C.A.R.E. Lab

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Children At Risk Education 

 

The C.A.R.E. Lab at CityU focuses on the aggression and victimisation of children, particularly the Two-factor Model of Aggression. We have implemented several therapeutic projects in over 120 primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong. The lab has been supported by grants from the Quality Education Fund (QEF), Grant Research Fund (GRF), and CityU Internal Fund. 

 

 

Signature Projects

Project C.A.R.E.

Cognitive-Behavioural Approach

2006-2011

Quality Education Fund 

HKD $10,931,100

Chinese Martial Art

Physio-Moral Approach

2014-2017

Grand Research Fund

HKD $410,225

Omega-3 Supplementation

Neurobiological Approach

2015-2018

General Research Fund 

HKD $761,183

Storytelling Intervention

Social Information Processing Approach 

2018-2020

General Research Fund 

HKD $717,360

Cyber-Joy Enjoy Lab

Emotional-Focused Therapy

aiming at promoting cyber-joy on campus and providing accessible campus-based counselling services and psychological support among undergraduates and academic staff at City University of Hong Kong. It focuses on raising students’ awareness of the impact of cyberbullying and enhancing their problem-solving competence.

Parenting Efficacy

Social Learning Approach

2021-2023

General Research Fund

HKD $604,800

Message from Dr. Annis FUNG

Dr. Annis Fung Lai Chu

In a 2017 worldwide survey of 540,000 schoolchildren in 72 countries and regions conducted in 2015, the rate of school bullying in Hong Kong is higher than anywhere else in the world. 32.3% of approximately 5,000 students surveyed reported that over the period of a month they had suffered various forms of school bullying. This is three times the number of cases of self-reported bullying in Taiwan (10.7%) and nearly a double (18.9%) that of the US. The number reflected Hong Kong students encounter dangerous situations, as well as being a poor predictor of rates of violence and crime in Hong Kong. 

A correct approach in defining bullies and victims is extremely important in combating bullying acts. I call bullying any well-planned action intended to harm somebody, including physical violence, verbal threats and discrimination, in order to gain a benefit or reward. I would say that violence is not the same as bullying, which has a plan and a purpose, and the benefit gained may not be tangible but can often include a sense of power or control. People who get involved in aggressive incidents fall into two subtypes of the aggressor: the cold-blooded, goal-oriented proactive aggressor and the impulsive, hot-headed reactive aggressor. The latter is often misunderstood as what I call real bullies, they are defensive revengers manifesting with same formats of aggressive behaviour, but they are not bullies at all. Of course, there are some found with co-occurring reactive and proactive aggression, which is the most serious and high-risk group of aggressive behaviour in schools and society. Therefore, it is very significant to develop early interventions with scientific evidence-based effective outcomes for reducing reactive and proactive aggression as well as aggressive and pure victimisation among schoolchildren and adolescents in Hong Kong. 

 
 

Grants

Group Storytelling Intervention Based on Social Information Processing (SIP) Model to Reduce Reactive and Proactive Aggression in Young Schoolchildren

General Research Fund (GRF), University Grant Council (UGC), Principal Investigator

 2018-2020, HK$717,360

Omega-3 Supplementation to Reduce Externalizing Behaviour Problems in Risk-taking Adolescents: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Trial

General Research Fund (GRF), University Grant Council (UGC), Principal Investigator

2015-2018, HK$761,183

Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Training in Reducing Aggression: An Evidence-based Evaluation on the Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Training in Reducing Schoolchildren Aggression

General Research Fund (GRF), University Grant Council (UGC), Principal Investigator

 2014-2017, HK$410,225

C.A.R.E. Home Cares Children and Adolescents At Risk Education 

Knowledge Transfer Earmarked Fund, University Grant Council (UGC), Principal Investigator

2012-2014, HK$199,860

Children and Adolescents at Risk Education (C.A.R.E.) 有教無『戾』 --- 校園欺『零』 計畫

Quality Education Fund (QEF), the Education Bureau of the H.K.S.A.R., Principal Investigator,

2006-2011, HK$10,931,100

Beneficiaries

64,000 Students, 36,000 Parents, 6,500 Teachers

120 Primary and Secondary Schools in Hong Kong

7,000 Educational Psychologists, Educators, Social Workers, Counsellors, and Helping Professionals  

Organised by the Education Bureau (EDB) of the H.K.S.A.R.

3,500 Police Inspectors and Officers

Hong Kong Police Force

660 Social Workers, Probation Officer, Clinical Psychologists, and Helping Professionals

Social Welfare Department (SWD) of the H.K.S.A.R.

50 Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, and Superintendents

Correctional Services Department (CSD) of the H.K.S.A.R.