Ka Tat Tsang

Adolf Ka Tat Tsang (Chinese: 曾家達; born 1954) is a Chinese-Canadian professor who holds the Factor-Inwentash Chair in Social Work at the University of Toronto.[1] The key themes of his work are developing human services, post-professional outlook, diversity, global community, and the blending of both theory and research. He developed the SSLD System.[1]

Biography

Tsang was born in Hong Kong in 1954.[2] He earned his Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Social Work and Psychology, and a master's degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Hong Kong.[3] Tsang worked as a clinical psychologist and taught at the University of Hong Kong during the 1980s.[1]

Tsang started teaching social work courses in China in 1986, and supported the development of numerous social work programs and initiatives.[4][5] He moved to Canada in 1989, where he completed his doctoral studies and started teaching at the University of Toronto.[6] He has remained engaged with direct practice in different areas of human service in different parts of the world. He held the Factor-Inwentash Chair in Social Work and the Global Community from 2008 to 2018.[1] He has worked on promoting social work and human service in many countries, including Canada, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan, Tanzania, and Turkey.[3]

SSLD

Tsang developed the SSLD System, a needs-oriented approach to understanding human behavior. Since the system's establishment in 2005, SSLD has been applied to a wide range of human service contexts internationally.[3]

Tsang is the author of Learning to Change Lives: The Strategies and Skills Learning and Development Approach, published in 2013 by University of Toronto Press.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ka Tat Tsang". Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ^ Tsang, Ka Tat (2013). Learning to Change Lives: The Strategies and Skills Learning and Development Approach. University of Toronto Press. p. 7.
  3. ^ a b c "A. Ka Tat Tsang". Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ^ Luk, Kwan, Hui, Bacon-Shone, Tsang, Leung, Tang (1991). "Cognitive-behavioural group therapy for Hong Kong Chinese Adults with mental health problems". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 25 (4): 524–34. doi:10.3109/00048679109064446. PMID 1793422. S2CID 40225150.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Tsang, Adolf K.T. (January 1987). "Sexuality: the Chinese and the Judeo-Christian traditions in Hong Kong". Bulletin of the Hong Kong Psychological Society. 19/20: 19–28. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Dr. Ka Tat Tsang". Oshawa Psychotherapy Training Institute.
  7. ^ Tsang, A. KA TAT (2013). "Learning to Change Lives". Learning to Change Lives: The Strategies and Skills Learning and Development Approach. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442614017. JSTOR 10.3138/j.ctt2ttqpq.