• Community Response to Disaster and Crisis Management
• Social Change and Social Entrepreneurship
• Community Development and Social Support Networks
• Conflict Management and Mediation
  

Books:

• Asian Tsunami and Social Work Practice: Recovery and Rebuilding. (co-edited with A. Rowlands). Haworth Press, 2007
• Social Care in Asia (Co-edited with S. Vasoo) Marshall Cavendish International Press, Singapore, 2006
• People Effectiveness: Maximizing Human Resource Potential in Times of Change. SIM Research Series Singapore, 2005
• Social Work Around the World III. (Co-edited with Rowlands, A.) Berne: IFSW Press, 2004. Page 3 of 6
• Getting Ahead in Uncertain Times: Dynamics of Change and Adaptability of Singapore Businesses. (with Tan, V.) SIM Research Series. Singapore: Singapore Institute of Management, 2004
• Extending Frontiers: Social Issues and Social Work in Singapore. (Co-edited with Mehta, KK) Singapore: Eastern Universities Press, September 2002
• Social Work Around the World II (Co-edited with Dodds, I) Berne, Switzerland: IFSW Press, 2002
• Personality and Effective Management: MBTI Profiles of Singapore Managers (with Tan, V.), Singapore: Singapore Institute of Management, February 2000
• Alternative Dispute Resolution, (Co-edited with Lee-Patridge, J.E). Centre for Advanced Studies, NUS, 2000
• Social Work Around the World. (Co-edited with Envall, E.) Berne, Switzerland: IFSW Press, 2000
• Human Rights Perspective, (Co-edited with Sridharan, K.), United Nations Association of Singapore, 1999
• Parenting Today. (with Vicky Tan and Anthony Yeo), Singapore: Shing Lee Press, 1992-2005. (Chinese Edition published by Armour Press, 1994)
• Preparing for Marriage. (with Vicky Tan and Ngiam Tee Liang), Singapore: Federal Publications, 1992-2005. (Chinese Edition published in 1993)

Book Chapters:

• “Global Threats – the Case of SARS” (chapter 37) in: L.M. Healy & R.J. Link Handbook of International Social Work: Human Rights, Development and the Global Profession. New York: Oxford University Press. 2012
• “Social Work and Social Development in Asia,” (chapter 60) in: L.M. Healy & R.J. Link Handbook of International Social Work: Human Rights, Development and the Global Profession. New York: Oxford University Press. 2012
• “Cultural Conflict and Conflict Resolution,” (Chapter 18) in: L.M. Healy & R.J. Link Handbook of International Social Work: Human Rights, Development and the Global Profession. New York: Oxford University Press. 2012
• “Youth Empowerment in Singapore: Theory, Experience and Practice”, Youth Empowerment and Volunteerism: Principles, Policies and Practices, Elaine Liu, Michael J. Holosko & T. Wing Lo (eds). Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press, 2009
• “International Social Work and Social Welfare Asia”, Encyclopedia of Social Work, NASW Press & Oxford Press, 2008
• “The Expanding Concept of Social Care.” In Tan, N. T. & S. Vasoo (eds). The Challenge of Social Care in Asia, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish International Press, 2006, 1-18
• “Evaluating Social Care”. In Tan, N. T. & S. Vasoo (eds). The Challenge of Social Care in Asia. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish International Press, 2006, 242-254. Page 4 of 6
• “The Development of Social Welfare and Social Work in Singapore: Trends and Potentials”. In: Present and Future of Social Work in Asia Pacific Countries. Korean Association of Social Workers, Korea, 2005, 183-196
• “New Frontiers of Social Work in Singapore”. (with Ang, B.L.) In Tan, N.T. & Mehta, KK. Extending Frontiers: Social Issues and Social Work in Singapore. Singapore: Eastern Universities Press, September 2002, 214-229
• “Conflict Theory and Forms of Dispute Resolution. In Tan, N.T. & Lee-Patridge, J.E. (Eds.). Alternative Dispute Resolution in Business, Family and Community: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Singapore: Center for Advanced Studies, National University of Singapore, 2000, 9-16
• “Community Services in Singapore.” In Magnus, R., et al (Eds.) Families in Conflict, Singapore: Butterworths, 2000, 201-224
• “Social Work: The Challenges in the New Millennium”. In Tan, N. T. & Envall, E. (Eds). Social Work Around the World, Berne: IFSW, 2000, 4-10
• “Behaviour Therapy in Singapore”, In Oei,T P S (Ed.), Behaviour Therapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in Asia. Glebe: Edumedia, 1998. 131-140
• “Social Work: The Challenge of the Heart and Head,” in: Yeo, B. & Chua, B.H. (Eds.) World of Humanities. Ministry of Education & NUS, Singapore, 1994, 25-29
• “Conflict and Family Violence“ (with Edleson, J.E.), in: Boss, P., Doherty, W.J., LaRossa, R. Schumm, W.R. and Steinmetz, S.K. (Eds). (1993). Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methodology: A Contextual Approach. New York: Plenum, 382-384

Published Articles: (*refereed):

• * “Disaster Management in China and Taiwan: Models, Policies, and Programs for Social Recovery”. (with Huang, Y.N. & Wang, L.R.). Journal of Global Social Work Practice. May/June Issue, 2011
• * ”Disaster Management and Social Recovery: Strengths’ & Community Perspective”, Journal of Global Social Work Practice. (Lead article) Vol 2(1), June, 2009
• * ”Social Re-development following the Indian Ocean Tsunami - An international Social Work response through the FAST Project,” Social Development Issues. Fall 2007
• “Work Attitude and Loyalty”. (with Vicky Tan) Today’s Manager. Feb 2007
• * “Contribution of Social Work to Recovery and Rehabilitation After the Asian Tsunami Disaster” (with A. Rowlands & Francis Yuen). Disability and Social Work Education: Practice and Policy Issues. (2006) xxv- xxxi
• * “Impact of the Indian Ocean Tsunami on the Well-Being of Children.” Disability and Social Work Education: Practice and Policy Issues. 5(3,4) (2006) 43-56
• * “Legislating Parent Support in Singapore”. Journal of Societal and Social Policy, 4/3. (2006)
• * “Regional Perspectives from Asia Pacific”. International Social Work, 49(2), (2006) 277-284
• * “The Indian ocean tsunami and earthquakes: Impact on children” (In Japanese). Mother and Child Wellbeing, Japan, (2005): 60-65. Page 5 of 6
• * “Social entrepreneurship: Challenge for social work in a changing world”. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work, 14, 2 (December 2004): 87-98
• “Maximizing human resource potential in the midst of organizational change. Singapore Management Review, 27, 2 (2005): 25-35
• * “Crisis theory and SARS: Singapore’s management of the epidemic.” Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 14, 1 (June 2004):7-17
• * “Diverse perceptions of social support: Asian mothers of children with intellectual disability.” (with Ow, R. S. & Goh, S.) Families in Society - The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 85, 2 (April-June 2004): 214-220
• * “Combating SARS on the social and community front in Singapore: Issues, principles and approaches”, Journal of Youth Studies, 13, 7, 1 (January 2004): 97-105
• * “Change management in times of economic uncertainty” Singapore Management Review, 27, 1, 49-68, 2004
• * “Community mediation in Singapore: Principles for community conflict resolution”, Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 19:3, Spring 2002, 289-301
• * “Social development in action: The case of Singapore.” Social Development Issues, 24, 1 (1 November 2002)
• “Social integration of the elderly in Singapore”. (with Ang, B.L.). Ageing International: The Journal of the International Federation on Ageing, Summer 2001
• * “Development of youth for the global economy: Dealing with youth unemployment in the Singapore context” Journal of Youth Studies, 10, 5, 2 (July 2001): 108-117
• “Personality types of Singapore managers”, (With Tan, V.), Today’s Manager, Aug-Sep1997, 20-24
• * “Elder Care in Singapore: Not By Law Alone, (with C. Bentelspacher). Ageing International, Dec 1995, 41- 46
• * ”Implications of the Divorce Mediation Assessment Instrument for Mediation Practice,” Family and Conciliation Courts Review, 29:1, 26-40, Jan 1991
• * ”Developing and Testing a Family Mediation Assessment Instrument,” In Lemmon, J.A. (Ed.), Establishing Standards for Performance and Evaluation, Mediation Quarterly, No. 19, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1988
• * ”A Conceptual Model for Peace through Constructive Conflict Resolution,” Social Development Issues. Winter, 1987

Book Reviews and Theses:

• Book Review: Effective Community Participation in Coastal Development. Mathbor, Golam M. (2008). Chicago, Illinois: Lyceum Books, 128pp, in: Journal of Global Social Work Practice. May/June, 2009
• Book Review: “Foundations of Evidence-Based Social Work Practice”(BK173) Edited by Albert R. Roberts and Kenneth R. Yeager. in Families in Society.2007. Page 6 of 6
• Book Review: “East Asian Welfare Regimes in Transition: From Confucianism to Globalisation,” A. Walker and C. Wong (eds), The Policy Press, Bristol, 2005, 235 pp., in: Journal of Social Policy, Volume 36, Issue 01, pp 161-162 (Jan, 2007)
• Book Review: The Social Work Interview: A Guide for Human Service Professionals, 3rd Edition by Alfred Kadushin, Columbia University Press, 1990, International Social Work. Sage Publications, 1993
• Development of an Assessment Instrument for Family Mediation, PhD Thesis, University Microfilms, University of Minnesota, 1988
• Effective Use of Management Information System for Planning and Policy Development in Social Service Organizations, Professional Project, School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, April, 1980