Dr. Yang Hu，Associate Professor
School of Sociology and Psychology, Central University of Financeand Economics
Research interests: Child and youth services; family andcommunity research；financial social work
Educational Qualifications
10/2009-07/2013 PhD (Social Work)
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
09/2006-07/2009 Master of Management
Beijing Normal University, China
09/2002-07/2006 Bachelor of Management
Beijing Normal University, China
Work History
09/2014-current School of Sociology and Psychology,
Central University of Finance and Economics
Publications
Books and Chapters
Fang, S., &Hu, Y.(2018). AStudy on the indigenous experiences of social work intervention in communitycorrection: Practices from Beijing and Shanghai.Beijing: Economic Science Press.
Hu, Y.(2017).Strategic talents in social work field in China.In Wang, J. (Eds.),Development ofstrategic talents in China.Beijing: Beijing NormalUniversity Publishing Group.
Mu. G. M.,&Hu,Y.(2016).Living with vulnerability and opportunity in a migrationcontext: Left behind children and floating children in China.Rotterdam:Sense Publishers.
Journal Articles
Hu, Y.,Burton, J. A.,&Lonne, R. L. (underrevision). Experiences of informal kin caregivers raising children left behindin rural China.Child & Family Social Work.
Mu. G. M.,Hu,Y.,& Wang Y.(2017).Building resilience of students with disabilities in China: The roleof inclusive education teachers.Teaching and Teacher Education, 67,125-134.
Hu, Y.,Lonne, R. L,& Burton, J. (2016). The social exclusion of children left behind in China.Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development,26(2-3), 77-87.
Mu. G. M.,&Hu,Y.(2016). Validation of the Chinese Version of the 12-Item Child andYouth Resilience Measure. Children and Youth Services Review,70,332-339.
Hu, Y.,Burton, J., &Lonne, R. L (2016). Empowering Children Left Behind in China. Asian SocialWork & Policy Review,10(2), 175–184.
Hu, Y.,Lonne, R. L.,& Burton, J. A .(2014). Enhancing the capacity of kin caregivers and theirfamilies to meet the needs of children left behind. China Journal of SocialWork,7(2), 131-144.
Hu, Y.,Lonne, R. L., & Burton, J. A. (2014). Informal kinship care inrural China: The influence of Confucianism and Attachment. Families,Relationships and Societies,3(2), 287-302.
Hu, Y.,Burton, J. A.,& Lonne, R. L. (2013). A comparison of children’s needs models in theAustralian and Chinese context.Communities, Children and FamiliesAustralia,7(1), 75-87.
Research Grants
06/2017-12/2018
Social work services for floating children in Beijing, BeijingFederation of Social Sciences Circles fund, $8,000
11/2016-11/2017
The application of role play in participatory class, CUFE fund,$2,000
10/2015-11/2016
The impact of fieldwork on the professional identity of social workundergraduate students, CUFE fund, $2,000
Teaching Experience
I started my teaching role for social work undergraduate programsince 2014. I have been the lecturer for 10 different units, and contributed tothe curriculum development for MSW which will start in 2019. I have had unitcoordination and teaching responsibilities across theoretical and practicalareas such as the followings:
Social work theories
Social work with children and youth
Human behaviors and social environment
Social work in health environment
Conference Papers and Presentations
07/2018
Hu, Y.,Burton, J. A., &Lonne, R. L.“Be close to them”: Socialworkers’ relationship based practice with rural children in China, paperpresented at Social Work, Education and Social Development Conference, Dublin.
09/2017
Hu, Y.,Burton, J. A.Experiences ofinformal kin caregivers raising children left behind in rural China,paper presentedat the 24thAsia Pacific Joint Regional Social Work Conference,Shenzhen, China.
07/2012
Hu, Y.Caregivers’ viewpoints of theneeds of children left behind in rural China, paperpresented at4th International Conference: Celebrating Childhood Diversity,Sheffield, UK.
11/2011
Hu, Y.The needs ofchildren left behind in rural China,paperpresented atIHBI Inspires Postgraduate Student Conference, Brisbane,Australia
Social Services
Beijing Yingbo Social Services Center, board member
Beijing Changping Association of Social Work, board member
Child & Family Social Work, anonymous reviewer
Awards and Qualifications
06/2018 Outstanding teaching, CUFE
06/2017 Outstanding fieldworkcoordination, CUFE
06/2017 Licensed social worker, Ministry of CivilAffairs of the RPC
