On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services
The Magic Learning and Development Support Project provides the On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services funded by the Social Welfare Department to the nursery schools of HKSPC. With the service mission of “early identifications and full support for school”, the project enables the children with special education needs to receive necessary training as early as the “golden growth period” at school. Children can therefore unleash diverse potential and enhance their growth and development.
Through the collaborations among families, schools and professional teams, the multi-disciplinary team provides supporting services for teachers, child care workers, parents or carers. Apart from providing consulting services and professional training, the team also offers screening tools to the schools in need to assist nursery teachers to understand children’s growth and development, systematically identify the children in need and provide proper support.
Service Groups
- Children aged below 6 who are attending the kindergartens/kindergarten-cum-child care centres participating in the On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services and on the waiting list of the Central Referral System of the Social Welfare Department for pre-school rehabilitation services;
- Children who are waiting for the assessment by Child Assessment Centres of the Department of Health or the Hospital Authority (The provision of the service is based on the availability of service vacancies and the service quotas do not exceed 10% of the total service quotas)
- Teachers, child care workers, parents or carers are provided with supporting and consulting services
Services
- Provide children with the on-site individual/group rehabilitation training and the training in line with the centres equipped with rehabilitation facilities;
- Provide teachers and child care workers with the on-site professional consulting services and demonstrations, seminars/workshops/conferences; and
- Provide parents/carers with seminars/workshops/conferences
Stationing Social Work Service for Young Children
About the Service
- Having been providing school social work service since 2007, our stationing social workers have proven track records in their profession.
- Our stationing social workers have received training in game therapy and crisis management, and are able to provide children with relevant training and referrals with reference to the child development checklist developed by HKSPC.
- We join hands with schools to conduct evaluations on service requirements and provide relevant activities and services catering for the needs of schools.
Mission
- Motivate children to unleash their potential to the fullest extent and develop a positive personality.
- Strengthen children’s adaptability to schooling.
- Assist parents in addressing the needs of children’s development and growth at different stages, enabling them to play the role of nurturing children’s growth effectively.
- Foster collaborations between parents and schools in creating a healthy, safe and joyful environment for children’s growth and development.
Objectives
- Engage parents in child nurturance.
- Identify and help the children with special education needs and their families at an early stage.
- Discern the families and children who are in crises or in need, and provide proper and timely support and referrals.
Service Features
- Multi-disciplinary team: Composed of professional experts including educational psychologists, speech therapists and occupational therapists, our multi-disciplinary team fully supports the school social work services and provides proper assistance.
- Game therapy: Our school social work service team leverages game therapy as a guidance tool, fostering children’s adaptation to and engagement in school life. Game therapy not only serves as a means for treating mental health issues, but also enhances children’s social and learning capabilities.