Ms Lena TONG is an Instructor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences. She obtained her Master of Social Sciences in Mental Health and Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Hong Kong.

Lena is passionate about clinical practice teaching in counselling. Her professional expertise includes individual counselling, crisis case management, youth mental health disorders, school social work counselling and special education support service. She is also interested in applying Strengths-based Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy and models of reflection in clinical intervention. With over 13 years of experience, she has been a frontline social worker, a supervisor of school social workers and a fieldwork placement supervisor in social work teaching.

• Master of Social Sciences (Mental Health), The University of Hong Kong
• Bachelor of Social Work, The University of Hong Kong

• Registered Social Worker