Journal Articles

• Chow, Y. W. Y., & Tsang, H. W. H. (2007).Biopsychosocial effects of qigong as a mindful exercise for people with anxiety disorders: A speculative review. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 13(8): 831-840.
• Chow, Y. W. Y., Dorcas, A. & Siu, A.M.H. (2012).The effects of qigong on reducing stress, anxiety and enhancing body-mind well-being. Mindfulness, 3:51-59.

Book chapter

• Chow Y.W.Y. (2012). An analysis of the neurophysiological effects of qigong on the mind. In R.J. Jenkins & W.W. Sullivan (Ed.).Philosophy of Mind (pp.71-104),New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Professional Experience

• Position:Counselling Specialist (Dec 2000 - May 2016)
• Employer:The Wisdom Coaching, Hong Kong
• The Wisdom Coaching, established in 1999, provides counselling consultation and professional seminars/workshops to the public. It has served over several thousand children and adults in HK.

Key Contributions/ Achievements

Being the first psychologist who started providing home-based counselling therapy for children, families, couples and individuals.

Enablingthe clients to enjoy the entire privacy, comfortableness and relaxation in their home setting, particularly for marital counselling and individual emotional coaching.

Providing training & counselling services for children with emotional/behavioural problems and/or special educational needs (e.g. ASD & ADHD)

Enhancing the treatment appropriateness when handling the challenges of children in their usual living environment.

Conducting workshops, seminars & training to schools, community centers & a variety of business

Position: University Lecturer & Instructor
Lectured part-time at various Universities including:

University of Salford (UK) (Dec 2014 - May 2016)

The University of Salford arose out of the Industrial Revolution in 1896 and is currently ranked among the top 100 universities in UK. Its multi-disciplinary specialist research centres come across the fields of arts, health, science, engineering and management.

Open University of Hong Kong (Dec 2000 - May 2016)

The Open University of Hong Kong is a non-profit public higher education institution founded in 1989. It has a large student enrolment of more than 15,000 students, and, over 1,500 academic staff.

Key Contributions/ Achievements

• Teaching Psychology, Counselling and Early Childhood Education courses to undergraduate students, in-serve health care workers, pre-service and in-service teachers (primary school and preschool)
• Designing programmes and teaching materials
• Conducting quiz and exams, setting midterm assessment and question papers for final exams
• Supervising quantitative and qualitative research projects of the students
• Marking student assignments and exam papers
• Supervising tutors to conduct tutorials
• Conducting field supervision for final year students
• Subjects involved
• Cognitive Psychology, Biological Psychology, Research Methods, Observation and Assessment, Quantitative Analysis, Abnormal Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Health Psychology, Health Problems in Children, Communication & Counselling and Practicum for Counselling Skills.

Professional Memberships

• British Assoc. for Counselling & Psychotherapy Registered Counsellor
• British Psychological Society Chartered Psychologist
• Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Accredited Family Mediator