Training Course List

特殊學習需要兒童的綜合評估培訓課程

Introduction

To provide professional education and training for in-service workers who are involved in taking care of special needs children so that they can acquire the necessary knowledge and skills in serving these children.

Objective

1. To enhance the participants’ general understanding of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism and Specific Learning Disabilities (SpLD)

2. To teach and provide training to participants to learn how to conduct the comprehensive assessments for the children with special needs. The 4 sets of assessment tools and manual which are developed by Heep Hong Society. They are :

For Module 1: Psycho-educational Profile (Third Edition) & Training Package for Autistic Children (PEP 3)《自閉症兒童心理教育評核工具及材料套(第三版)》附送CD-ROM (Optional, $1,200 each)
For Module 1: Training Package for Autistic Children based on the TEACCH model 《自閉症兒童訓練指南：結構化教學法》(Recommended, $240 each)
For Module 2: The Language Learning Package for Pre-primary Children with SpLD《聽說讀寫小寶盒─幼兒語文學習教材套》(Free for participants)
For Module 3: School-based Holistic Support Programme for Children with ADHD (Teacher's Manual & Parent's Guidebook) 《青蔥教室系列之躍動成長路─專注力不足過動症學童全方位校本支援計劃(教師手冊/家長手冊)》(Free for participants)

3. To equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to formulate appropriate educational plans and strategies for children with the above special needs.

Content

Details

Modules / Dates

Topics / Contents

Trainers

Module 1

Assessment and Designing Training Programs for

Autistic Children

Session 1 & 2

11 & 18 October

Assessment and Training for Autistic Children by using PEP 3

Introduction on the use of PEP 3: Theories & Assessment
The characteristics and training strategies for autistic children

Ms Eva Mak

Ms Yam Shuk Ling

Session 3 & 4

25 October & 1 November

Theories and Practice in using PEP 3 to formulate Individual Training Plans for Autistic Children

Session 5

8 November

The Application of TEACCH (Treatment & Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children) Programme in Training

The use of "Structured Teaching” in training
Training strategies and guidelines
How to apply TEACCH model in home setting

Module 2

Training Program for Children with Specific Learning Difficulties

Session 1

13 November

Introduction on Specific Learning Difficulties

Definition, categorization and assessment
Identification of preschool children at-risk of dyslexia and their deficits in language learning
The new era in language learning of preschool children – development of Preschool Language Learning Packages: conceptual framework and effectiveness research
Key domains in literacy development - reading, listen & say, writing
The learning elements of "Reading” - print awareness, word learning, orthographic structure, oral reading and semantic radical
Ways to improve the reading ability of preschool children at-risk of dyslexia

Mr Wong Chun Kit, Rex

Ms Chan Man Yee, Jamie

Ms Lau Tse Kay, Jessica

Session 2

22 November

The Learning Element on "Listen & Say”

Verbal vocabulary, auditory comprehension and verbal reasoning,
phonological processing skills, syntactic awareness and morphological awareness
Ways to improve the listen and say of preschool children at-risk of dyslexia

Session 3

27 November

The Learning Element on "Writing”

Sensory motor foundation, visual motor integration, stroke and radical formation, stroke sequence
Ways to improve the writing ability of preschool children at-risk of
dyslexia

Module 3

Course Code	:	Training on Comprehensive Assessments for the Children with Special Needs
Date(s)	:	10 -12/2012
Time	:	1400 - 1500 (33 Hours)
Venue	:	Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, HK
Target Participants	:	Social workers and training staff
Class Size	:	30
Language	:	Cantonese (supplemented with English)
Fee	:	HKD 5,400.00
		HKD 4,800.00 (For HKCSS Agency Member Staff Only)
Early Bird Fee	:	HKD 4,400.00 (Payment on or before 20/09/2012 for HKCSS Agency Member Staff Only)
Enquiries	:	2876 2470 or [email protected]
Speaker(s)	:

Remarks

"Small NGO Talent Development Subsidy Programme" does not apply to this course. For other financial support, please click HERE .

Module 1, 2 & 3 is compulsory for each enrolment. This course allows at most 3 participants from an agency in one enrolment and each of them has to complete a whole module. Attendance certificates will be issued to participants upon completion of each module.

Teaching material (for Module 1): Purchase of the 2 sets of assessment tool and manual will be arranged on the training days