Fan Kam Tong, Gilbert

Research Interests:

Clinical interest is in griefwork and bereavement, experiential counselling and groupwork, particularly in the application of experiential counselling of patients with advanced cancers. His research interests include the study of coping behaviours, meaning-making and intervention models in cancer care.

Publications:

BOOK CHAPTERS

• Fan, G. & Lee, G.L. (2022) ‘Redecision & Affirmation’ (Chap 28), in Robert Neimeyer’s (Ed) New Techniques of Grief Therapy: Bereavement & Beyond, Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, New York, pp. 187-190
• Fan, G. (2022) ‘Coin Therapy’ (Chap 39), in Robert Neimeyer’s (Ed) New Techniques of Grief Therapy: Bereavement & Beyond, Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, New York, pp. 242-244
• Schachter, S.R., Lee, G.L. & Fan, G. (2021) “Grief following an extended illness” (Chapter 12) for Handbook of Thanatology: The essential body of knowledge for the study of death, dying, and bereavement’ , (3rd Ed), ADEC, The Thanatology Association, pp. 308-335

JOURNALS

• N Goh, G Fan, S Cheng & Nee Khaing (2022) COVID 19 pandemic: Impact of changes experienced on social workers’ professional quality of life in Singapore, Social Work in Health Care, 61:4, 298-322, DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2022.2092582
• e-publication, The Social Work Press, Jan 2021: Grief Work & The Grief Worker

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Singapore Association of Social Workers (SASW: Member since 1985; Chair (Discipline) 2021-2023
• Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC): Member (2020 to present); Member of Research & Publication Standing Committee 2020-2024
• Asia Pacific Hospice Network (APHN): Member (2020 to present)