Irene W. Chung, PhD, LCSW Curriculum Vitae Home 130 Barrow Street, #305
New York, NY 10014
(212) 989-‐7075
Office
Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College 2180 Third Ave. New York, NY 10035
(212) 396-‐7534
Education
2000 Ph.D., Clinical Social Work, New York University 1979 M.S., Columbia University School of Social Work
1977 B.A., Sociology and Social Work, York College, City University of New York
Licensure
New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Academic Appointments
2006 – present Associate Professor, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College
Area of teaching: Clinical Practice with Individuals and Families 2001-‐ 2006 Assistant Professor, Hunter College School of Social Work
Areas of teaching: Clinical Practice with Individuals and Families, Human Behavior in the Social Environment, Research in Social Work
2000 -‐ 2001 Assistant Professor (untenured track), Hunter College School of Social Work
Areas of teaching: Clinical Practice with Individuals and Families, Human Behavior in the Social Environment, Research in Social Work
1983 – 1999 Social Work Field Instructor/Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia University, New York University
Professional Service/Employment History
1991-‐present Psychotherapist in Private Practice, New York City
2009 – 2010 Evaluator, New York State Suicide Prevention and Education Campaign for Asian Elderly Women, Hamilton Madison House
2008 – 2010 Evaluator, Alzheimer’s Association Outreach Service Program in the Chinese community, New York City
2006 – 2007 Coordinator, Geriatric Mental Health Project in NYC Chinese community, Chinese American Planning Council
2004 – 2006 Focus Group Consultant and Facilitator, Family Psychoeducation Research Project in the Chinese community, NYS Office of Mental Health.
2004 – 2006 Trainer, 9-‐11 Community Recovery Mental Health Project, Asian American Federation of New York
1996 – 2000 Coordinator, Asian Bicultural Services, Community Consultation Center, Henry St. Settlement, New York City
1994-‐1996 Asst. Director of Social Work, St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York City
1989-‐1994 Asst. Executive Director for Family and Counseling Services, University Settlement House, New York City
1986-‐1989 Director, Multi-‐Service Program on Aging, Woodbridge, New Jersey 1983-‐1986 Director, Member Assistance and Retirees Program, District
65/UAW, New Jersey
1979-‐1983 Social Worker/Community Service Coordinator, VISIONS, New York City
School and University Service
2010 – present Personnel & Budget Committee, School of Social Work
2004 – 2010 Chair, Clinical Practice with Individuals and Families, School of Social Work
2009 – 2010 Member, School of Social Work Accreditation Committee 2008 – 2009 Member, Search Committee, School of Social Work
2006 – 2008 Member, Dean’s Council, School of Social Work
2004 – 2010 Member, Curriculum Committee, School of Social Work 2004 – 2009 Member, Institutional Review Board, Hunter College
2005 – 2006 Member, Search Committee for the Dean of the School of Social Work
2002 – 2004 Member, counseling staff of Employee Assistance Program, Hunter College
Public Service
2010 – present President, New York Coalition for Asian American Mental Health 2006 – 2010 Executive Committee Member, New York Coalition for Asian
American Mental Health
2008 – 2012 Member and Trainer, NYC Suicide Prevention Consortium
Professional Affiliations
Present Member, National Association of Social Workers Present Member, Asian American Psychological Association
Editorial Board
2006 – present Journal of Teaching in Social Work
Major Research Interests
• Suicide among Asian Americans
• Clinical Practice with Asian immigrants
• Bridging theories and skills for Asian practitioners Awards and Grants Activities:
2010 – 2013 A Study of Repeated Suicide Attempters among Asian Immigrants in NYC, Principal Investigator and recipient of NYS Office of Mental Health Suicide Prevention Initiative award.
2009 – 2012 Case Management Training Program, New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene, Project Director
2009 – 2010 Creating a Suicide-‐Safer Community for Adolescents in the Asian Community, New York City, Project Coordinator and recipient of NYS Office of Mental Health Suicide Prevention Initiative award.
2009 Use of Technology in Teaching Clinical Practice, recipient of Faculty Innovations in Teaching with Technology award.
2009 – 2010 Licensing Exam Preparation for Asian Social Workers in NYC, Project coordinator and recipient of Asian American Federation of New York award.
2009 – 2010 Stress Management Training and Development Programs for Police Officers and Recruits, 2nd reviewer, Campbell Systematic Review.
2006 – 2007 A Socio-‐cultural Study of Suicide-‐Attempters among Chinese
immigrants in New York City, Principal Investigator and recipient of NYS Office of Mental Health award.
2004 – 2005 Reframing Clinical Practice with Culture-‐Specific Perspectives, Principal Investigator and recipient of PSC-‐CUNY Award. 2002 – 2003 Bridging Cultural and Professional Norms and Values: New
Educational Approaches to help Asian American Social Work Students in their Clinical Practice, Principal Investigator and recipient of Eugene Lang Junior Faculty Development Award.
2002 Mental Health Needs Assessment Study of the Chinatown Community: Impact of 9/11, Principal Investigator under the sponsorship of the Asian American Federation of New York.
Conference Presentation
2013 “Engaging Asian patients who exhibit mental health symptoms”, Chinese American Medical Society Annual Scientific Meeting
2008 “A Study of Suicide Attempters among Chinese Immigrants in NYC”, American Association of Suicidology, Annual Conference.
2005 “Culture and Emotions: An Empathic Pathway to Examine Intergenerational Conflicts”, Council on Social Work , Annual Conference.
2004 “The Impact of 9/11 Attacks on the Chinese Immigrant Elderly in NYC Chinatown”, National Gerontological Social Work Conference.
2003 “Creative Use of Focus Groups: Providing Health and Support to NYC Chinatown Residents after 9/11 Attacks”, 25th Annual International
Symposium on Social Work With Groups.
2001 “Suicidal Behavior among Asian American College Students”, Annual Convention of the American College Health Association.
Selected Invited Presentations
2013 Keynote speaker, “What is Clinical Practice? The Interrelationship between Cultures, Theories and Approaches”, Clinical Practice
Conference sponsored by the New York Coalition for Asian Americans. 2010 Presenter, “A Study of Suicide Attempters among Chinese Immigrants
in NYC: Implications for Cultural Competent Mental Health Services”, NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene.
2008 Presenter, “A Study of Suicide Attempters among Chinese Immigrants in NYC”, Grand Rounds, Coney Island Hospital Center; Maimonides Medical Center; NYS South Beach Psychiatric Center; AAARI
(Asian/Asian American Research Institute) Lecture Series.
2008 Panelist, “Diversity in Mental Health”, NAMI Annual Conference.
2006 Presenter, “Cross-‐cultural Clinical Practice with Chinese Immigrants”, In-‐service training, Lutheran Medical Center Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic; Elmhurst Hospital Center Psychiatric Service.
2005 Presenter, “A Multi-‐Factorial Understanding in the Evaluation and Treatment of Individuals with High Risk for Suicide”, Conference on Assessment and Prevention of Suicide among Asian Americans, New York Coalition for Asian American Mental Health.
2005 Panelist, “Culturally Competent Field Instruction: A Challenge”, 21st
Annual Symposium for Field Instructors, New York City Social Work Education Consortium.
Books and Book Chapters
Chung, I.W. & Shibusawa, T. (2013). Contemporary Clinical Practice with Asian Immigrants: A Relational Framework with Culturally Responsive Approaches. New York: Routledge.
Chung, I.W. (2012). Practice with Asian Immigrant Families and Intergenerational Issues. In E.P. Congress & M.J. Gonzalez (Eds.), Multicultural Perspectives in Working with Families, 2nd Edition.
Peer Reviewed Publications
Chung, I.W., Chu, H.C., & Bloom, S. (2012). Engaging Chinese immigrant parents in youth suicide prevention: Shifting parenting paradigm in culturally relevant context”. Journal of School Social Work, 37 (1), 17-‐35.
Chung, I. (2012). Sociocultural study of immigrant suicide attempters: An ecological Perspective. Journal of Social Work, 12(6), 614-‐629.
Chung, I. (2010). Changes in the socio-‐cultural reality of Chinese immigrants: Challenges and opportunities in help-‐seeking behavior. International Journal of Social Psychiatry.56 (4), 436-‐447.
Chung, I. (2010). Students' Emotions as an Organizing Principle in the Social Work Curriculum, Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 30, 75 – 89.
Shibusawa, T. & Chung, I. (2009). Wrapping and Unwrapping Emotions: Clinical Practice with East Asian Immigrant Elders. Clinical Social Work Journal: 37, 312 -‐ 319.
Shibusawa & Chung (2009). The health of the Asian elderly. In Trinh-‐Shevrin, Islam, & Rey (Eds.), Asian American Communities and Health: Context, Research, Policy and Action, San Francisco, CA: Jossey-‐Bass, pp199-‐225.
Chung, I. (2008). Affective lexicons and indigenous responses: Therapeutic interventions in social work practice with the Chinese immigrant elderly, China Journal of Social Work,1(3), 237-‐247.
Chung, I. (2007). Seeking emotional parity in marital relationships: A new identity challenge for Chinese immigrant women, Women and Therapy, 30, 75-‐86. Chung, I. (2006). A cultural perspective on emotions and behavior: An empathic
pathway to examine intergenerational conflicts in Chinese immigrant families, Families in Society, 87, 367-‐376.
Chung, I. (2006). Bridging professional and cultural values and norms: A study of Asian American social work students, Journal of Teaching in Social Work 26, 93-‐ 110.
Chung, I. (2005). The use of reframing in clinical practice with Chinese immigrants, Journal of Social Services for Immigrants and Refugees, 3, 1-‐14.
Chung, I. (2004). The sociocultural reality of the Asian Immigrant Elderly:
Implications for Group Work Practice, Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 44, 81-‐94. Also, book chapter in Robert S. & Roberta G. (2004). Group Work and Aging: Issues in Practice, Research and Education, New York: Haworth Press, pp. 81-‐94.
Chung, I. & Samperi, F. (2004). An east-‐west approach to serving Chinese
immigrants in a mental health setting, Journal of Social Services for Immigrants and Refugees, 2, 139-‐160. Also, book chapter in Diane D. & Ana P. (2004). Immigrants and Social Work, New York: Haworth Press, pp.139-‐160.
Chung, I. (2003). Creative use of focus groups: Providing healing and support to NYC Chinatown residents after the 9/11 attacks, Social Work with Groups, 26, 3-‐20. Chung, I. (2003). Examining suicidal behavior of Asian American female college
students: Implications for practice, Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 18, 31-‐47.
Chung, I. (2003). The impact of the 9/11 attacks on the elderly in NYC Chinatown: Implications for culturally relevant services, Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 40, 37-‐54.
Dissertation Study
Suicidal Behavior Among Asian American College Students: A Psychosocial Study, New York University, 2000.