Eddie Yu-Wai Chiu, PhD

Specialties and Interests

• Couple and Family Therapy
• Asian American Mental Health
• Gambling Addiction
• Legal and Ethics Issues In Clinical Practice
• Psychological testing, Forensic & Child Custody Evaluation

Courses Taught

• Family Therapy
• Asian American Psychology
• Intellectual Assessment
• Psychodiagnostic Assessment
• Intercultural Awareness Development
• Introduction to Ethics and Law
• Ethical Foundation of Clinical Practice
• Professional Development

Professional Activities

• Trainer and Consultant in Asian Mental Health, and Gambling Related Issues.  
• Research on Asian Adolescent Gambling Behaviors
• Private Practice in clinical and forensic areas.

Degrees, Professional Licenses, Certifications and Honors

• Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant
• International University, Los Angeles, California, 1996.
• BSc. Psychology, University of Hull, Hull, England, 1990.
• Dip., Counseling, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, 1984.

Professional and Honorary Memberships

• Member of the American Psychological Association
• Member of the Asian American Psychological Association
• Member of the California Council of Problem Gambling
• Associate Clinical Member of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

Selected Publications

• Chiu, E. Y. W. (In Press).  Cultural Bereavement and Sense of Coherence: Its Implications for Psychotherapy with Southeast Asian Populations. In C. Negy (Ed.), Cross-cultural psychotherapy: toward a critical understanding of diverse clients (2nd Edition).  Nevada: Bent Tree Press.
• Chiu, E. Y. W. (In Press).  Assessment and psychotherapy with Asian American. In C. Negy (Ed.), Cross-cultural psychotherapy: toward a critical understanding of diverse clients (2nd Edition).  Nevada: Bent Tree Press.
• Chiu, E. (2006, April 19). 離別淚, 父子情 (Parental Grief). Ming Pao (SF) Daily News.
• Chiu, E. Y. W. & Lee, E. (2004).  Cultural formulation of assessment and psychotherapy with Asian American. In Negy C. (Ed.) Cross-cultural psychotherapy: toward a critical understanding of diverse clients (pp. 205-230).  Nevada: Bent Tree Press.
• Chiu, Y. W. & Ring, J. (1998). Chinese and Vietnamese immigrant adolescents under pressure:  Identifying stressors and interventions.  Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 29, 444-449.
• Meany, J., & Chiu, Y.W. (1995).  Biofeedback: East and West, Unpublished Manuscript.  (Paper was awarded in the Second Conference of World Traditional Medicine, Laughin).
• Chiu, Y. W. (1991). 再見心理困惑 (Breakthrough Your Ego). Hong Kong: Hong Kong Publication (Holdings) Limited.
• Chiu, Y. W. (1989). 夢境探秘 (Exploring your dreamland.) Hong Kong: Hong Kong Publications (Holdings) Limited. 
  

Selected Presentations

• 2007 It Takes a Village: A Culturally Competent, Community-Based, Multidisciplinary Approach to Meet the Needs of a Diverse Population. Asian American Psychological Association, Invited Panelist, 2007 Annual Convention, San Francisco, California.   
• 2007 Assessment and Intervention with Gamblers.  Fresno Department of Mental Health, Fresno, California.
• 2007 Working with Problem Gamblers.  Department of Social Work Master’s Program, University of California, Berkeley, California.
• 2006 Chinese Gambling Treatment Issues. Conference on Prevention, Research, & Treatment of Problem Gambling: Addressing Gambling Problem in Underserved Population, St. Paul, Minnesota. 
• 2005 Asian American Profiles and Mental Health Needs in the 21st Century. Seminar in Clinica Psychology Master’s Program (Japan). Alliant International University, San Francisco, California.
• 2005 Understandings of Identity and How These Shape Therapeutic 
  Practice. Invited chair and facilitator at the 7th International
  Narrative Therapy & Community Work Conference, Hong Kong.
• 2005 AAPI Problem Gambling Issues.  Invited plenary and workshops to the NAPAFASA Conference: Asian American and Pacific Islander Substance Abuse Research: Making It Work for Our Community: Los Angeles, California.
• May 2004 Mental Health Services for the Chinese Community: How Do We Build It So They Will Come.  Chinese Community Health Summit Conference, San Francisco.
• May 2004 Mental Health Issues in Asian Communities. Center for Excellence, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, California.
• 2003 Bridge of Primary Care and Mental Care in Asian Community. Chinese Community Health Summit Conference, San Francisco, California.
• 2001 Assessment & Interventions of Problem Gambling in Asian Populations: An Overview. National Convention of Asian American Psychological Association in APA Conference, San Francisco, California.
• 2001 Problem Gambling in Asian Community. National Association of Social Work Annual Conference in Burlingame, San Francisco, California.
• 2001 Mental Health Services Delivery to Asian Population.     Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California.
• 2001 Assessment and Treatment of Asian Immigrant and Refugee Families. Center of Excellence, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, California.