Specialty / Special Interest Group (SG / SIG)
Specialty Group in Assistive Technology
Year of Establishment
2018
Coordinator
Simon WONG
Terms of Reference
- To promote OT in assistive technology within the profession and to the general public.
- To liaise with related parties in promoting assistive technology
- To represent HKOTA in issues related to assistive technology.
Membership
Core members are listed below:
- Simon WONG
- Dr. Serena NG
- Dr. Alice CHAN
- Dr. Bobby NG
- Dr. Marko CHAN
- Simon CHAN
- Danny POON
- Bacon NG
Recent Projects
- Establish the Simple Guideline for Power/ Electric Wheelchair users in 2023
- Provide opinions to Transport Department regarding Electric Wheelchair Users on pedestrians
- Represent HKOTA to CREATe Asia
Specialty Group in Bowen Therapy
Year of Establishment
2012
Coordinator
Selina WAN
Terms of Reference
- To formulate the strategic direction of the application of Bowen Therapy in occupational therapy service in Hong Kong
- To serve as a platform for sharing of clinical application of Bowen Therapy
- To steer & implement training plans for Bowen Therapy with the International School of Bowen Therapy in Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association
- To carry out and provide advice on projects and researches on Bowen Therapy
- To promote the application of Bowen Therapy in Occupational Therapy
Membership
Core members are listed below:
- Selina WAN
- Iorin CHAU
- Allison WONG
- Anna WU
- Rosalia LEE
- Jennifer NGAN
- C H MA
- Sharon POON
- T L LEUNG
- Jess TO
Recent Projects
- Organize regular training workshop on Bowen Therapy for HKOTA members
- Research on application of Bowen Therapy on shoulder conditions
- Articles on Bowen Therapy for Pain Society and HKIOT
Specialty Group in Child & Adolescent Service
Year of Establishment
2008
Coordinator
Magdalene Poon
Terms of reference
- Facilitate development and delivery of quality service among the Occupational Therapists working in the child and adolescent field through sharing of practice and setting of standards
- Promote Occupational Therapists’ role in pediatric field
- Represent HKOTA to collaborate with other organizations in the child and adolescent field
- Represent HKOTA to provide opinions and advice in issues related to the child and adolescent field
Membership
Core members are listed below:
- Magdalene POON
- Sanne FONG
- Amy CHIU
- Yonnie NG
- Hellen YANG
- Anita FONG
- Minny TANG
- Phoebe CHAN
Recent Projects
- Publication of 做個社交有型人
- Publication & training on Copying Speed Test for Hong Kong Secondary Students
- Research on Hong Kong Fine Motor Assessment Battery
- Contribution to Child Health Policy by Paediatric Foundation
- Support the annual Hong Kong Healthy Children Competition since 2014
- Production of the Fine Motor Test for the School Aged
Specialty Group in Cognitive Rehabilitation
Year of Establishment
2022
Coordinator
William NG
Terms of Reference
- To serve as a platform among HKOTA members across different settings for sharing of Occupational Therapy service on cognitive assessment and rehabilitation
- To promote the role of Occupational Therapist in the field of cognitive rehabilitation
- To connect with professional bodies, local or overseas teaching institutions and organizations for local development in cognitive rehabilitation
- To represent HKOTA to provide expert advice on issues related to cognitive rehabilitation
Membership
Core members are listed below:
- William NG
- Isabelle LO
- Steven CHENG
- Betty HUNG
- Vic WONG
- Vicky SUEN
- Hellen YANG
- Simon CHAN
- Alvina TAM
- Anna SO
- Eddie L
Recent Projects
Special Interest Group in DementiAbility Methods™
Year of Establishment
2012
Coordinator
Jessica CHAN and Cammy LEUNG
Terms of Reference
- To formulate the strategic direction of the application of DementiAbility Methods ™ in Hong Kong
- To serve as a platform between HKOTA, other organization and the public in Aging on operational matters relating to management of DementiAbility Methods™
- To promote DementiAbility Methods™ in hospitals, other organizations and the public
- To steer & implement training plans for DementiAbility Methods™ including:
- Arrangement of specialist training, sharing and learning on DementiAbility Methods™
- Monitoring of the quality of training on DementiAbility Methods™
- To carry out and provide advice on projects and researches on DementiAbility Methods™
Membership
Core members are listed below:
- Jessica Chan
- Cammy Leung
- Daisy Ma
- Thomas Chu
- Daphne Law
- Eileen Yeong
- Helen Szeto
- Nancy Tang
- Doreen Fong
- Grace Lee
- John Lee
- Doris Tang
- Danny Chan
Advisor
Dr. Gail Elliot
Governance Structure
This group is under the Executive Subcommittee of Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association Ltd. Ms. Gail Elliot is the Professional Advisor to the group & prior advice from her is needed for making any change in the training material regarding the DementiAbility Methods™
Specialty Group in Work Rehabilitation and Occupational Health
Year of Establishment
2009
Coordinator
Patrick SO
Terms of Reference
- To serve as a platform for sharing of Occupational Therapy Service on work rehabilitation and occupational health
- To steer & implement training plans on Occupational Therapy Service on work rehabilitation and occupational health
- To promote the role of Occupational Therapists in work rehabilitation and occupational health
- To connect with professional bodies and organizations related to work rehabilitation and occupational health
- To represent the association to provide expert advice on issues related to work rehabilitation and occupational health
Membership
Core members are listed below:
- Patrick SO
- Stella CHENG
- Rosalia LEE
- Jonathan CHOW
- David CHIN
- Prof. Andy CHENG
- Ernest CHAN
Recent Projects
- Advice on assessment for special minimum wage for people with disability in 2009
- Promotion of ergonomics in Government Dental Service by lectures & ergonomic advice in 2009
- Advocate the focus on work rehabilitation for injured workers in various occasion including talk to Hong Kong Federation of Insurers in 2012, Sharing in HK Orthopaedic Association Congress in 2010 and 2013
- Advice on the development of Pilot Work Rehabilitation Programme for Injured Workers
Specialty Group in Housing and Barrier Free Accessibility
Year of Establishment
2023 (Restructured by combining the Special Interest Group in Barrier Free Accessibility established in 2007 and Special Interest Group in Housing established in 2015)
Coordinator
Patrick SZE and Sanne FONG
Terms of Reference
- To serve as a platform among HKOTA members across different settings for sharing of Occupational Therapy service on Housing & Barrier Free Access
- To promote the role of Occupational Therapist in field of Housing & Barrier Free Access
- To connect with professional bodies, local or overseas teaching institutions and organizations for local development in Housing & Barrier Free Access
- To represent HKOTA to provide expert advice on issues related to Housing & Barrier Free Access
Membership
Core members are listed below
- Patrick SZE
- Sanne FONG
- Dr. Alice CHAN
- Nancy SHUM
- Fion Chan SF
- S Y WONG
- Jess TO
Recent Projects
- Survey on Barrier Free Accessibility in Shopping Mall in Hong Kong in 2007
- Provide advice to The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation on Access Guide Project 2009
- Support Organization of TRASED 2010
- Provide opinion to Legislative Council on Barrier Free Accessibility in 2011
- Provide training to Housing Authority Mangers and architects on Age Friendly Housing and Housing design for people with disability in various occasions
- Collaborate with Urban Renewal Authority to organize a series of training on Elderly Friendly Housing
- Collaborate with Hong Kong Housing Society Elderly Resource Center to give talks and expert opinions on Aged Friendly Housing
Specialty Group in Mental Health
Year of Establishment
2023
Coordinator
Dr. Eris HO
Terms of Reference
- To serve as a platform among HKOTA members across different settings for sharing of Occupational Therapy service on Mental Health and rehabilitation
- To promote the role of Occupational Therapist in field of Mental Health
- To connect with professional bodies, local or overseas teaching institutions and organizations for local development in Mental Health services
- To represent HKOTA to provide expert advice on issues related to Mental Health services
Membership
Core members are listed below:
- Dr Eris HO
- M L JIM
- Eddy CHENG
- Karen YIP
- Dr Emily SIN
- Dr C M TSUI
- Rebecca YIP
- Kason WONG
- Tracy TSE
- Jacky Chan
- Liz LEUNG
- Vera LAM
Recent Projects
Specialty Group in Respiratory Care
Year of Establishment
2009
Coordinator
William KO
Terms of Reference
- To serve as a platform for sharing of Occupational Therapy Service for patients under respiratory care
- To steer & implement training plans on Occupational Therapy Service for patients under respiratory care
- To promote the role of Occupational Therapists in respiratory care
- To connect with professional bodies and patient groups related to respiratory care
- To promote the quality of life of patients requiring supplementary oxygen in their daily life by advocating free access to public transport and facilities
Membership
Core members are listed below:
- William KO
- C T SO
- Sammy CHEUNG
- Damian SIU
- Cherry LAU
Recent Projects
- Survey on problems faced by oxygen users on use of public transport
- Press Conference on Oxygen users’ accessibility and equal opportunities on the use of public transport
- Advocate for legislation change regarding accessibility of oxygen users to the public transport in Hong Kong
- Chinese translation on Living Well with COPD educational booklet.
- Smart Health 3P Project collaborating with Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Specialty Group in School Based Occupational Therapy
Year of Establishment
2017
Coordinator
S S Lui, Macus NG and S K CHEUNG
Terms of Reference
- To identify the roles and function of school based OT
- To promote the practice of school based OT in kindergarten, primary, secondary and tertiary education institutions
- To provide guidelines on assessment of students with SEN (PEO model) at preschool, primary, secondary and tertiary Education
- To provide guidelines and suggestions for OT intervention with evidence
- To provide advice on professional report writing related to special examination arrangements (SEA) to schools and to external examination bodies
- To consider setting up specialization in the area of school based rehabilitation
- To accredit specialists in report writing
Membership
Core members are listed below:
- S S Lui
- Marcus NG
- S K CHEUNG
- Prof. Cecilia LI
- Phoebe CHEUNG
- Sanne FONG
- Amy CHIU
- Yonnie NG
- Vivian CHUNG
- Anita FONG
- Glenda NG
- Janette TAM
- Cary TANG
- Linda TSE
Recent Projects
- Write up proposal on優化現時融合教育政策建議全面推行校本職業治療香港職業治療學會意見書 in 2017 –
- Survey on service needs of school based OT in 2017
Specialty Interest Group in Sensory Processing & Sensory Integration (SP SI SIG)
Year of Establishment
2018
Coordinator
Minny TANG
Terms of Reference
- Share knowledge and experience among OTs having special interest in such area
- Arrange mentorship or training program for new OT graduates
- Reinforce evidence-based practice and researches in the field
- Promote public education and advocacy of this specialty in the community
Membership
Core members are listed below:
- Minny TANG
- Janette TAM
- Dr. Cynthia LAI
- Phoebe CHAN
- Carmen CHENG
Recent Projects
Sensory Processing and Sensory Integration mentorship programme in 2019
Special Interest Group in Driver Assessment and Rehabilitation
Year of Establishment
2019
Coordinator
Prof. Andy Cheng
Terms of Reference
- Develop local standard of practice in Occupational Therapy driver assessment and rehabilitation
- Advance Occupational Therapy services in driver assessment and rehabilitation
- Promote the role of Occupational Therapists in driver assessment and rehabilitation
- Collaborate with stakeholders to further the development of driver assessment and rehabilitation in Hong Kong
- Advocate policy enhancement in driver assessment and rehabilitation to promote safe driving in Hong Kong
Membership
Core members are listed below:
- Prof. Andy CHENG
- Jonathan CHOW
- Calvin CHIU
- Leon TANG
- Chris CHU
Recent Projects
Provide opinions to Transport Department on Driving Assessment on Ageing Drivers
Special Interest Group in Health Qigong cum National Traditional Sports Research
Year of Establishment
2007
Coordinator
Priscilla SIU
Terms of Reference
- To promote the health benefits of Health Qigong (HQG) to the public on behalf of Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association (HKOTA).
- To support other organizations, which shared the same beliefs of HKOTA in promotion of health benefits of Health Qigong.
- To serve as a platform for sharing of clinical application of Health Qigong among Occupational Therapists and other health care professionals.
- To steer and implement training plans for Health Qigong for Occupational Therapists, according to the curriculum drafted by the 國家體育總局－健身氣功管理中心
Membership
Core members are listed below:
- Priscilla SIU
- Bobby NG
- Maurice WAN
- Gloria CHEUNG
- Stella CHAN
- Sammy CHEUNG
- Ashley NG
- Sharon POON
- Kino LAM
- Delia TSANG
- Tony HUANG
- Cynthia WONG
- Paulina LUI
- Carol HUI
- Ruthy CHUNG
Recent Projects
- Publication of two series of HQG education material (a total of 12 articles) in local health magazines; 1) 氣功科普知識, &, 2) 氣功於復康應用系列
- Production of localized versions of training material (Posters, DVDs & CDs) for use by patients / clients, who received health qigong training by Occupational Therapist (with funding support from Cynthia Tang OT Promotion Fund)
- Participation in the production of a short version of Baduenjin Training material for posting in the official websites of Construction Safety Week
- Participation in radio & TV broadcast show for the promotion of the health benefits of HQG
- Participation in HQG promotion and/or training activities initiated by the following bodies / organizations
2008 再生會中心 (with funding support from 「老有所為活動計劃」資助) 2008 International Convention on Science, Education & Medicine in Sport 2011 World Health Day 2014 Health Service Executive AGM 2014 – 2016 Construction Safety Week 2016 Pain Conference 2016 10th Health Expo - Organizing training course for local Occupational Therapists, supporting staff of local occupational therapy department, and, occupational therapy students.
Special Interest Group in Laughter Fitness
Year of Establishment
2019
Coordinator
James LEE
Terms of Reference
- Facilitate development and promotion of Laughter Fitness in Hong Kong through public education, professional training, media interview and producing promotional materials with experiential and research evidences from local and overseas practitioners.
- Promote the role of Occupational Therapists in continuously improving the quality of Laughter Fitness programs among government and non-government organizations.
- Represent HKOTA to collaborate with other organizations in promotional and therapeutic programs of Laughter Fitness.
- Represent HKOTA to provide expertise on Laughter Fitness to local and overseas professionals and comprehensible advice to public.
Membership
Core members are listed below:
- James LEE
- Bacon NG
- Cammy LEUNG
- Tony HUANG
- W M SHAM
- Roy LO
- Jo CHAN
- T Y CHAN
Recent Projects
Held sharing seminars with OT Colleagues and social services, especially post-COVID rehab program.
Certification training program of Laughter Fitness Coach for allied health professionals, with more than 80 Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants being certified.
Special Interest Group in Sexual Rehabilitation
Year of Establishment
2019
Coordinator
Dr. Jonathan WONG
Terms of Reference
- Consolidate the body of knowledge and local clinical experience to reflect occupational therapists’ unique contributions to sexual rehabilitation service
- Advise colleagues on professional training opportunities for delivering sexual rehabilitation
- Provide peer support for enhancing ethical and cost-effective practice
- Promote the specific roles of OTs in sexual rehabilitation among health care professionals
Membership
Core members are listed below:
- Dr. Johnathan WONG
- Annie CHIN
- Ashley NG
- Danny POON
- Eddie LAM
- Eva KWAN
- Marko CHAN
- Roberto LEI
- Tony LAU
Recent Projects
- A 4-hours Online Evening Seminar on Sexual Rehabilitation for Occupational Therapists has been delivered to 57 participants in August 2022.
- A cloud-based information sharing system has been established for SR SIG members’ reference. This database carries essential evidence-based literature and video recordings of the delivered seminar.
- A Certificate Course on Training Sexual Rehabilitation Savvy Occupational Therapist is being planned and developed.
Special Interest Group in Wellbeing Promotion
Year of Establishment
2021
Coordinator
Tony LEUNG
Terms of Reference
- Design and develop a website for wellbeing concept promotion.
- Promote the awareness toward happiness and wellness via this website
- Facilitate the practice of activities promoting wellness in daily life
- Assist in enhancement of one’s mental health via ongoing engagement and reflection
- Report to HKOTA chairman and sub-committees
Membership
Core members are listed below:
- Tony LEUNG
- Dr. Serena NG
- Dr Lawla LAW
- Tracy TSE
- Jimmy WA
- Kay LAM
- Winkie FUNG
- K S CHAN
- Billy LAM
- Priscilla TAM
Recent Projects
Developing a website for wellbeing promotion