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Research team
2021

Social Work for
Social Brain Conditions

Dr. Jacky Choy
Research Assistant Professor
Jacky is interested in understanding informal care shared by multiple family members and interventions for improving preparedness for future care at individual, family and societal level.
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He is leading two research projects in the capacity of Principle Investigator (PI):
1) 'Family care shared by multiple carers: longitudinal changes in family-level demands, resources, perceptions, and wellbeing among carers of people living with dementia', funded by General Research Fund (GRF), 2024-2026, HK$739,432.
2) 'Explorative study of family preparedness for caregiving among families living with dementia', funded by HKU Seed Fund, 2023-2024, HK$147,564.
3) 'Forest bathing intervention for people living with dementia and family carers: a feasibility study', contract research in collaboration with Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), 2024-2024.
​He is also teaching two postgraduate courses offered to MSW, MSocSc (Gerontology/ Mental Health/ Social Service Management) and RPg students:
1) SOWK6201 Mental Health Problems in Old Age, and;
2) SOWK6337 Evidence-based Intervention and Care for People with Dementia.
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Over the past few years, Jacky has been coordinating multiple dementia research projects, including the TIP-CARD project for developing dementia policy solutions, the BrainLive project for implementing a barrier-free dementia care model using technology and non-professionals, and a randomised control trial investigating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Virtual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy.
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Since 2018, he coordinated the Certified Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) Practitioner Training Course in Hong Kong in collaboration with the International CST Centre of University College London.
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