Animal Assisted Intervention Social Skills Group

start-up, education and learning, children and youth, Impact Incubator

Providing Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) social skills therapies for children with special educational needs

 

 

With the help of a trained therapy dog, the venture aims to improve the language and social communication skills of children with special educational needs (SEN) through Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) social skills therapies.

A total of 70 children with SEN aged from 4 to 17, mainly from the grassroots and with high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), will receive an eight-week AAI social skills group therapy led by professional behavioural therapists.

Name of Organisation

Rise Wise Limited

Approved Funding Amount

HK$482,200

Funding Period (Status)

1.5 years (Active)

Expected Impact

Provide 8-week AAI social skills group therapy for 70 SEN children

Milestones/Progress

As at September 2023:

  • Recruited 40 grassroots children with SEN and 10 children with SEN from normal-income families
  • Launched 8 programmes for grassroots children with SEN and 2 programmes for children with SEN from normal-income families

Website

www.risewise.com.hk

 
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