Counsellor

Psychologists say quacks are posing as counsellors

3 Feb 2013

Impostors are passing themselves off as psychologists and the government is doing nothing to stop them, advocates for the profession warn.

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Unregistered counsellor ruined my life, says businessman

3 Feb 2013

Former Hong Kong businessman Thanh Nguyen, 45, complained to the Sunday Morning Post about his encounters with a counsellor who provided no proof of his qualifications, overstepped his boundaries...

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Reluctance to seek help a factor in male suicides

15 Jun 2012

Twice as many men as women commit suicide in Hong Kong because they are reluctant to seek help for emotional problems, a counsellor says.

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Stigma? What stigma? Why behavioural counselling is a step in the right direction

27 Nov 2011

My son's school has advised me to give permission for him to see a counsellor to help with his social problems. I am aware that he has some difficulties, but a counsellor sounds serious.

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Social work wrong fix for flat anxiety

7 Jun 2011

Controversial Richfield Realty is planning to hire a social worker to counsel residents whose homes it is taking over. Hundreds of social workers are up in arms and have launched a Facebook...

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Classmates of fire victim to write cards to grieving parents

4 May 2011

Friends and classmates of the 19-year-old student who was killed in a fire on Monday have been invited to write cards to send condolences to her family. Vivian Chan Lok-man was a first year...

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Alex Lo

We need a sober view of sexual violence

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Don't take it lying down

If you are being ostracised at the office, ridiculed by colleagues and are feeling downtrodden as a result, here are some ways to free yourself from workplace bullying:

Find out...

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Give thanks, even if you don't celebrate

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day today. But the significance of this historic festival is fading. I think this is time for us to give thanks to our loved ones, including our parents, relatives...

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Take life as it comes

Francis Mak Yun-sau, whose radio programme on RTHK has won him legions of young fans,

says happiness is the key to a healthy family. He has earned the reputation of an on-air...

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MANNING HOTLINE A TOUGH CALLING

Factory owner Choi Lin-chu jumped at the chance of becoming an 'Elder Ring' counsellor - but has found the task harder than she expected.

Since undergoing training, she spends two...

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Counsellor stands by cell visits

The counsellor has not allowed the attack to shake her belief in the need for long-term prisoners to receive visits from volunteers.

She has cut the number of visits she has made...