Working on Chinese male carers’ ‘Qing’ in a social work group with an innovative approach – ‘Emoto’

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Abstract

This article presents a one-year ‘Emoto’ project for male carers. In this project, photography is used as an intervention tool to work with this underrepresented group. Photos taken by voluntary photographers according to various ‘Qing’ (primary emotion) themes were used as the prominent means of communication. These photos encouraged male carers using nonverbal media to assist the expression of untold thoughts and unrecognized feelings. Besides responding to the growing psychological hardship of male carers in the community, the project aimed at informing practitioners and the general public about male carers’ needs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1142-1148
Number of pages7
JournalInternational Social Work
Volume66
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2023

Keywords

  • Caregiving by men
  • older adults
  • photography

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Sociology and Political Science

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