You Jin Chung

Dr Chung You Jin

Head, Master of Social Work Programme

S R Nathan School of Human Development

Tel: +65 6248 5282

Educational Qualifications

2015

Ph. D. Social Work. National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dissertation: Examining the relationship between bicultural stress and psychological well- being among Korean adolescents in Singapore: A Mixed Methods study

1996

M.A. Social Work, Ewha Womans University, South Korea

1992

B.A. Social Work, Ewha Womans University, South Korea

Academic and Professional Experience

2018 - Present
Senior Lecturer, Social Work Field Education Coordinator, Social Work Programme, S R Nathan School of Human Development (NSHD), Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore (SUSS)

2015 - 2017
Lecturer, Social Work Programme, NSHD, SUSS

2012 - 2013
Teaching Assistant, Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore (NUS)

1999 - 2002
Chief Editor, Nanum Social Welfare Publisher - Seoul, South Korea

1996 - 1999
Executive Director, Kwanak Boncheon Community Rehabilitation Centre - Seoul, South Korea

1995 - 1996
Community Mental Health Social Worker, Hanwool Community Mental Rehabilitation Centre - Seoul, South Korea

1993 - 1995
Researcher & Case Manager, Korea Mental Health Welfare Research Institute - Seoul, South Korea

  1. Chung, Y. J. & Lim, Q. P. (under review).
    Factor analysis to validate a Positive Youth Development (PYD) survey in Singapore, Journal of Youth Development.

  2. Seng, B.K., Yang O.K., & Chung, Y.J. (2024).
    The mediating effects of resilience on psychological distress in social workers in Singapore and South Korea during the Covid-19 pandemic. International Social work, 67 (3) 730-745.

  3. Yang, O.K., Chung, Y.J., Lim Ji Yong, Heo Se Mi, and Seng, B.K. (2023).
    The effects of organisational support and frontline social workers’ resilience on mental health during disaster. Mental Health & Social Work, 51 (4), 135-165.

  4. Seng, B.K., Mythily, S., Chung, Y.J., Syed Ahmad, S.A.M., & Chong, S.A. (2021). Resilience and stress in frontline social workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, Asian Social Work and Policy Review (15), 234-243.

  5. Seng, B.K., Yang, O.K., & Chung, Y.J. (2021).
    Resilience and psychological distress among social workers during COVID-19 period in Singapore and South Korea, Cambodian Journal of Social Welfare (3), 3-22.

  6. Chung, Y.J. & Jayashree M. (2014).
    Between two worlds in Asia: Korean youths in Singapore, Journal of Population Research, 31 (3), 219-235

2024 - present
Editorial Board, International Journal of Mental Health

2024
Review, Journal of Health Planning and Management

2021
Review, Social Work in Health Care

2020 - present
Programme Ethic Review Committee (PERC), Social Work Programme, SUSS

2019 - present
Member, International Association of Schools of Social Work

2019 - present
Social Work Service Standing Committee, Singapore Children’s Society

2019 - present
Adult Educator, Social Service Institute (SSI)

2017 - present
Member, Singapore Association of Social Worker (SASW)

2017 - present
Associate, Social Service Research Centre(SSR), NUS

2017 - present
Adult Educator/ Subject Matter Expert/Content Developer, SSI

2014 - 2016

ICSW Scientific Committee, International Conference on Social Work

2012 - 2015
Department Ethic Review Committee (DERC), Department of Social Work, NUS

  • Community Mental Health and Rehabilitation
  • Immigrant Integration – Cultural Stress and Identity
  • Youth Development and Mental Health
  • Social Work Field Education
  • Sliver Award, Singapore Children’s Society
  • Ewha Global Fellow (EGF), Ewha Woman’s University
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award, Asia-Pacific Worlds in Motion VI Conference
  • Graduate Student Teaching Award, Faculty of Art and Social Science, NUS
  • NUS Research Scholarship, NUS
  1. Chung, Y.J. (2023).
    Cultural Stress and Ethnic Identity: Korean adolescents in Singapore, Institute of Policy Studies (Eds.), Immigrant Integration in Contemporary Singapore: Solution Amidst Challenges, (pp.253-274), World Scientific Publishing Company.

  2. Virag, V., Chung, Y.J., Tan, N.T., Kimura, M., & Seng, B.K. (2022).
    Globalization and the future of social work practice and education, In N.T. Tan & P.K. Shajahan, (Eds.). Remaking Social Work for the New Era (pp. 115-128). Springer.

  3. Chung, Y. J, & Yang, Ok-Kyung (2019).
    Community Mental Health in South Korea, In Ow, R., & Poon, A (Eds.) Mental Health and Social Work (pp. 1-24). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978- 981-13-6975-9_15.
  1. Chung, Y. J., Salehoodin, T., & Loo, B. (2024, September 25-27).
    Project Research: Project Cabin – A review of school-based drop-in programme 2022 to 2023 [Master Class presentation]. Youth Outreach Conference: Meeting The NEETS, Singapore

  2. Chung, Y. J. (2024, June 7-9).
    Profiling Positive Development of Youths in MENDAKI Programmes, 4thGlobal Conference on Children [Oral presentation]. Cambridge, UK.

  3. Fu, C., Chia, J., Choo, C., Chung, Y. J., & Lee, J. (2023, October 4-5).
    Children’s experiences with mental health and help-seeking: Learnings from the Tinkle Friend Chatline service, [Poster presentation]. Singapore Mental Health Conference, Singapore.

  4. Fu, C., Chia, J., Choo, C., Chung, Y. J., & Lee, J. (2023, September 24-27). Understanding Children’s Concerns about Help-Seeking: Learning from the Tinkle Friend Helpline and Chatline Service for Primary School Children [Oral presentation]. Edinburgh Congress, International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect, Edinburgh, UK.

  5. Seng, B. K & Chung, Y. J. (2022, October 26-28).
    Online learning: Perception of students and lecturers in the Social Work Programme during the Covid-19 pandemic, [Oral presentation]. Joint World Conference on Social Work Education and Social Development, Seoul, South Korea

  6. Chung, Y. J., Wong Liling & Yum, S. T. (2020, July 15-18).
    Supervise effectively with field education concepts and tools, [Workshop]. Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development, International Federation of Social Work (IFSW), Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Online- presentation)

  7. Chung, Y. J., Wee, D. & Koh, L. (2020, July 15-18).
    Exploring students’ experiences and perception on social work field education, [Oral presentation]. Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development, International Federation of Social Work (IFSW), Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Online-presentation)

  8. Chung, Y. J. (2019, July 22-26).
    Exploring moderators to understanding the association between cultural stress and depression among immigrant adolescents in Asian context: using 3way interaction analysis in multiple regression model, [Oral presentation]. International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, University of York, York, UK.

  9. Chung, Y. J. (2018, July 4-7).
    Immigrant adolescents’ experiences in Asian context: moderation effect of ethnic identity and perceived attitude toward immigrants, [Oral presentation]. Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development (SWSD), Dublin, Ireland, UK

  10. Chung, Y. J. & Asher Low (2018, November 1-2).
    The State of Youth Mental Health – pilot study, [Oral presentation]. International Conference of Well-Being (ICWB), University of Social Sciences, Singapore

  11. Chung, Y. J. (2016, July 27-30).
    Bicultural stress and ethnic identity among Korean adolescents in Singapore: A mixed methods study, [Oral presentation]. The Joint World Conference on Social Work Education and Social Development, Seoul, Korea

  12. Chung, Y. J. (2012, July).
    Bicultural stress and identity formation among immigrant adolescents in Singapore, [Oral presentation]. Mixed Methods International Conference, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

  1. Chung, Y. J. (2023, December 8). Nurturing relationships: The heart of field education, Singapore Association of Social Workers, Singapore.

  2. Chung, Y. J. (2022, October 1). Psychological distress in adolescents with cancer, CPS365 (Cancer Prevention Society 365), Singapore.

  3. Chung, Y. J. (2022, January 15). Youth mental well-being and resilience, Nanyang Technology University Model United Nation (NTUMUN), Singapore.

  4. Chung, Y.J. & Teo, P. L. (2021, July 8-9), Using Simulation-Based Learning (SBL) in social work field education and training during pandemic, Social Work Supervision Seminar, Singapore Association of Social Workers (SASW), Singapore

  5. Chung, Y. J. (2017. November 1). Contextual influence on minority of youth and children, SSR Seminar, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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