Empowering Asian Youth Through Volunteering - Examples of Theory Into Practice

This book describes the origin, development and current state of volunteerism in Asia and Hong Kong. It also presents a field-tested model of empowering through volunteerism (namely, the CYEP at City University), that involves youth, governmental and non-governmental agencies and their clients in a rapidly changing society.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Preface
Part I: Theories and concepts of volunteerism and the brief historical background of volunteering in Asia and Hong Kong
1. Defining and Conceptualizing Volunteerism
2. History of Volunteerism in Asia
3. History of Volunteerism in Hong Kong
Part II: Examples of theory into practice: Implementing the City-Youth Empowerment Project and its 5 selected programs4. Creating and Sustaining a Volunteer Project: The City-Youth Empowerment Project (CYEP)
5. The Evolution and Maturation of CYEP
6. Using the Reciprocal Volunteer Process Model (RVPM) to implement developmental services for local children and youth
7. Using the Reciprocal Volunteer Process Model (RVPM) to implement rehabilitation services for local children and youth with special needs
8. Using the Reciprocal Volunteer Process Model (RVPM) to implement international service for children and youth in Cambodia and Myanmar
9. Using the Reciprocal Volunteer Process Model (RVPM) to implement services for local children and youth from ethnic minorities
10. Using the Reciprocal Volunteer Process Model (RVPM) to implement services for local elderly
Part III: Conclusions11. Conclusion – Empowering youth through volunteerism
Index

About the author

Elaine Suk Ching Liu is the Assiociate Head and Associate Professor of Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong.

Summary

This book describes the origin, development and current state of volunteerism in Asia and Hong Kong. It also presents a field-tested model of empowering through volunteerism (namely, the CYEP at City University), that involves youth, governmental and non-governmental agencies and their clients in a rapidly changing society.

Product details

• Authors: Elaine Suk Ching Liu, Elaine Suk Ching (City University of Hong Kon Liu
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.08.2019
• EAN: 9781138106437
• ISBN: 978-1-138-10643-7
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Behavioural Sciences
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Asia, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adolescent, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work, Social Work, Child & developmental psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Behaviorism