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Mediums and Narrative Practice

Research invitation and Consent Form

            This activity is part of the Mediums and Narrative Practice research project, which has been reviewed and approved by the Human Subject Ethics Committee of humansWeb. Once the content of the response has been collated, it will be used in research projects for the benefit of the wider community. Personal data and identity are not disclosed, as detailed in the Research Invitation and Consent Form. 

            Mediums and Narrative Practice is a research project, it aims to explore and evaluate the process and effectiveness of various narrative means.  This project is designed and coordinated by humansWeb Ltd, with Dr Chan Chitat, Associate Professor at the Department of Social Work of Hong Kong Baptist University, as the principal investigator. humansWeb Ltd is a government-sanctioned charity (IRD Charity File No. 91/17589) that aims to promote public psychological health and social cohesion through various narrative activities.

            Participants will be invited to engage in certain narrative activities, such as face-to-face counselling conversations, public interviews, written presentations, online interviews, photo stories, etc., and will also invite participants to fill out questionnaires. The information submitted by participants and the content of their responses during the Program are kept strictly confidential. The information will be stored in encrypted electronic form and the results will only be used for academic exchange. The information collected during the project will also be completely destroyed within three years of the completion of the study.

            The study was reviewed by the Human Subject Ethics Committee of humansWeb Ltd. If you have any enquiries about this study, you can contact the Principal Investigator (Dr Chitat CHAN) by email (chitat@hkbu.edu.hk) or phone (+852 34112137).

• I understand that my sharing contents and related digital data will be recorded, and I will have to fill in the questionnaire at different times.
• I understand that my participation in this study is voluntary. If I choose to participate in this study, I may withdraw from the study at any time, and if I choose not to participate in or withdraw from this study, I will not be liable for this.
• I understand that the information I submit and my responses to the project are kept strictly confidential and will be stored in encrypted electronic form. The results of the research will only be used for academic exchange purposes.
• I understand that the information collected during the project period will also be completely destroyed within three years of the completion of the study.

If you choose to agree, you mean that you:

• • I have read the relevant materials of the above study
  • Participation in the study on a voluntary basis has been agreed
  • Be at least sixteen years of age