Dr. Phyllis King Shui WONG
Founder and Vice-Chairperson
A registered social worker currently teaching in the Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. My research and advocacy work focuses on people with disabilities. Believing strongly in the power of "participation" and "empowerment", I have been working with individuals with disabilities and their caregivers since the 1990s. I strive to actualize the participatory principles in my works, and have witnessed first-hand how service users grow and bring positive gains to services and policies through their participation.
The 1992 film “City of Joy” highlights three possible courses of action we may take in the face of social mishaps: escape, observe or participate. I am not the sort of person who would escape, pretending that things are well when they are not. Neither am I able to hold myself back and be a mere observer. I choose to participate, to dive into the experience, and try to make changes. What is your choice?
Social Impact
Promoting participatory decision-making
By providing concrete methods of participation and training, IUP encourages and supports the social service sector to involve more stakeholders in their decision-making process.
Support to the social service sector
While many social service practitioners believe in the principle of person-centered, they have been facing difficult challenges in their everyday service reality. IUP will provide third-party support for them to tackle the challenges on knowledge and skills.