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Organizers

Faculty of Education & Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Acknowledgement

This webinar is supported by the Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme funded by the Commerce and Economic Department Bureau (PS192001).

Date

10 October, 2020 (Sat)

Time

9:30am - 1:30pm

Venue

Webinar via ZOOM

Medium of Instruction

Cantonese and English

Target Participants

  • Professional staff working with students with autism (including but not limited to speech therapists, social workers, teachers of special needs education, occupational therapists)
  • Caregivers of children with autism

Registration

Registration Link

https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=10158053

Registration Fee (non-refundable)

On or Before 19 Sep 2020 $60
After 19 Sep 2020 $110

Program Rundown

Time Content
9:30 Admission of participants into ZOOM meeting room
10:00 Opening Speech
Professor So Wing Chee, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
10:15 Overview of communication disorders in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Professor Lee Yuet Sheung, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
10:45 Introduction to robot-based intervention for autism community in Hong Kong
Professor So Wing Chee, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
11:15 Application of social robots in mainstream secondary Schools
Support Team for Autism, Fortress Hill Methodist Secondary School
11:45 15-minute break
12:00 Application of social robots in special schools
Principal Ka-Yee Lam, Evangelize China Fellowship Holy Word School
12:30 Implementation of robot-based intervention across the world
Professor Rajiv Khosla, LaTrobe University, Human Centred Innovations Pty. Ltd
13:30 Q&A Session. Inviting the attendees to complete the online survey.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material / any even organized under this project do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the Vetting Committee of the Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme.


Biography of Speakers

Professor So Wing Chee
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Professor Catherine W.C. So received a Ph.D. in Psychology (Language) from University of Chicago, and was an Assistant Professor at National University of Singapore. She is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Having published more than 35 articles in international well-known academic journals, her main research interests include language and gesture development in typically-developing children and children with autism. Her RABI programme has served more than 500 autistic children in Hong Kong.

Professor Lee Yuet Sheung,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Professor Kathy Y.S. LEE is currently an Associate Professor and Chief at the Division of Speech Therapy, the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is an experienced Speech-Language Pathologist who has participated extensively in designing the assessment and habilitation programs of various client groups since 1995. She has developed a number of validated tests including the Cantonese Receptive Vocabulary Test (CRVT), the Cantonese Basic Speech Perception Test (CBSPT), the Cantonese Tone Identification Test (CANTIT) and the Cantonese Spoken Word Recognition Test (CanSWORT). Her main research areas lie in pediatric speech and language development, Cantonese tone perception and production, test standardization and validation.

Professor Rajiv Khosla,
LaTrobe University, Human Centred Innovations Pty. Ltd

Professor Khosla has a multi-disciplinary background in management, engineering, and computer science. He is the Director of Human Centred Innovations as well as the Director of the Research Centre for Computers, Communication and Social Innovation (RECCSI). He has been a Visiting Research Scientist and Professor in multiple universities around the world. Having chaired large international conferences in intelligent systems, he has received several research and teaching excellence awards, and has pioneered the industry-orientation and design of undergraduate and postgraduate programs at La Trobe University.

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Secretariat

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