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TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1980

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CHILD ASSESSMENT CENTRE TO BET VIDEO EQUIPMENT

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SOPHISTICATED VIDEO EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TESTS TO CHILDREN IN ORDER TO DETECT ANY ABNORMALITY WILL SOON BE INSTALLED AT THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S ARRAN STREET CHILD ASSESSMENT CLINIC.

THE EQUIPMENT WILL ALSO PRODUCE VIDEOTAPE RECORDINGS TO BE USED AS TEACHING MATERIAL IN TRAINING CHILD ASSESSMENT WORKERS.

A GREAT DEMAND FOR THESE WORKERS IS ENVISAGED WITH THE OPENING OF MORE SUCH CLINICS IN HONG KONG.

INSTALLATION OF THE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY A DONATION OF $54 570 FROM THE KOWLOON ROTARY CLUB WHICH ALSO DONATED TOWARDS THE CAPITAL COST OF THE CHILD ASSESSMENT CLINIC.

THE CLINIC, ESTALISHED IN OCTOBER 1977, IS THE FIRST IN HONG KONG TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE CHILD ASSESSMENT SERVICE FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 12 YEARS OLD WITH PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS.

IT ALSO PROVIDES PRACTICAL TRAINING FOR LOCAL PAEDIATRICIANS, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS, SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS, MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, HEALTH NURSES AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WHOSE WORK IS RELATED TO CHILD CARE.

THE CLINIC IS UNIQUE IN THAT SPECIALISTS FROM VARIOUS ASSESSMENT FIELDS, INCLUDING PAEDIATRICIANS, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS, MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, PHYSIOTHERAPISTS AND NURSES ARE ALL HOUSED UNDER ONE ROOF TO GIVE A TEAM APPROACH IN TREATING PROBLEMATIC CHILDREN.

THE SPECIALISTS EXAMINE A DISABLED CHILD THOROUGHLY AND THEN ASSESS THE NATURE AND DEGREE OF HIS HANDICAP AND INNER POTENTIALS.

RECOMMENDATIONS ON SUBSEQUENT MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION PLACEMENT OF THE CHILDREN ARE MADE AND COUNSELLING TO THEIR PARENTS IS GIVEN.

SINCE THE SETTING UP OF THE CLINIC SPECIALISTS THERE HAVE ASSESSED OVER 1 000 CHILDREN.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

THE PRESIDENT OF KOWLOON ROTARY CLUB, MR DAVID ODELL WILL PRESENT A CHEQUE FOR $54 570 FOR THE PURCHASE OF VIDEO EQUIPMENT FOR THE ARRAN STREET CHILD ASSESSMENT CLINIC TO THE CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN, DR LILLIAN KO IN CHARGE OF THE CLINIC AT A CEREMONY ON THURSDAY (APRIL 17).

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CHEQUE PRESENTATION AT 1 PM ON THURSDAY (APRIL 17) AT SALISBURY ROOM, PENINSULA HOTEL.

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