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HE NOTED THAT THE FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES
AND
SERVICE UNITS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. ALSO PROVIDED COUNSELLING SERVICES TO FAMILIES TO HELP THEM COPE WITH THE
MEDICAL SOCIAL
PRACTICAL HANDICAPPED
HOME-HELPS, DAY OR
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MEMBERS.
"WHEN
PROBLEMS OF
LOOKING
REQUIRED, SUPPORTING
SEVERELY AFTER
SERVICES
SUCH
AS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CLINICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES AND RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENTS CAN ALSO BE ARRANGED.
TCI
IN MR BRIDGE POINTED OUT THAT
ALL THE SERVICES, ESPECIALLY AND CARE OF THE THOSE CONCERNED WITH THE EARLY EDUCATION, TRAINING MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, THE PARTICIPATION OF PARENTS AND FAMILY WAS EMPHASISED AND ENCOURAGED.
MEMBERS
AND ORGANISED ON A SECTOR, HE
"PUBLIC EDUCATION TO REDUCE PREJUDICE AGAINST THE DISABLED
INTO THE INTEGRATION
IS COMMUNITY PROMOTE THEIR
THE VOLUNTARY REGULAR BASIS BY BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND SAID.
REFERRING TO A FAMILY TRAGEDY IN WHICH A HANDICAPPED BOY AND HIS MOTHER DIED ON OCTOBER THAT THIS WAS A SAD CASE.
16-YEAR-OLD MENTALLY MR BRIDGE NOTED
13.
GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED FOR
THE SAID
SOCIAL THAT IN 1977
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THE CHILD, MR IN WORKER
THE RUTTONJEE TREATMENT FOR TUBERCULOSIS,
BRIDGE SANATORIUM, WHERE THE BOY WAS RECEIVING ARRANGED FOR HIM TO RECEIVE A DISABILITY ALLOWANCE.
TO THE WONG OFFER WAS TURNED
ARRANGEMENT WAS ALSO MADE FOR HIM TO BE ADMITTED
THE HOWEVER, TAI SIN DISABLED CHILDREN'S CENTRE. DOWN BY THE FAMILY.
IN
1982,
THE CHILD
WAS
REFERRED TO
ARRAN
ASSESSMENT CENTRE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF HIS SPECIAL SCHOOL AND WAS RECOMMENDED FOR PLACEMENT IN A MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.
"HE WAS OFFERED A DAY SCHOOL PLACE IN 1984 AND BUT HIS PARENTS DECLINED BECAUSE OF THEIR PREFERENCE SCHOOL.
THE
STREET CHILD
DISABILITIES, FOR SEVERELY
1985 BOARDING
AGAIN FOR A
IN
PARENTS
AGREED SPECIAL
-
"IN SEPTEMBER 1987, AFTER SOME PERSUASION, TO HIS RECEIVING HOME-BASED RESOURCE TEACHING, PROVIDED BY A SCHOOL FOR THE SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.'
COUNSELLING, PHYSIOTHERAPY AND
"
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES WERE ALSO PROVIDED THROUGH HOME VISITS, MR BRIDGE ADDED.
WORKER SOCIAL
APPROACHED THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE A MORE
"EARLIER THIS MONTH THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT FOR CHARITABLE COMFORTABLE AND ADAPTABLE SEAT FOR THE BOY.
"THE
WAS FAMILY
TO ATTEND INVITED BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE
ON
ON
AN FOR
INTERVIEW TRAGEDY HAD ALREADY OCCURRED OCTOBER 17, OCTOBER 13 WITHOUT ANY APPARENT INDICATION THAT THE FAMILY WAS IN NEED OF FURTHER SUPPORT BEYOND THAT ALREADY BEING OFFERED,"
HE SAID.
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