Psychology

Happiness Academy

Happiness Academy is an organization founded by May Chan, with a mission to promote the psychological well-being of the local children through an array of media channels, such as music productions, books publications, website development, professional training and thematic activities.

Vision

There has been a great concern about the social climate of over focusing on children’s academic achievement, skill-wise performance and materialistic gratification. The resources to nurture the social and psychological well-being of the children are noticeably scarce. The fact that the emotional issues among children are becoming more common and serious is indeed worrying.

May endeavors to synergize the expertise of psychologists and media artists to develop high quality products and services to help our children build a solid foundation of well-being. She sees the importance of helping children develop the skills to “create” positive emotions, nurture optimistic thinking, utilize their character strengths, and lead a full and happy life. If we can help our children grow with love and happiness today, we may see a better world tomorrow.


Service

May’s Jolly Island

A website especially for children, as a fun platform for them to find useful information about “Happiness” – interesting psychological info, original hip songs, happy tips cartoons, stories, coloring sheets, etc.

Children Songs Composition

7 CD/DVDs have been published, featuring original happy and hip children songs that deliver bible teaching and positive psychology information in a lively way.

Story Writing

With two other clinical psychologists (Rachel Poon and Helen Chow), May has written the “Dinosaurs Story Series” for children - 10 original stories that help children and their families handle common psychological and behavioral problems. She also did the music arrangement of the background sound tracks for the stories.

Training Service

May Chan is open for invitations from kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, churches and organizations to provide professional trainings on topics related to mental wellness and psychoeducational support for teachers and parents. Her vibrant and interactive workshops are well received by the participants who are able to apply evidence-based information to their everyday life situations. (More details…)

Feeling Good Workshops

Integrating the psychological knowledge and tailor made music compositions, May has designed a series of “emotion management” workshops. These innovative workshops with fun elements of music, play and drama could enable children to be equipped with skills for managing their emotions and making right choices along their developmental path.