Dr Ng Wai Kuen

Associate Professor

Areas of expertise

About

Dr Ng Wai Kuen is a registered educational psychologist and teaches on the Department programmes in assessment and school-based support. His research asks a deliberately narrow question with wide consequences: what actually happens to a psychological recommendation after it is written.

He works with secondary school guidance teams on tiered support and adolescent help-seeking, evaluates school-based counselling programmes running in Hong Kong schools, and supervises trainee educational psychologists on placement. He also convenes the Department clinic where students meet referred cases under supervision.

Publications

  • Ng, W.K. (2022). What happens after a psychological recommendation is written: a follow-up study. Journal of School Psychology Practice (Asia-Pacific), 14(2), 95-112.
  • Ng, W.K., & Wong, Y.H. (2023). Tiered support and adolescent help-seeking in secondary schools. Journal of School Counselling and Guidance, 11(1), 40-57.
  • Ng, W.K. (2024). Evaluating school-based counselling programmes: evidence from Hong Kong secondary schools. Journal of School Psychology Practice (Asia-Pacific), 16(3), 200-218.
  • Ng, W.K., & Cheung, K.W. (2021). Supervision models for trainee educational psychologists on placement. Journal of School Psychology Practice (Asia-Pacific), 13(4), 260-277.
  • Ng, W.K. (2026). Assessment recommendations and classroom follow-through: a mixed-methods study. Journal of School Psychology Practice (Asia-Pacific), 18(1), 10-28.