
Description
Teaching social communication to people with ASD goes beyond teaching social skills. Teaching the thinking behind the skills can help people with high functioning ASD to understand the complex social world. Social thinking vocabulary is an effective way to teach complex social concepts to people with high functioning ASD. The speaker will distribute a set of Social Thinking Handbook "社交思考實用手册II﹕解構「關鍵提示」" in the seminar. Participants will be orientated to the handbook and the related concepts.
Learning Objectives
- Be able to understand the social thinking approach
- Be able to understand the social thinking vocabulary concept
- Learn about the teaching of social thinking vocabulary to people with autism spectrum disorder
- Learn about the use of social thinking vocabulary in speech and language therapy
Title |
A social cognition approach to support people with autism spectrum disorder- the use of Social Thinking Handbook (II): About “Critical Vocabulary” |
Date & Time (HK-Time): |
24 June 2023 09:30 – 12:30 noon |
Venue: |
CUHK Campus |
Language: |
Cantonese |
Target |
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Registration: |
Please register by using the Speech and Hearing Social Enterprise Limited (SHSE) website: Choose above event under "Latest Events” > Click "Buy it now" > Create an SHSE account > A confirmation email with the order number will send to your registration email. Please email info@speechearing.org for any assistance. |
Registration Fee & |
3 hours seminar: HK$600 Early bird offer (on or before 12 June 2023): HK$500 Deadline: 18 June 2023 Participants of the workshop will be granted the attendance certificate of the workshop. Complimentary Registration: This event offers complimentary attendance for CUHK external clinical educators for the MSc SLP Programme. If you would like to redeem your complimentary attendance at this event, please contact Mr. Edmond Suen at edmondsuen@ent.cuhk.edu.hk |
Speaker: |
Ms.Peggy Kan Speech Therapist Specialist Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, CUHK |
Organizer: | Speech and Hearing Social Enterprise Limited |
Co-organizer: |
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Institute of Human Communicative Research, CUHK |
Continuing Professional Development
Hong Kong Institute of Speech Therapists - please refer to Continuing Professional Development Framework (HKIST >>> Continuing Professional Development)
Biography of Speakers
Ms. Peggy Kan
Qualifications
- Master of Speech Therapy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- BA (Psychology/Education), The University of California, Los Angeles Social Communication
- Social Thinking® Mentee Program-International Level 2
Working Experience
- Behavioral Therapist (Autism Partnership)
- Social Thinking Instructor(ENT,CUHK)
- Social Thinking Instructor(The Institute of Human Communicative Research, CUHK)
- Organizer and Co-author of Social Thinking Handbook 2-Understanding Critical Vocabularies
- Organizer and Co-author of the Social Thinking Research Group website
- Co-author of the Social Thinking Handbook
- Co-author of the Social Thinking Booklet
Terms and Regulations
- All video or audio recording, or using mobile devices for filming or photography is prohibited during the seminar.
- Contingency Plan in case of Bad Weather: If Typhoon Signal No. 3, Red or Amber Rainstorm Signal is hoisted, the seminar will be held as scheduled. If Typhoon Signal No.8 or above, or Black Rainstorm Signal remains hoisted by 6:30am on the event date, or other unforeseeable circumstances, the seminar will be cancelled. You will be informed of the re-scheduled arrangement by email in due course.