable
Mr Donald TSANG Yam-kuen
Chief Executive
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Hosts:

		Social Welfare Department

		Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong

		Hospital Authority

		Hong Kong Social Workers Association

		The Hong Kong Council of Social Service

Key Sponsor

Lotteries Fund

Diamond Sponsor

Key International Support Organizations

		International Federation of Social Work The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is proud to support the 5th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health to be held in Hong Kong, Dec 2006. The IFSW represents nearly 500,000 social workers in 80 countries around the globe many of whom work directly in the health and mental health field, all of whom must know and understand health and mental health issues in order to do their work. This series of conferences provides an invaluable opportunity to social work practitioners and academics and we wish the 2006 conference the success of its forbears.

		International Association of Schools of Social Work The Fifth International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health will be an exciting occasion on which scholars, researchers and practitioners of social work from different cultural backgrounds can meet and exchange for new insights and knowledge. IASSW is pleased to lend our full support to the Conference. In particular, we invite those who work in schools of social work in different countries or regions to contribute your ideas and fruits from your research to it.

		Association of Oncology Social Work The Association of Oncology Social Work are very excited to partner and collaborate in the 5th International Social Work in Health and Mental Health Conference that will be held in Hong Kong in December 2006. This conference offers social workers from many areas of health practice the opportunity to come together and share their specialist expertise in health as well as learn from each of the diverse specialties that will present and contribute to this meeting. This unique conference offers our Association the opportunity to look at psychosocial practice in cancer care from a research, education, program development and practice perspective. It will facilitate our ongoing efforts to establish future international exchanges and growth of oncology social work networks within our specialist field of practice. Of significant importance and value to AOSW is that this conference will bring together and integrate a diversity of social work practice in health; this will not only add to our specialty focus in cancer care, but will also enrich general social work knowledge, education, research, practice and ultimately the profession as a whole.

		National Association of Social Workers The International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health has a good track record of being one of the most important professional exchange platforms which fellow social workers find both fruitful and meaningful. Its Fifth Conference is going to be held in Hong Kong and will bring together professional social workers from the East and the West for synergistic ideas and practices for people suffering from threats of health and mental health. NASW lends its full support to the Fifth Conference and hope that all professional social workers in USA as well as other parts of the world can contribute to this occasion of knowledge sharing and building.

		Council on Social Work Education The Council on Social Work Education is pleased to support the upcoming 5th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health. We hope that all meeting participants have an informative and enjoyable time in Hong Kong.

University of Kansas Center for East Asian Studies
		The University of Kansas Center for East Asian Studies in Lawrence, Kansas, USA, gives our support to the 5th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health. In particular, the Center contributes to organizing and funding the Symposium on Spirituality in cooperation with the conference organizers in Hong Kong.

International Programme Advisory Committee

Australia
Ms Imelda DODDS
Mr Ivan HOCHBERG
Mr Bruce LORD
Professor Alun JACKSON
Dr Lynette JOUBERT
Ms Jane MILLER
Dr David NILSSON

Canada
Mr Tony A CHEUNG
Dr Tuula HEINONEN

China
Professor Tao CHEN
Professor Meng LIU
Professor Yong-xiang XU

Hong Kong, China
Professor Cecilia L W CHAN

Finland
Professor Anna METTERI

France
Dr Tasse ABYE

India
Professor Vimla NADKARNI

Israel
Professor Gail AUSLANDER
Professor Uri AVIRAM
Professor Alean AL-KRENAWI

Japan
Professor Tomofumi OKA
Professor Iwao OSHIMA
Professor Tatsuru AKIMOTO

Sweden
Ms Britt HYSING-DAHL

Taiwan
Professor Yueh-ching CHOU
Professor Joyce Yen FENG

UK
Professor Eric BLYTH
Professor Paul BYWATERS
Professor Margaret HOLLOWAY

USA
Dr Fred H BESTHORN
Dr Karlynn BRINTZENHOFESZOC
Professor Edward R CANDA
Professor Iris CHI
Professor Ira C COLBY
Professor Irwin EPSTEIN
Professor Mo-yee LEE
Dr Helen REHR
Dr Gary ROSENBERG
Dr Elizabeth PALLEY
Dr Andrew WEISSMAN
Dr Patrick LEUNG

Vietnam
Dr Han Giang TRAN

Local Organizing Committee

Professor Cecilia L W CHAN (Chairperson)
Professor Joyce MA
Dr Daniel WONG
Miss Ophelia CHAN
Mrs Elaine YUE
Ms Ivis CHUNG
Ms Margaret TAY
Mr Hoi-wai CHUA
Mrs Justina LEUNG

Mr Siu-man NG
Ms Kimmy HO
Ms Deborah WAN
Dr Ching-choi LAM
Mr Lit-tung KWOK
Ms Dorothy LAU
Mrs Eliza LEUNG
Dr Peter TSOI

Local Programme Committee

Professor Joyce MA (Co-Chairperson)
Dr Daniel WONG (Co-Chairperson)
Professor Cecilia L W CHAN
Mr Siu-man NG
Ms Grace CHAN
Ms Eva LIU
Ms Catherine TSANG
Ms Jane TSUEIMs Monica LI
Ms Sania YAU
Professor Kai-fong CHAN
Dr Petrus Yat-nam NG
Dr Amy HO
Dr Kam-shing YIP
Dr Alice CHONG
Ms Josephine CHENG
Ms Becky CHAN
Ms Amy CHOW

Ms Pamela LEUNG
Mr Man-lok FUNG
Mr Kwai-yau WONG
Ms Ada CHEUNG
Mr Wai-lung HUNG
Dr Suet-lin HUNG
Ms Yu CHAN
Dr Yu-cheung WONG
Ms Celia CHAN
Dr Ko-ling CHAN
Mrs Pui-fong MAK LAM
Mr Hoi-wai CHUA
Mr Charles LEUNG
Mr Hang-sau NG
Ms Anita WONG
Mrs Sook-yee CHANG LAM
Mr Chan-yau CHONG

Other Sponsor		Hong Kong Parkinson's Disease Foundation

Broadband Service Supported by		PCCW

Organizers