Programme At-a-Glance

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6th CIFA Regional Symposium:
Family First: Supporting Asian Families in the Era of Inclusive Growth

Time: 10-11 June, 2021 (Thursday & Friday)
Venue: Online
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8:50-9:00

Registration/Enter the Chat Room

9:00-9:10

Opening Ceremony
Mrs. Patricia CHU
(Chairperson/ Consortium of Institutes on Family in the Asia Region, CIFA)
Prof. Ming-Syan Chen
(Executive Vice President/ National Taiwan University)
Guest of Honour:
Ma Ying-jeou
(The 12th - 13th President of the Republic of China, Taiwan)

9:10-10:25

Keynote Speech 1
Moderator:
Dr. Margaret WONG
(Head/Department of Social Work Hong Kong Shue Yan University)
Family Well-Being (FWB) Index – Implications on Policy and Practice
Dr. Anjli Doshi-Gandhi
(Former Deputy Director General/ The National Population and Family Development Board Malaysia Ministry of Women)


Keynote Speech 2
ICT and Family
Dr. Susan Walker
(Associate Professor/ Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota)

10:25-10:35

Break

10:35-11:35

Plenary Session 1
Family First: Supporting Asian Families in the Era of Inclusive Growth
Moderator:
Dr. Miranda CHUNG
(Council member & Chairman of Research and Training Committee/ CIFA)
A Cross-sectional Study on Family Wellbeing in Hong Kong
Prof. Mooly Wong
(Assistant Professor/ Department of Social Work of the Chinese University of Hong Kong)


Wofoo Asian Award for Advancing Family Well-being: Good Practices and Impacts
Dr. Vivian Lou
(Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong)


Supporting Korean Families in the Era of Inclusive Growth
Prof. Sang Mok Suh
(Global President/ International Council on Social Welfare)

11:35-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Wofoo 3A Project 2020 Final Round Adjudication

14:30-14:40

Break

14:40-16:10

Wofoo 3A Project 2020 Final Round Adjudication

16:10-17:30

Concurrent 1-1
Moderator:
Lo Hay Ming Herman
(Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)


Good Family Practices & Intergenerational Issues

Affirming husband’s fathering role: Hong Kong’s experience in promoting co-parenting in newborn years
Anton Nam-sing Wan
(General Secretary at Family Value Foundation of Hong Kong)


A Study on Child Welfare League Foundation’s Enhancing Parenting Skills Services for High-Risk Families in Taiwan
Chung-Hsin Chu
(Research Fellow at Child Welfare League Foundation)


Supporting parents of young people after social unrest in Hong Kong using mindfulness
Lo Hay Ming Herman
(Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)


Prediction of Social Inclusion by E-Inclusion in Taiwan’s Elderly
Shu Huey Wu
(Research Fellow at NTU Children and Family Research Center/Good Neighbors Taiwan)

Concurrent 1-2
Moderator:
Ms. Bawany CHINAPAN
(Senior Lecturer/Psychology Department HELP University)


Marriage & Divorce & Parenthood

An analysis of the stages in the Family Centered Support Program for Orphaned Children after the 921 Earthquake
Tan-Chi Yang
(Researcher at Child Welfare League Foundation)


The Relationships between Adverse Childhood Experience, Intimate Partner Violence Victimization, Family Support, and the Challenges for Re-entry: An Examination of Female Inmates in Taiwan.
Doris Chu & Yu-Shu Chen
(Professor at National Chung Cheng University & Associate Professor at Central Police University)


A Six-Year Longitudinal Study of Parenting and Depressive Symptoms among Taiwanese Adolescents
Shou-Chun Chiang
(Doctoral Student at the Pennsylvania State University)

Concurrent 1-3
Moderator:
Dr. Peace Wong
(Senior Lecturer/Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore)


Child & Youth Development & Others

Effects of Different Levels of Physical Activity on Quality of Life in Adolescents
Yu-Lun Tsai*, Jen-Jiuan Liaw, Ti Yin, Hsiang-Yun Lan
(Doctoral Student at National Defense Medical Center)


Effects of Using Screen Time on Sleepiness During the Day and Depression in Youth
Yu-Lun Tsai*, Jen-Jiuan Liaw*, Huai-Shuo Huang, Luke Yang
(Doctoral Student and Professor at National Defense Medical Center)


The protective effects of family and school supports on youth depressive symptoms under multilevel family risk: a moderated mediation model
Meng-Jung Lee
(Assistant Professor at Soochow University)

8:50-9:00

Registration/Enter the Chat Room

9:00-9:40

Keynote Speech 3
Moderator:
Prof. Joyce Feng
(Professor of the Department of Social Work at National Taiwan University)
Supporting Families in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Inter-generation Approach
Prof. Chen, Chien-Jen
(The 14th Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Distinguished Research Fellow of Genomics Research Centre at Academia Sinica)

9:40-10:40

Plenary Session 2
Marriage, Divorce, and Re-marriage
Moderator:
Prof. April Shen
(Distinguished Professor of the Department of Social Work at National Taiwan University)
Parental separation and complex family needs
Dr. Lixia Qu
(Senior Research Fellow/The Australian Institute of Family Studies)


Landscape of Marriage and Divorce in Singapore- Trends, Policies and Programmes
Mr. Justin Chang and Ms. Shermain Lee
(Assistant Director and Manager/Family Policy Office, Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore)


Marriage or Merry Age? The Recent Population Changes in Taiwan
Prof. James Hsueh
(Professor of the Department of Sociology at National Taiwan University)

10:40-10:50

Break

10:50-11:50

Plenary Session 3
Inter-generational Issues
Moderator:
Dr. Agnes NG
(Council member & Chairman of 3A Project Committee, CIFA)
The coping strategy of adult caregivers and the cross generational relationship in Taiwan
Prof. Joyce Feng
(Professor of the Department of Social Work at National Taiwan University)


Two child policy means double trouble for Chinese grandparents?
Prof. Esther Goh
(Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work of the National University of Singapore)


Caregiver Burden of Adult Children from the Inter-generational Family Perspective
Prof. Kim Yeong-Hee
(Professor, Department of Child Welfare Chungbuk National University Korea)

11:50-12:00

Break

12:00-13:05

Concurrent 2-1
Moderator:
Chen Fen Ling
(Professor at National Taipei University)


Family First: Supporting Asian Families in the Era of Inclusive Growth

Family Empowerment for Children with Moderate to Severe Asthma: A Qualitative Study
Li-Chi Chiang
(Professor at National Defense Medical Center)


Working with Families of Substance Abuse Youth in Taiwan: State of Art and Way Forward
Lanying Huang
(Associate Professor at National Taipei University)


Children and Young People’s experience during COVID-19 Pandemic in Taiwan
Chen Fen Ling
(Professor at National Taipei University)

Concurrent 2-2
Moderator:
Dr. Miranda CHUNG
(Council member & Chairman of Research and Training Committee/ CIFA)


Child & Youth Development & Others

Parental Precarious Work and Family Poverty Experience in the First Six Years of A Child’s Life
Han Wen-Jui
(Professor at New York University)


Perceived Social Network and Support Functions among Substance Abusers: Does the Gender Matter?
Yih-Tsu Hahn and Doris Chu
(Associate Professor at Shih Chien University & Professor at National Chung Cheng University)


A Study of Factors Influencing Life Adaption of Contemporary Impoverished Youth after Graduation- An Instance of TFCF Youth Capacity Building Program Participants
Ying-Yi Su and Chiao-An Liao
(Superior Specialist & Specialist at Taiwan Fund for Children and Families)

13:05–13:20

Announcement of 3A Project 2020 Final Round Adjudication Results


Closing Ceremony
Prof. Joyce Feng
(Director/National Taiwan University Children and Family Research Center)
Mrs. Patricia CHU
(Chairperson/ Consortium of Institutes on Family in the Asia Region, CIFA)

* Simultaneous Interpretation will be provided ONLY in main hall.