Amid the political upheaval in Hong Kong, here's what one therapist there has to share about practicing therapy in a politically charged environment
Hong Kong is undergoing an unprecedented political shift. With this shift comes anxiety, and uncertainty about the future.
Culture affects our perspective; Mainland Chinese therapists may approach these feelings differently.is a relatively new undertaking. It did not exist until therapy was introduced in the late 1980s; everything Western was off-limits until that period. Since then, China has become a modern society adept at technological development, and ever more aware of the importance of mental health .
Nowhere is this more true than in Hong Kong. A short history: since the British handover of Hong Kong back to Chinese governance in 1997, Hong Kong has been a “SAR,” or Special Administrative Region of China. It is neither a city in China nor its own sovereign country. In practice, the “one country, two systems'' policy meant that Hong Kong has operated as a democracy: free elections, permissive trade policies, and accommodating rules for expats and startup businesses.
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