Integrated Centre for Wellbeing (I-WELL)

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The centre has always been committed to promoting exchange and sharing in the development of special education worldwide. On July 10 to 13, Professor Leung Chi Hung, co-director of the centre, led a team to visit the school. The purpose of the visit was to understand the teaching philosophy, curriculum design, and student development situation of special education schools in mainland China. During the visit, Professor Leung also shared teaching experiences and the latest research findings related to special education.

The three-day Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF) was successfully held from July 26 to 28, 2024, at the Santa Clara Convention Centre in California.

The "2024 International Forum on Art Therapy Education" was successfully held at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing on 29 June 2024. Professor Leung Chi Hung, the Co-Director of the Center, has been invited to give a speech on the topic "Assessing Psychological and Behavioral Attributes in Games and Arts with EdTECH & AI",

During March 2022 - 2024, The Mental Health Initiatives Funding Scheme aims to fund projects that could help provide better support to the needy in the community and raise public awareness of mental health. With the increase of awareness of mental health issues among the community, a lack of connection between the general community and professional services in promoting mental well-being and assisting those with mental health needs has been identified.

On 9 May 2024 (Thu), 17 special educators from Beijing, Xiamen, Guangzhou and Wenzhou visited the Integrated Centre for Wellbeing (I-WELL), including Primary School Teachers, Teaching Officers, Chief Executives, Program Managers and District Supervisors, etc., who are from different fields of special education.

Organized by the Department of Special Education and Counselling (SEC) of The Education University of Hong Kong, in collaboration with the Integrated Centre for Wellbeing (I-WELL), Lingnan Normal University and Nanjing Normal University of Special Education. The “Hold You Together” Special Education Conference 2024 is successfully held on 7 May, 2024.

"The 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva” was successfully held from April 17th to 21st, 2024. As an annual international event recognizing innovation and invention, it attracted more than 1,000 exhibits from 38 countries and regions.

In May 2023, IWELL was sponsored by the Tin Ka Ping Foundation and successfully launched the "Sichuan Psychological Therapy Professional Training" project. The main objective of the project is to cultivate 30 seed teachers who mastered the skills of narrative drawing intervention, provide group counselling to 150 students affected by the disaster, helping them heal their psychological trauma.

In recent years, our center has been actively promoting collaborations with the Greater Bay Area to facilitate the development of special education between the two regions. Starting from June 2022, the project entitled "Greater Bay Area Special Education Research Center" (ERC) has been implemented. In addition to providing training services for special needs teachers and families in Guangzhou, we also welcome educators from mainland China to engage in exchanges with our center's team.

I-WELL invites you to join the "Elderly Buddies Hand-in-hand Scheme" This program is funded by the second phase of the Mental Health Project Grant Scheme, organized by the Mental Health Counseling Committee. It offers a range of enriching activities, including mental health training courses, group visits, the establishment of a community mental health care network (regular tea gatherings)

'廣東省特殊兒童發展與教育重點實驗室' held an expert guidance meeting and Professor Leung Chi Hung from the Department of Special Education was invited to visit the laboratory for guidance.

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