Sexual and Gender Diversity

• Sexual prejudice, transgender prejudice and social services/schools
• Parents and families of LGB and transgender students
• School, family, and community support for LGBTQIA students
• Expressive arts and stigma reduction
• Expressive arts and stigma reduction, gender affirmative counselling
• Social work education and sexual/gender diversity
• Teacher Education and sexual/gender diversity

• Sex education for neurodiverse SEN Students (Including ASD Students)
• Parental and family support to SEN students with sex education needs
• Rights-based sexuality education for marginalized students

• Child Welfare and Adoption Counselling
• Sexual/transgender prejudice and counsellor competence
• Mental health counselling
• Self-harm and mental health of adolescents/young adults

Chan, A., Fang, T. S., & Kwok, D. K. (2025). Uncovering the Challenges and Needs of Chinese Adoptive Parents in Hong Kong. Child & Family Social Work, 30(4), 697-707.

郭勤 (2025) 性傾向跨性別偏見：同志跨性別學生的聲音。羅金義編輯《弱勢者視角下的未來》。 香港城市大學出版社出版

郭勤 (2025) 跨性別社會工作服務:挑戰偏見實踐平等。陳綺媚等編輯《性／別與社會工作新論》香港城市大學出版社出版

Siu, W.F. & Kwok, D. K. (2025). Sexuality Education for Young People Affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders. A Review of Literature in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, in L. Yan, J. Guo, & R. Fong (Eds).  Social and Emotional Development for Diverse Learners. Springer.

Kwok, D. K. (2024). Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and School Life in Hong Kong. In M. Kasai, Y. Toda, & S. Russell (Eds.), SOGI Minority and School Life in Asian Contexts: Beyond Bullying and Conflict Toward Inter-Minority Empathy (101-118). New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Kwok, D.K. (2024). Chinese Transgender Students and Teacher Allies. L. Allen, & M.L. Rasmussen (Eds), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Sexuality Education. (1-9). Palgrave Macmillan.

Kwok, D. K. (2024). Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and School Life in Hong Kong. In M. Kasai, Y. Toda, & S. Russell (Eds.), SOGI Minority and School Life in Asian Contexts: Beyond Bullying and Conflict Toward Inter-Minority Empathy (pp.101-118). Routledge.

Kwok, K., & Kwok, D. K. (2023). Experiencing double silence: Sexuality education of south Asian minority youth in Hong Kong. Sex Education, 23(6), 740-755.

Kwok, K. & Kwok, D. K. (2023). Community Matters: Barriers and Opportunities to Sexual Health and Sexuality Education of Young Female Migrants in Hong Kong. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. (Online)

Kwok, D. K. & Kwok, K. (2022). Navigating Transprejudice: Chinese Transgender Students’ Experiences of Sexuality Education in Hong Kong. Sex Education, Sexuality, Society and Learning (Online)

Kwok, D.K. & Kwok, K. (2022). Chinese Sexual Minority Students Experiencing Microaggressions: Implications for Sexuality Education. Children. (Online)

Tam, H.-L., To, S.-M., Kwok, D. K., & Chan, D. K. Y. (2021). Life routinization and clandestine photo-taking behavior among young people in Hong Kong: Implications for social work practice. Qualitative Social Work, Online.

Kwok, D. K. (2021). Contesting Sexual Prejudice to Support Sexual Minorities: Views of Chinese Social Workers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (6).

Kwok, K & Kwok, D.K. (2020). More Than Comfort and Discomfort: Emotion Work of Parenting Children with Autism in Hong Kong, Children and Youth Services Review. Online.

Kwok, D.K (2021) . Genderism and Trans Students in Hong Kong Higher Education. In N. Harrison (Ed), Marginalised Communities in Higher Education: Disadvantage, Mobility and Indigeneity (p.64-78). UK: Routledge.

Kwok, D.K. (2020). Sexuality and teacher education: LGBT students and teacher education. In M.A. Peters(Ed), Encyclopedia of Teacher.  Singapore: Springer.

To, S.M., Wong, P.K.S., Tam, H.L., Kwok, D.K., & Lau, C.D. (2019). Sexual Compulsivity, Sexual Self-Concept, and Cognitive Outcomes of Sexual Behavior of Young Chinese Hong Kong Males with Compulsive Sexual Behavior: Implications for Intervention and Prevention. Children and Youth Services Review. Online.

Kwok, D. K. (2019). Training educators to support sexual minority students: Views of Chinese teachers. Sex Education, Sexuality, Society and Learning.  19(3), 346-360.

Kwok, D.K. (2018). Community support for Chinese trans* students experiencing genderism. Sex Education, Sexuality, Society and Learning. 18(4), 406-419.

Kwok, D. K. (2019). Community support for Chinese trans* students. In J. Sinclair-Palm and J.Gilbert (Eds.), Trans Youth in Education (xx-xx). London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Kwok, D. K. (2018). Section Introduction: Contesting sexual and transgender prejudice: Advocating human rights of LGBTQ students in Asia. In K. J. Kennedy & Z. J. Li (Eds.), Routledge Handbook on Schools and Schooling in Asia (853-856). New York: NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Kwok, D. K. (2018). Supporting transgender students: Chinese school social workers as transgender allies. In K. J. Kennedy & Z. J. Li (Eds.), Routledge Handbook on Schools and Schooling in Asia (889-896). New York: NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Kwok, D. K., & Lee, J. (2018). Sexual prejudice and school experience of LGBQ students in South Korea and Hong Kong. In K. J. Kennedy & Z. J. Li (Eds.), Routledge Handbook on Schools and Schooling in Asia (857-863). New York: NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Kwok, D. K., & Lee, M. W. B. (2018). Contesting school heterosexism: Rights-based sexuality education for LGBQ students. In K. J. Kennedy & Z. J. Li (Eds.), Routledge Handbook on Schools and Schooling in Asia (872-879). New York: NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Kwok, K., & Kwok, D. K. (2018). Community support services for LGBQ students in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. In K. J. Kennedy & Z. J. Li (Eds.), Routledge Handbook on Schools and Schooling in Asia (880-888). New York: NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Kwok, D.K. & Kwok, K. (2017). Contesting gender binaries in school counselling: Supporting students encountering transgender harassment. In M. T. Hue (Ed.), School Counselling in a Chinese Context: Supporting Students in Need in Hong Kong (79-93). New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Kwok, D.K. (2017). Empowering Chinese lesbian, gay and bisexual (Tongzhi) students: Affirmative school counseling practice in Hong Kong. M.T. Hue,School counselling in Chinese Context: School practice for helping students in needs in Hong Kong (120-136). New York: NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Kwok, D.K. (2016). School Experience of Chinese Sexual Minority Students in Hong Kong. Journal of LGBT Youth, 13 (4), 378-396. (SJR Q2, MS Ranking B)

Kwok, D.K., Wu, J. (2015). Chinese attitudes towards sexual minorities in Hong Kong: Implications for mental health. International Review of Psychiatry, 27(5), 444-454.(SSCI, SJR)

Kwok, K. & Kwok, D.K (2015). When new migrants meet old migrants: Indonesian ethnic economy in Hong Kong. In Y. W. Chan, D. W. Haines, & J. H. X. Lee (Eds.), The age of Asian migration: continuity, diversity, and susceptibility (192-210). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Kwok, D. K. (2014) Narratives of Hong Kong sexual minority students in secondary schools – Reflections and implications for school counseling. In S. Ngai et al. (Eds),Chinese Social Welfare Policy. National University of Taiwan Press (In Chinese, accepted).

Kwok, K. & Kwok, D. K. (2014). Diverging Opportunities: Chinese Workers in the Transnational Immigrant Economy in Vienna. In Zhang Jijiao and Ellen R. Judd (eds), Migration, Labor Market and Human Resource: Comparative Study among EU, North America and Asia,  Springer.

Kwok, D. K. (2014) Embracing sexual and gender diversities – a teaching and learning casebook in Hong Kong Chinese society. Sexuality Practice Research Project, City University of Hong Kong (Chinese).

Kwok, D. K., Wu, J., & Shardlow, S. M. (2013). Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men Among Hong Kong Chinese social work students. Journal of Social Work Education, 49(2), 337-352

Wu. J., & Kwok D. K. (2013). Attitudes towards sexual minorities among Chinese people: implications for mental health. International Psychiatry, 40(2), 33-34.

Kwok, D. K., Winter, S., & Yuen, M. (2012). Heterosexism in School: The Counselling Expereience of Chinese Tongzhi students in Hong Kong. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 40(5), 561-575.

Kwok, D. K. (2013). Social work students’ learning experience on sexuality issues in Hong Kong. In C. M. See (Ed.), Research and practice: Counselling and social work in the new frontier of helping (162-170). Malaysia: USM Press.

Wu, J. & Kwok D. K. (2012) Psychometric properties of Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay men Scale with Chinese university students. Psychological Reports, 110(2), 521.

Kwok, D. K. (2012). Teaching sexual diversity in Hong Kong: Challenging Homophobia. B. C. Eng, A Chinese Perspective on Teaching and Learning(121-137). New York: NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Kwok, D. K. (2011) Experiences of Chinese gay & bisexual youth in "Project Touch” - empowerment-based HIV/AIDS prevention project. Sexuality Practice Research Project, City University of Hong Kong.

Kwok, D. K. (2010) Experiences of Chinese gay & bisexual youth in "Project

Kwok, D. K. & Queer Sisters HK (2009) How to work with sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Queer Sisters and Sexuality Counseling Practice Research Project, Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong.

Lau, Y.K. Tsang, Y.B. & Kwok, D.K. (2010). Dropping out children and children back to school, in Theory and Practice of Youth Studies (P.36-53). China Bejin: Social Science Publishing. (劉玉琼、曾育彪及郭勤(2010)。<香港學童輟學的情況: 輟學學童與成功復課學童之經驗比較>。《信息時代新青年議題: 理論, 政策與實務》。第36-53頁。中國 北京: 社會科學文獻出版社。)

Lau, Y.K., Tsang, B.Y.P., & Kwok, D.K. (2007). Cultural issues of school dropouts in Hong Kong. International Journal on School Disaffection, 5(1), 7-10

Book Editorial Team Member:

Pentaris. P.; Pezzella, A.,  Rasool, S, Kwok, D.K. Gender, Sexuality and Social Work, Routledge Series, Proposal Approved, ongoing projects

Henrickson M, Charles C, Ganesh S, Giwa S, Kwok D.K., Semigina T.  (2022). HIV, Sex and Sexuality in Later Life. Policy Press, Bristol University.

• Unpacking homonegativity among social workers in Hong Kong and Taiwan: implicit bias, correlates, and attribution (RGC-GRF, 2023-2026, HK$ 757600) Huang, Yu Te (HKU) (PI), Kwok, DK (Co-I).
• Understanding Social Workers' Perspectives on Genderism against Trans People, Use of Expressive Arts Strategies (P.I. GRF 3.5, 2022-2023, HK80000)
• Self-injury Experiences of Adolescents and Young Adults (P.I., Collaborate with Secondary Schools, 2025-2027)
• Understanding Health Care Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Individuals with Disabilities in Social Services (P.I. EdUHK, 2021-2022, HK50000)
• Remaking Chinese Families: Narratives and Practices of Adoptive Families in Hong Kong (Chan KW Anita (P.I.), Kwok, DK (Co-I). RGC-GRF, 2020-2022, HK$567900)
• Affirming Gender and Sexually Expansive Service Users through Arts-Based Practice (P.I. EdUHK, KTF, 2020-2021, HK50000)
• Diversity, Equity and Social Inclusion Research Group (Halse et al., (P.I.). Kwok, D.K. (Co-I). EdUHK, 2020-2023, HK$2,201,314)
• Exploring Intersectional Experiences of South Asian Ethnic Minority Students and Families in Special Education Context in Hong Kong (K. Kwok (P.I.), Kwok, D.K. (Co-I). Equal Opportunities Commission, 2020-2021, HK$50000)
• Empowering Teachers to Challenge Transprejudice (P.I. RGC-GRF, 2019 – 2021, HK$ 396,000)
• Enhancing Social Workers’ Sexual Diversity Competence through Prejudice Reduction Program (P.I. RGC-GRF 2016-2019, HK$867000)
• Empowering Chinese Teachers in Sexual Diversity Training to Combat Sexual Prejudices (P.I. RGC-ECS 2015-2018, HK$742575)
• Sexuality Education Experienced by Sexual Minority and Gender Variant Students (P.I. Internal Grant, EduHK, 2017 - 2018, HK$100,000)
• Sex Education and Victim Counselling Program (Collaborated with Caritas HK, Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women, CUHK and CityUHK, Funded by Leehysan Foundation with a total funding 2,800,000 was allocated for the service and research teams, 2018-2020, HK$ 153000 was allocated to EdUHK, as P.I. on Sexual Violence Research Project).
• Gender and Sexual-Orientation Harassment Experiences of LGBTQ Students in Secondary Schools (HK$ 40000, Equal Opportunities Commission 2014 – 2015, P.I.)
• Embracing Diversities -Empowering Teacher Students with Multicultural Competence (HK$200, 000, EdUHK, August 2014 – December 2015, P.I.)
• Help Seeking Behaviors of Kwaa-sing-bit (Transgender) Students Contesting Genderism (HK$50000, Seed Grant, 2013 -2014 June P.I.).

Grant and Ad Hoc Reviewer

RGC grant reviewer (2015-2016; 2016-2017; 2017-2018)

Journal: Journal of LGBT Youth, Educational Researcher; Journal of Sex Research; Journal of Social Work; International Psychiatry; Social Work Education; Child and Family Social Work, Asian Pacific Jurnal of Education; Sex Education; International Journal of Transgenderism; Journal of Homosexuality etc.

Community Service, and Professional Involvement

Disciplinary Panel member of the Hong Kong Social Workers Registration Board (Statutory Body)

Assessment Panel member of the Hong Kong Social Workers Registration Board.

Board Member of the Hong Kong Association of Sexuality Educators, Researchers & Therapists.

Specialist (Counselling and Social Work) of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ)

Panel Member of Discipline Board, The Hong Kong Psychological Society

Clinical Consultant, Adviser, or Trainer for front-line practitioners in government, non-government organizations, and community support groups, such as counselors, social workers and teachers on cultural competence of working with LGBTQI population. The following are collaborating agencies/schools/organizations:

Government Organizations & NGOs

Radio Hong Kong- HKSAR Government; Social Welfare Department - HKSAR Government; Tung Wah Group of Hospitals; Po Leung Kuk; Hong Kong YWCA; Aids Concern; Hong Kong BGCA; Queer Sisters; Caring Community for the Queers; Transgender Resource Center; Rainbow of Hong Kong, Caritas Hong Kong – Youth and Community Services; The Hong Kong Teachers' Centre (HKTC); The Hong Kong Council of Social Services; The Hong Kong Social Workers Association; Richmond Fellowships of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups; The Church of United Brethren in Christ, Parents Resources Centre; The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong; Teen’s Key Hong Kong; Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service Hong Kong; Gender Empowerment; Sexuality For All; Mother’s Choice; LGBT Medical Society; Emergency Response Task Force (ERTF) of Auxiliary Medical Service etc..

Professional Organizations/Training Institutes

Asso.of Sexuality Educators, Researchers & Therapists; Vocational Training Council; The Education University of Hong Kong – Professional Development Program; University of Hong Kong Faculty of Education; City University of Hong Kong Division of Applied Social Science; City University of Hong Kong Department of Applied Social Studies; Caritas High Education (Social Work Program); Baptist University of Hong Kong (Department of Social Work); Polytechnic University (Family Therapy Program); Center for Education Innovation, HKUST etc..

Knowledge Transfer

Adolescent Mental Health Counselling in Secondary Schools Using Expressive Arts Strategies

Gender-Based Counselling in Community-Based Agencies

Parent-Child Group on Emotion Education, Use of Creative and Expressive Arts, Social Welfare Department, Integrated Family Service

Use of Photo-Voice Strategies in Supporting Transwomen affected by Minority Stress and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Hong Kong

“Implementation of Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse System in Hong Kong: Learning from International Studies”. Teachers’ Symposium orgainized by the Association of Principals of Government Secondary Schools.

“Gender diversity in social work and counselling practice”. Training workshop for social work students, frontline social workers and counsellors, organized by the Department of Social Work, Hong Kong Shue Yan University.

“Gender diversity in social work and counselling practice”. Training workshop for social work students, organized by the Social Work Program, City University of Hong Kong.

“Gender and sexual diversity in educational and social work research – Use of qualitative approaches. Training workshop for social work students, organized by the Social Work Program, Hong Kong Baptist University.

“Supporting transgender and gender variant adolescents through social and medical transition- affirmative multidisciplinary approach”. Training workshop for sex therapists and social workers, organized by the Hong Kong Association of Sexuality Educators, Researchers & Therapists.

“Supporting transgender adolescents going through gender transition – Use of educational and community resources. Seminar organized by the Hong Kong LGBT Medical Society.

“Gender diversity in social work and counselling practice”. Training workshop for social work students, frontline social workers and counsellors, organized by the Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong.

“Supporting service users with cultural competence – attitudes, knowledge and skills of human service practitioners”. Workshop organized by the New Life Psychiatric Association, Hong Kong.

“Gender diversity in social work practice, narratives from research findings”, Professional development workshop, Social Work Student Association, Shu Yan University.

“Sexual development of students affected by autism specturum disorder”, workshop organized by the Social Work Program, City University of Hong Kong.

“Sexuality education in a diverse world”. Professional training workshop for guidance counsellors, organized by the Hong Kong Association of Careers Masters and Guidance Masters.

"Minority stress and neurodiversity within gender diverse population". Photovoice group, collaborate with Self-help Development Center, Hong Kong.

"Expressive arts, gender prejudice, and lived experiences". Expressive arts group for trans and gender diverse women in Hong Kong, collaborated with Self-help Development Center, Hong Kong.

"Expressive arts and emotion education". Group therapy for parents and children in the Integrated Family Service Center, Social Welfare Department, Hong Kong SAR Government.

“Qualitative research methodology for reaching the hard-to reach and socially marginalized population”. Professional training workshop for social work students and social workers, organized by the Social Work Program, Baptist University of Hong Kong.

"Understanding gender diversity, improving transgender inclusiveness on campus". Professional training workshop for administrators, social workers, and educators, organized by Vocational Training Council, HK.

“Supporting sexually and gender-expansive students (LGBTQ+ students) on Campus, workshop organized by the HKUST Teaching and Learning Innovative Project.

“Empowering trans youth through community involvement”, workshop organzied by the Caritas Institute of Higher Education, the Social Work Program.

“Respecting Diversities: Creating a Transgender-Inclusive Workplace”, workshop organized by the Emergency Response Task Force (ERTF) of Auxiliary Medical Service.

"Respecting Diversity - Sexuality Education for ASD Students: Perspectives of Social Workers and Teachers", workshop organized by Caritas Hong Kong.

"Transgender Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Implications for Rights-Based Sexuality Education". The 7th Asian Conference on Sexuality Education.

"Sexual Health and Intimacy Issues of South Asian Young Migrants and Implications for Multicultural Sexuality Education". The 7th Asian Conference on Sexuality Education. Dr. Kim Kwok)

"Sex Therapies: Diverse Expressions of Intimacy, Sex, Gender and Sexual Behaviors", Radio Hong Kong (RTHK )Program.

“Respecting sexual and gender diversities – supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in school sexuality education”, professional development workshop, BAT program, Commissioned professional training program by the Education Bureau, Hong Kong.

“Embracing diversities: sexuality education for students with Special Educational Needs”, BAT program, Commissioned professional training program by the Education Bureau, Hong Kong.

“Supporting ASD students with inclusive lens- strategies and perspecitves in sexuality education”, sharing session with frontline sex educators, organized by the Family Planning Association.

“Affirmative counselling with gay men facing sexual health risks”, organized by Aids Concern, Hong Kong.

“Social work intervention with service users suffering from severe mental disorders”, supervision workshop organized by Richmond Fellowship Hong Kong

“Transmen and transwomen in transition: sexual desire, partner intimacy, and religious identity”, workshop for sex therapists and frontline practitioners, organized by the Hong Kong Association of Sexuality Educators, Researchers & Therapists.

“Sexuality education for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in mainstream schools”, training workshop for social workers from The Church of united Brethren in Christ, Parents Resources Centre.

"Sexuality education for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders ", series of workshops organized by the Hong Kong Vocational Training Council.

"Sexual intimacy, multiple identities, and trans* couples - reflections from qualitative interviews", workshop for frontline social workers, organized by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals.

"Help-seeking barriers faced by LGBTQ survivors of intimate partner violence: perspectives from social workers", in Symposium on Combating Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence, the Hong Kong Council of Social Services

"Understanding sexual and gender fluidity of non-binary trans* people - reflections from sex therapy sessions", organized by the Hong Kong Association of Sexuality Educators, Researchers & Therapists.

"Rights-based sexuality education - addressing diversities of SEN students in sexuality education", organized by professional training program, the Education University of Hong Kong.

"Cultural competence of social workers working with gender variant service users in faith-based substance abuse shelter services", organized by faith-based social service organizations.

"Intimacy and sexuality - Sexuality education needs of young people affected by Austistic Spectrum Disorders", organized by the Yang Memorial Methodist Social Services

"Working with sexual and gender minority clients in mental health services - implications for social work practice", organized by Richmond Fellowship of Hong Kong

"Meaning behind sexual offending behaviors of young people affected by ASD, insights learned from a qualitative study", organized by Caritas Hong Kong

"Supporting LGBQ service users in social work intervention", organized by the Social Welfare Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

“Understanding sexual pleasure in sexuality education, a human rights perspective”, organized by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups.

"Sexuality education for social workers", organized by Caritas Hong Kong.

China

“Supports for sexual and gender minority students – teachers as LGBT allies”, workshop for educators in Mainland China, jointly organized by UNDP, UNESCO, People's Republic of China.

“Understanding Gender Identity Development: Supporting Transgender Children “, International Conference on Children’s Sexuality Education, People's Republic of China.

"Sexuality Education Training for Chinese Social Workers: Culturally Competent Practice", orgainized by Social Workers' Association, Huizhou, People's Republic of China.

Macau

“Supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorders – Inclusive and rights-based perspectives”, workshop organized by the Macau Heath Promotion Assocation on Sexuality Education in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China.

Korea

“Contesting sexual prejudice, engaging teachers to support LGBT students”, workshop conducted in Korea, organized by UNESCO, Asian Pacific Regional Office, Thailand.

Taiwan

“Community sexuality education – empowering young people through photovoice”, Conference organized by the Taiwan Gender Equity Education Association..

Teaching Award (EDUHK, Dec 2018)

Early Career Award (Research Grants Council 2014/2015)

Current Teaching

By appointment