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Early Intervention – Parents ’ Perspective. 張敬輝 Cheung King Fai Parent. Parents are ignorant. Need education How to identify problems Where to seek help Need counselling Anxiety Uncertainty. How early is early?. Upon diagnosis? Too late! Regular monitoring by parents
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Early Intervention –Parents’ Perspective 張敬輝 Cheung King Fai Parent
Parents are ignorant • Need education • How to identify problems • Where to seek help • Need counselling • Anxiety • Uncertainty
How early is early? • Upon diagnosis? Too late! • Regular monitoring by parents • Educate all first child parents • Active finding
What role do parents play? • identify problems • seek necessary helps • know our children’s need • communicate with child care workers
Working together • Collaboration with child care workers • More, more and more communications • Plan together • Fine tuning
Parents’ needs • To have what is best for our children • To do all we can to increase the likelihood that children will develop to their highest potential • To choose the service delivery option best meets our family’s needs • User-friendly services • To set our own level of involvement
Children’s needs To have a right to the services that will enable them to reach their fullest potential Must be best served within the context of their families All possible opportunities to be integrated into community life