Event Information

Intervention for Autism: Alternative Therapy with Social Robots

Webinar (2nd Run)

The Speech Therapy Department under The Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and CUHK College of Education will hold an [Autism Intervention: Alternative Treatment with Social Robot] on August 28. Speakers include Professor So Wing Chee, Professor Lee Yuet Sheung, Professor John-John Cabibihan and the Rotary Club of HK Island West Hong Chi Morninghope School. They will explain the communication barriers of children with autism and share the application of social robots. The details of the activities are as follows:

Organizer:

School of Education and School of Medicine (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Mode: ZOOM

Target participants:

• People whose work is related to autistic children (including but not limited to speech therapists, social workers, special education teachers, occupational therapists)
• Carers of children with autism

Language: Cantonese / English

Date: Saturday, 28 August 2021

Remarks: Part of the content of this seminar might coincide with the seminar held in October 2020, but participants are welcome to register again for the latest information and to learn more from the sharing of new speakers.

Event Information

Intervention for Autism: Alternative Therapy with Social Robots

Webinar

Organizer:

School of Education and School of Medicine (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Mode: ZOOM

Target participants:

• People whose work is related to autistic children (including but not limited to speech therapists, social workers, special education teachers, occupational therapists)
• Carers of children with autism

Language: Cantonese / English

Date: Saturday, 10 October 2020

Schedule:

9:30                 Admission to Zoom meeting room

10:00               Opening Remarks

                        Professor So Wing Chee (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

10:15               Overview of Communication Disorders in Children with Autism

                        Professor Lee Yuet Sheung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

10:45               Use robots to intervene for Hong Kong autistic people

                        Professor So Wing Chee (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

11:15               The application of social robots in mainstream middle schools

                       Autism Support Team (Fortress Hill Methodist School)

11:45               15-minute break

12:00               The application of social robots in special schools

                       Principal Lam Ka Yee (The Holy Word School of the Christian Chinese Mission)

12:30               Implementation of robot-based intervention across the world

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

13:30               Q&A, Participants Fill In Online Survey

Featured Speakers:

Professor So Wing Chee (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Professor So Wing Chee is currently an associate professor in the Department of Education at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She obtained her PhD from the University of Chicago and worked at the National University of Singapore before returning to Hong Kong. She focuses on studying the language and cognitive development of typical and atypical growing children, and is keen to design and develop technology-based intervention programs for children with autism to improve their social and communication skills. She has published more than 40 papers in internationally renowned journals and has served more than 1,000 children with autism in Hong Kong so far.

Professor Lee Yuet Sheung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Professor Lee Yuet Sheung is currently an associate professor and head of the Department of Speech Therapy in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a senior speech pathologist and has designed assessment and rehabilitation plans for different patient groups since 1995. The assessments she designed include the Hong Kong Cantonese Vocabulary Comprehension Test (CRVT), the Cantonese Basic Speech Perception Test (CBSPT), the Hong Kong Cantonese Tone Recognition Test (CANTIT), and the Hong Kong Cantonese Spoken Two-Word Recognition Test (CanSWORT). Professor Lee's research areas include pediatric language development, Cantonese tone recognition and pronunciation, test standardization and certification, etc.

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

Professor Khosla has an educational background in management, engineering and computer science. He is a director of Human Centred Innovations and the Research Centre for Computers, Communication and Social Innovation (RECCSI). He has also been invited to various universities around the world as research and professors. In addition, Professor Khosla has presided over a number of large-scale international conferences on intelligent systems and has won multiple research awards. He has also pioneered the design of undergraduate and postgraduate courses at La Trobe University in Australia.

Other speakers:

Autism Support Team (Fortress Hill Methodist School)

Principal Lam Ka Yee (The Holy Word School of the Christian Chinese Mission)

Registration Fee & Deadline: (non-refundable)

On or Before 3 Oct 2020 – $60 [Early Bird Period Extended]

After 4 Oct 2020 – $110

Full-time Student – Free (Student Card is required for verification)

Click on the following link to register:

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

Please direct your enquiries to:

Miss Evelyn Lau (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Email: evelynlau@cuhk.edu.hk

Telephone: 68258138

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The Use of Social Robots in Autism Intervention: An Alternative Treatment Webinar

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

Format: ZOOM Webinar

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

Medium of Instruction: Cantonese / English

Date: 10th October 2020 (Sat)

Programme Rundown:
09:30  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.

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 40 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 1000 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.

Other Speckers:

Support Team for Autism, Fortress Hill Methodist Secondary School

Principal Ka-Yee Lam, Evangelize China Fellowship Holy Word School

Registration Fee & Deadline: (non-refundable)

On or Before 3 Oct 2020 – $60 [Early Bird Period Extended]
After 4 Oct 2020 – $110
Full-time Student – Free (Student Card is required for verification)

Contact:
Miss Evelyn Lau, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Email: evelynlau@cuhk.edu.hk
Phone: +852 68258138

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