Introduction
Heep Hong provides its services through the largest paediatrics professional team in the welfare and education sector. Its Early Education and Training Centres, Special Child Care Centres, Supportive Learning Project offices, Junior Gateway Club, Parents Resource Centres, Parents' Association and Fathers' Club provide a wide variety of individual, group, play and parent-child activities, and training courses for children with special needs and their families as part of its broader efforts to enhance the overall development of children of different abilities.
The Professional Training and Parent Education Programme has been popular with parents and teachers and recorded an attendance of more than 20,000 since its introduction in 2005, To echo with our new research initiatives, we have made various advanced courses available for parents and teachers in order to help children fully develop their potential.
Apart from providing services to children with special needs and their families in Hong Kong, in recent years, the team has also devoted major effort to promoting an exchange of experience and organising training courses for peer professionals in Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China and Taiwan, with a view to improving rehabilitation services in these places.
The training programmes are delivered by our experienced professional staff and cover topics including speech therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychological services, as well as special subjects including autism and sensory integration. Tailored to cater to the specific needs of individuals and groups, the training programmes are conducted in the form of seminars, workshops and attachment to centres. Courses are also offered outside of Hong Kong, with very positive feedback received from participants.
