Dr. Diana Kwok is Associate Professor of the Department of Special Education and Counselling. Before joining EdUHK, she trained social workers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and City University of Hong Kong. She is a registered social worker, counsellor, approved counselling supervisor, expressive arts therapist, and sex therapist. Dr. Kwok used to work in adoption service, mental health, gender, and ethic diverse social work settings, in Hong Kong, and in California, USA. Currently, she serves as panel member of the Disciplinary Committee and the Assessment Committee of the Hong Kong Social Workers' Registration Board, panel specialist for the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications in Social Work and Counselling Panel. Dr. Kwok was granted Early Career Award by Research Grant Council (RGC), and her research projects have been funded by RGC (ECS, GRF, RMF), Equal Opportunities Fund, Hong Kong SAR Government, NGOs, and private donations, mostly focused on mental health and sexuality, sexual/gender prejudice and social work, sexuality education for students from ethnic, SEN, and sexual/gender diverse backgrounds. Recent research project is exploring adoption experiences of Chinese families in Hong Kong. Besides research and teaching, Dr. Kwok actively engages in knowledge transfer activities, based on her research results, to inform frontline mental health counselling and social work practice in NGOs and government organizations, in Hong Kong and in other Asian cities. The research results were published in a wide range of international journals including Children and Youth Services Review; Child and Family Social Work; Frontiers in Psychology; Journal of Social Work Education; Qualitative Social Work; Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning; International Review of Psychiatry etc..

EdD University of Hong Kong

MSW (Mental Health Counselling) California State University, USA

PgD (Sex Therapy) Florida Postgraduate Sex Therapy Training Institute, USA

PgCert (Sex Therapy) University of Guelph

PgD (Sexuality Studies) University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

B.Soc.Sci (Social Work) Chinese University of Hong Kong

Registered Social Worker (HKSWRB)

Certified Counsellor, Approved Counselling Supervisor (HKPCA) 

Certified Sex Therapist, Sex Therapist Supervisor/Trainer (HKASERT)

Expressive Arts Therapist/Associate Member (EATAHK)

Current Teaching and Course Coordination

Sexuality-Embracing Diversity (General Education)

Sexuality Education-Inclusive and Rights-Based Perspective (For educators enrolled in special need education)

Sex Education (For educators enrolled in special need education)

Counselling Supports to Children with Special Educational Needs

Counseling Ethics

Counseling Theories and Practices

Second Major/Minor in Counselling Program Coordinator

Program Leader/Associate Program Leader: Master of Arts in Educational Counselling

Supervision of Postgraduate Research Students

PhD - Sexuality education and high functioning ASD students in Hong Kong

EdD - Parents with children affected by dyslexia: Experience in parent-school collaboration

EdD - Heterosexism and LGBQ+ educators' experiences in schools

External Examiner PhD Examination Panels

The Education University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong Baptist University

Western Sydney University

University of Auckland

Past Teaching Experiences

Sexual Diversity and Social Work Intervention (CityUHK)

Sexuality, Culture, and Diversity (CityUHK)

Counseling in Society and Across Culture (CityUHK)

Counselling Individuals and Families (CityUHK)

Social Work Philosophy and Ethics (CUHK)

Social Case Work (CUHK)

Movies Life, and Social Work (CUHK)

Mental Health Counseling (CUHK)

Social Work Fieldwork Supervision (CUHK)

Committees and Services

• Hong Kong Association of Sexuality Educators, Researchers & Therapists
• Hong Kong Social Workers Registration Board (Disciplinary Panel & Assessment Panel)
• Professional Development Committee of the Hong Kong Social Workers Association (2013-2016)
• Panel specialist for the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications (Social Work; Counselling Panel)
• Clinical adviser/volunteer for NGOs, such as Caritas Hong Kong; Mother's Choice; Family Planning Association of Hong Kong; Transgender Resource Center; Hong Kong BGCA; Teen's Key Hong Kong; Richmond Fellowship Hong Kong etc..
• Reviewer Journal of LGBT Youth; Transcultural Psychiatry; Cultural Health and Sexuality, Healthcare; Family Relationships; Journal of Social Work; International Journal of Transgenderism; Journal of Sex Research; Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning; British Journal of Counselling; RGC etc.
• Editorial panel member for the book "HIV, Sex, and Sexuality in Later Life" (Book Series: Sex & Intimacy in Later Life in a Changing World)
• Organizing Committee, the 7th Asian Conference on Sexuality Education

Knowledge Transfer, Public Education, and Professional Training (Selected)

• "Minority stress and neurodiversity within gender diverse population". Photovoice group, collaborate with Self-help Development Center, Hong Kong.
• "Expressive arts, gender prejudice, and lived experiences". Expressive arts group for trans and gender diverse women in Hong Kong, collaborated with Self-help Development Center, Hong Kong.
• "Expressive arts and emotion education". Integrated Family Service Center, Social Welfare Department, HK.
• "Understanding gender diversity, improving transgender inclusiveness on campus". Professional training workshop for administrators, social workers, and educators, organized by Vocational Training Council, HK.
• "Intersectional perspective and multiple identities: students' narratives from sexually and gender expansive communities in Hong Kong". Exhibition of knowledge transfer projects for students, co-organized with Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong.
• "Using culturally relevant approach: supporting transgender and gender diverse students and their families". Symposium on "Closing the healthcare service gap for transgender and gender diverse community in Hong Kong", organized by the Hong Kong LGBT Medical Society.
• "Chinese sexual minority students experiencing microaggressions". Seminar on "Development of Sexuality Education in China", organized by UNPA & Tsinghua University.
• "Chinese adoptive families in Hong Kong, narratives from adoptive children". Public seminar at Eslite Bookstore, organized by the Department of Social Sciences (Dr Anita Chan), EdUHK.
• "Gender diversity and inclusive practice through research, knowledge transfer, and community empowerment". Professional development workshop for teachers and social workers, organized by Taiwan Gender Equity Education Association.
• "Respecting diversities: creating a gender-inclusive workplace". Professional development workshop organized by the Auxiliary Medical Service.
• “Understanding gender identity development: supporting gender diverse children in schools and families “. Workshop for social workers and educators, International Conference on Children’s Sexuality Education, PRC.
• “Clinical supervision and professional development: school sexuality education". Professional development program for school social workers, counsellors and teachers, organized by Caritas Hong Kong.
• "Sexual and gender diversities: Implications for psychiatric social services". Professional development program for psychiatric social workers, organized by Richmond Fellowship Hong Kong.
• "Sexuality Education for Students with Special Educational Needs (SEN)", Radio Hong Kong.
• "Engaging Chinese Teachers to Support Students through Sexual Prejudice Reduction Training", Workshop organized by UNESCO Asia (Thailand/Korea).
• "Understanding gender diversity - reflections from sex therapy sessions", HKASERT.
• “Embracing diversities: sexuality education for students with Special Educational Needs”, workshop for sex educators from the Family Planning Association of Hong Kong.
• "Sexuality education for students with autism spectrum disorders ", series of workshops organized by the Hong Kong Vocational Training Council.
• "Sexual intimacy, multiple identities, and trans* couples - reflections from qualitative interviews", workshop for frontline social workers, organized by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. 
• "Help-seeking barriers faced by LGBTQ survivors of intimate partner violence: perspectives from social workers", Symposium on Intimate Partner Violence, the Hong Kong Council of Social Services
• "Understanding sexual and gender fluidity of non-binary trans* people - reflections from sex therapy sessions", organized by the Hong Kong Association of Sexuality Educators, Researchers & Therapists.
• "Rights-based sexuality education - addressing diversities of SEN students in sexuality education", organized by professional training program, the Education University of Hong Kong.
• "Cultural competence of social workers working with gender variant service users in faith-based substance abuse shelter services", organized by faith-based social service organizations.  
• "Intimacy and sexuality - Sexuality education needs of young people affected by Austistic Spectrum Disorders", organized by the Yang Memorial Methodist Social Services
• "Working with sexual and gender minority clients in mental health services - implications for social work practice", organized by Richmond Fellowship of Hong Kong
• "Respecting Diversities - Sexuality Education for Students with Intellectual Disability and Austistic Spectrum Disorders", organized by special schools in Hong Kong 
• "Meaning behind sexual offending behaviors of young people affected by ASD, insights learned from a qualitative study", organized by Caritas Hong Kong
• "Supporting LGBQ service users in social work intervention", organized by the Social Welfare Department, Hong Kong SAR Government
• “Understanding sexual pleasure in sexuality education, a human rights perspective”, organized by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups. 
• "Sexuality education for social workers", organized by Caritas Hong Kong.
• "HIV prevention and sexuality education", organized by St John’s Cathedrals, HIV prevention service.

Media articles/commentaries in relation to social issues.

• Rights-based and Inclusive Sexuality Education for All Students (Ming Pao 22/10/2019)
• 有教無類的性教育可以實現嗎？
• Sexuality Education - Teaching Adoptive Children on Family Values ( Ming Pao, 29/11/2018)
• 性教育—領養孩子如何理解家庭觀？
• Parents Talking about Sex - Empowerment and Sex Positive Approach
• 家長「放下身段」與子女談性 星島日報 20.01.2016
• Sexuality Education for Visually Impaired Students
• 感受人體溫暖視障孩子的性教育 星島日報 17.11.2015
• Sexuality Education for Children Affected by Autistic Spectrum Disorders
• 特殊需要孩子的性成長需要 星島日報 23.06.2015