Writing
Dr. Lilian C. J. Wong
Meaning-Centered Positive Education (PE 2.0) Based on the New Paradigm of Existential Positive Psychology (EPP)
Abstract This chapter makes the case that a brave new world of artificial intelligence (AI), climate change, and global nuclear warfare calls for a paradigm shift towards existential positive psychology (EPP or PP2.0) with existential universals and indigenous...
Connect-2: The Exercise of Offering and Receiving Help for Children
This book chapter was co-authored with Dr. Paul T. P. Wong The Name of the Exercise: Connect-2 This is an exercise designed for children in primary and secondary schools to learn how to connect with people by offering and requesting help on a daily basis. With...
Lessons of Life Intelligence through Life Education (Overview) (Tzu Chi University, Taiwan)
Life is hard in every stage of development. Just as we need IQ to do well in school, we need life intelligence (LQ) to do well in life. Winning the world but losing one’s soul is not real success because a self-centered, unethical life could be very lonely and...
The Adaptive Benefits of Play Therapy through Life
Lilian C. J. Wong, B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., Vice President, Meaning-Centered Counselling Institute Introduction As a brand new mathematics and science high school teacher in Ontario, I was assigned as the guidance teacher for a class. I enjoyed working and guiding students...
The Challenge of Communication: A Meaning-Centered Perspective
Introduction From the perspective of existential therapy, communication with the other involves much more than therapeutic alliance and the mechanical act of transferring information from a sender to a receiver; in fact, it is not possible to talk about existential...
A Meaning-Centered Approach to Building Youth Resilience
Authors Co-authored with Paul T. P. Wong, Ph.D., Meaning-Centered Counselling Institute Inc.Abstract Resilience may be conceptualized as the capacity to cope with stress and adversity, resulting in bouncing back and becoming stronger. In this chapter, we first develop...
What Helps and What Hinders Thesis Completion
Authors Co-authored with Jane C. W. Ho, Graduate Program in Counselling Psychology, Trinity Western University, and Dr. Paul T. P. Wong, Department of Psychology, Tyndale University College. Abstract The purpose of this study was to discover what helped and what...
Beyond Stress and Coping: The Positive Psychology of Transformation
Wong, P. T. P., Wong, L. C. J., & Scott, C. (2006). Beyond stress and coping: The positive psychology of transformation. In Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (Eds.), Handbook of Multicultural perspectives on stress and coping. New York, NY: Springer.Download...