Helping beyond skills and ethics: cultivating compassion satisfaction among healthcare professionals working on ART in Hong Kong

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Do cultural beliefs play a role in fertility-related quality of life? A study of Chinese women after unsuccessful first IVF cycle

This free journal suppl. entitled: Abstract book of the 31st ESHRE Annual Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 14–17 June 2015Poster Presentation: P-553postprin

Visual methods in family and sexuality research : picturing the everyday, the imaginary, and the void

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(Dis)engagement with queer counterpublics : exploring intimate and family lives in online and offline spaces in China

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Violence in the “double closet” : female same-sex intimate partner violence and minority stress in China

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Dialectical family imaginaries : navigating relational selfhood and becoming a parent through assisted reproduction in China

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Family formation among lalas (lesbians) in urban China : strategies for forming families and navigating relationships with families of origin

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The interplay between intimacy and commodification : queer agency and vulnerability amid neoliberalism with Chinese characteristics

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Collaborative focus group discussion as a new initiative for the democratization of knowledge production

Oral Presentation - Innovations in research and practiceConference Theme: Enhancing Human Condition: Negotiating and Creating ChangeDuring and after the Umbrella Movement occurred in 2015 in Hong Kong, the penetrability of politics has been widely experienced in society due to its impact on people’s intimate relationships. As social workers and researchers serving as the key interface between people with different backgrounds and values, we were driven by the political atmosphere to initiate a new form of methodology to better incorporate the multiplicity and complexity of people’s opinions and feelings. To build on the use of reflecting team in family clinical work, which allows clients to witness therapists’ team processes of finding routes to therapeutic goals, we conducted two collaborative focus group discussions after the Umbrella Movement to explore its impact on citizens’ and activists’ intimate relationships. After observing the focus group discussion, a team of researchers did on-the-spot analysis of the discussion while participants observed the data analysis process through a live broadcasting system. Afterwards, overall focus group analysis among the two parties was conducted. The bi-directional dialogues between researchers and participants opened a democratic space for collaborative knowledge production and demystification of research processes. Additionally, they encouraged researchers to embrace empathy for participants’ feelings and emotions and to enhance power balance between researchers and participants