This event is online with simultaneous translation to Mandarin and Cantonese, and can be attended via Zoom. Please use the Zoom Registration button to register.
This event is free and open to the public, made possible by the generous support of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation and Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society.
We are delighted to host this webinar about Dr. Kin Cheung (George) Lee’s book:
The Guide to Buddhist Counseling (Routledge, 2023)
This webinar is part of Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society “Be Well” lecture series
The lecture series and this webinar will have simultaneous translation to Mandarin, Cantonese and English
About this Event
Buddhist concepts and practices have become increasingly popular and integrated into professional psychology. This book is the first to propose a theoretical orientation for counseling based on Early Buddhist teachings, and introduce it to counseling professionals for use in mental health treatment and practice.
Lee begins his book by outlining the essential concepts required to understand the Buddhist view of human nature and the world. He presents the Buddhist counseling model and suggests practices for the spiritual advancement of counselors, including self-cultivation plans, contemplative exercises, and different types of meditation. Lastly, he discusses how to apply the model in assessment, conceptualization, and intervention, and uses several case examples to illustrate the actual process.
The Guide to Buddhist Counseling (Routledge, 2023) is a go-to book in Buddhist counseling, this book is a valuable resource for Buddhist chaplains, counselors, and mental health professionals interested in using Buddhism in their clinical practice, as well as graduate students in religious studies and counseling.
About the Author
Kin Cheung (George) Lee is a Lecturer in the Centre of Buddhist Studies at the University of Hong Kong and a Licensed Psychologist in the State of California (PSY28022). He was previously the Director of Clinical Training at California School of Professional Psychology, Hong Kong campus, and the Assistant Chair of the Department of Psychology, University of the West.
At the University of Hong Kong, he is a founding member of the Master of Buddhist Counseling program as well as the Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Practice of Buddhist Counseling. He has published a number of academic articles in the areas of Buddhist mindfulness, Buddhist counselling, acculturation and family conflicts, and international student psychology.
His primary research focus is the integration of Early Buddhist teaching into a theoretical orientation for mental health treatment, known as the Note, Know, Choose model. Dr. Lee has recently published a textbook in Buddhist Counselling with Routledge, titled The Guide to Buddhist Counseling.
About the Moderator
Dr. Jessica Main is an Associate Professor at the Department of Asian Studies, UBC. She began work at UBC in 2009 as the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Chair and Director of UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program.
In 2014, the program was renamed The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society and forms part of a network of academic institutions and scholars around the world. She wrote her PhD dissertation (McGill 2012) on the topic of descent-based discrimination, human rights, and Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism in Japan, looking especially at the problem of caste-based discrimination in Pure Land Buddhism against the burakumin.
She is currently working on a manuscript on this topic entitled, No Hatred in the Pure Land: Burakumin Activism and the Shin Buddhist Response in Interwar Japan. Her research interests include modern Buddhist ethics, social action, and institutional life in Japan, East Asia, and Southeast Asia.
