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Ms Judy Chow-Fairhal
BA Dip Ed Psych, Mpsych, RN, RPN Psychologist, Registered Education Psychologist, Family Therapist Judy is a Registered Education Psychologist in Hong Kong and Australia. She is a member of APS (Australian Psychological Society), HKPS (Hong Kong Psychological Society), ISH (International Society of Clinical Hypnosis) and VAFT (Victorian Association of Family Therapist), and is registered General and Psychiatric Nurse in Australia. Judy has over 25 years ofexperience in assessments and therapy with children, adults, couples, families and organizations from a diversity of cultures and backgrounds. Her clinical experience has been gained from her years of working in acute psychiatric hospitals, consultation to schools(ESF and local schools), clinics for children with developmental delay,NGOsand private practice. She has extensive experience in working with children with learning difficulties. She is also a family therapist who provides counselling services to families and couple with family and marital issues. She has also been involved with projects to design and implement psychological services following major disasters such as bush fires and tsunami, management of critical incidents, and addictive behaviors. Judy is the Education Psychologist and Family Therapist of Pathfinder. Her professional advices and services include:
Ms Emma Yu M. SocSc Counselling, B. Biotech, Dip. TESL Counsellor / Programme Director Emma is a counsellor specialized in working with children and teenagers with emotional disturbance, family issues and learning difficulties. She has been trained on applying a systematic cognitive skills enhancement programme, BrainRx™, as a qualified BrainRx™ programme consultant. She is also a qualified teacher in teaching English as a second language. Emma has years of experience in providing counselling services to children and families at children’s home and private practice. Throughout the years, she has been using counselling strategies as well as cognitive skills training to help individuals with specific learning difficulties. She also applies therapeutic play approaches; music and art in her clinical practice to children with interpersonal and developmental issues. Emma is the Counsellor (children and youth) and Programme Director of Pathfinder. Her professional advices and services include:
Ms Joanne Lam
Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapist Joanne has 8 years of working experience in Occupational Therapy Department in Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital and Castle Peak Hospital, specializing in treating children and adolescents with Developmental Delay, Learning Difficulties, Autism, Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Substance Abuse, etc Joanne is also very experienced in providing educational talk and training workshop for parents of children with special needs. She has volunteered to provide training workshop to Hong Kong Association For AD/HD and conducted fine-motor and cognitive skills assessments for adolescents with substance abuse, with the collaboration of non-government organizations. Joanne is the Occupational Therapist of Pathfinder. Her professional advices and services include:
Ms Samantha Pygall
BSc. Speech Pathology and Therapeutics 1994 De Monfort University
Speech and Language Therapist
Having spent eleven formative years growing up in Hong Kong, Sam returned to her original roots in Nottingham, England, to complete further education. Making the transition from the UK’s National Health Service, in 2000 Sam worked in a privately funded residential setting for language impaired students. From there the leap was to Singapore, into an international school setting - with mainstream; individual needs and special needs streaming. With Sam’s return to Hong Kong in 2002, she has continued to practice – developing her expertise in the development of communication skills when learning English as an additional language / vs. / English as a second language. Working in the main as a paediatric therapist, she has experienced working in a variety of clinical settings – hospitals; community clinics; Primary and Secondary Mainstream and Special Schools; Hearing Impaired units; schools for emotional and behavioural difficulties; individual homes and care settings. Sam has experience in providing small group therapy, individual therapy and the provision of therapy programmes which involves generating written programmes of speech and language work and enabling teachers / assistants / parents / helpers to carry out the program of work through training, consultation and demonstration. In her many years of practice, Sam has gained knowledge and expertise in a variety of areas – multi sensory impairment; challenging behaviour; augmentative communication strategies; dyspraxia; learning difficulties; processing disorders; specific learning difficulties such as Autism Spectrum Disorder; Down’s Syndrome; language delay / disorder; articulatory and phonological delay / disorder. Sam is proficient in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of communication difficulties.
Ms. Queenie Tan DipT, LMC, BEd-CQU, MEd-QUT Early Childhood Educator / Certified Montessori Master Trainer
Queenie has been an early childhood educator professional for the past 11 years. Having completed her studies at London Montessori Centre as well as with Australian universities, her core interest is in research regarding emergent literacy and As a qualified Montessori Directress since the 1990’s she has worked in Montessori Pre-schools overseas and has taught in various International, local and community based pre-schools in Hong Kong. Her international exposure has provided her the experience with different teaching approaches such asMontessori, Multiple Intelligences, Reggio Emilia, Enquiry and Play-based learning including Religious and Community approach. Queenie is also actively involved in lecturing assignments and practicum supervision with various teacher training institutes and universities in Hong Kong. Being a fond advocate of home-school continuity, Ms. Queenie enjoys working closely with parents through personal consultations, conducting parent’s classes/workshops/seminars in various settings such as in kindergartens, public expos and playgroup centres. Queenie is the Montessori Master Trainer of Pathfinder. Her professional advices and services include:
Ms. Angelina Tao BCABA, B.A. in psychology, and B.Comm. in marketing Applied Behavior Consultant
Angelina is a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst specialized in providing intensive ABA training to children with ASD. She is currently the Consumer Representative of Hong Kong Association for Behavior Analysis. Her line of work includes providing one-on-one training as well as group training to kids with special needs, providing in-service training for teachers and parents on issues such as behavior and stress management, providing assessment using observations, interviews, and test materials (ABLLS-R and VB-MAPP); formulating intervention plans to address behavior problems in educational settings; and promoting the science of ABA in Hong Kong.
Angelina worked as a Behavior Therapist in an ABA school after she graduated from her Psychology Degree in 2006. Her area of interest includes brain and behavior, child development. and motivation. She received her first professional training in the area of ABA when she attended Dr. Vincent Carbone workshops in 2008. She continued her professional training with Florida Institute of Technology in 2008 and passed the BACB examination in 2009.
Angelina is the Applied Behavioral Consultant of Pathfinder. Her professional advices and services include:
Ms. Katherine Leung M. (Counseling), PGD (Psychology), BA. (Psychology) Counsellor / Programme Consultant
Katherine is a counselor specialized in working with people who have emotional disturbance and family issues, including children, teenagers, and adults. She is a registered counselor at Australian Counseling Association and is a certified gambling counselor at Canadian Council of Professional Certification. She holds a Master in Counseling, a Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology, as well as a bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. Katherine advocates positive thinking. She has rich experience in counseling and training which is especially effective in working with adolescences, adults, and parents who are facing family, emotional and personal issues. Katherine is the Counsellor and Programme Consultant of Pathfinder. Her professional advices and services include:
Ms Virginia Tsui
B. Eng Biomedical Engineering, Programme Specialist
Virginia is a graduate from Imperial College, University of London major in Biomedical Engineering. She is particularly interested in Neuroscience and Body & Mind Development in children. In the recent years, Virginia has been working as a volunteer with Down syndrome and Autism children during her spare time. She is innovative, cheerful and willing to help people with patience. Virginia is a qualified BrainRx™ Trainer who thereby demonstrating a commitment to providing high quality cognitive training and has learned powerful skills that can be used to help students achieve educational and personal growth. Virginia is also a qualified NET teacher for teaching English as a Second Language. Virginiais the Programme Specialist of Pathfinder. Her professional advices and services include:
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