Family Symposium: Divorce and Co-parenting
Date: October 8, 2014 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Venue: Auditorium, 1/F, Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai
Moderator: Mrs Helina YUK, Chairperson,
Specialized Committee on Family and Community Service, HKCSS
Morning Session
Welcoming Remark
Mr CHUA Hoi Wai
Chief Executive, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
Opening Speech
Miss Annie TAM, JP
Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare
Keynote Speech: The US Experience in Co-parenting
Dr Matthew J SULLIVAN
Licensed Psychologist (United States)
Plenary Session I: Child custody and parenting of divorced families
The existing legal framework in HK in dealing with children
Ms Sylvia SIU Wing Yee, JP
Council Member, Law Society of Hong Kong
Children's response to the divorce of parents
Dr LEE Wai Yung
Clinical Director, Academy of Family Therapy
Afternoon Session
Plenary Session II: Towards the parental responsibility model
Legal reform for implementing parental responsibility model
Mr Dennis Chi Kuen HO
Chairman, Family Law Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong
Developing support services for divorced families
Ms Wendy WONG
Member, Specialized Committee on Family & Community Service
The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
Parallel Session A: Reflection in handling child custody and access cases
Overview on the implementation of parental responsibility model in Australia
Ms Agnes NG
Chief Executive, The Nurturing Education
Shared Parental Responsibilities: A Many Splendid Thing
Mr Tommy CHAN
Senior Social Work Officer, Family and Child Protective Services Unit(E/W), Social Welfare Department
Challenges in maintaining a meaningful parent-child relationship
Mr Kenneth MAH
Vice President, Prosperous Men’s Club (Caritas Family Service)
Plenary Session B: Public engagement for promoting co-parenting
From sole custody to co-parenting – the US experience
Dr Matthew J SULLIVAN
Licensed Psychologist (United States)
Response to co-parenting and parental responsibility model from women perspective
Dr Shirley HUNG
Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Hong Kong Baptist University
Practice sharing on promoting co-parenting in the community
Ms WONG Suet Wing
Parenting Coordinator, Hong Kong Family Welfare Society
Parallel Session C: From dispute resolution to partnership building
Alternative dispute resolution - Collaborative Practice in Hong Kong
Mr. Kay K.W. Chan,
Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Collaborative Practice Group
Ms Vicky CHENG
Accredited Family Mediation Supervisor, The Hong Kong Catholic Marriage Advisory Council
Behind the co-parenting: Children's voices in the divorced families
HKYWCA Self Reliance Alumni and Ms Tammy SO, Supervisor, Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association