Deaf Parents’ Mutual Support Project Psychosocial and Emotional Support for Deaf Parents
Deaf Parents’ Mutual Support Project Psychosocial and Emotional Support for Deaf Parents
Tailor-made supportive services in parenting for deaf parents
The venture aims to assist deaf parents in identifying and overcoming challenges related to parenting through tailor-made supportive services, including training workshops and counselling services, designed by professional social workers.
The project team is formed by children of deaf parents. Team members have first-hand experience in growing up in deaf families and thus have a good understanding of the needs of these families.
Name of Organisation
CODA HONG KONG LIMITED
Approved Funding Amount
HK$464,128
Funding Period (Status)
2 years (Ended)
Impact/Outcomes
- Provided training and supporting services to 138 deaf parents and their children and their caregiving families, including -
- organising 172 educational workshops;
- providing 302 sessions of coaching, counseling and care services;
- organising 46 parent mutual support groups;
- offering 142 SEN training/playgroups and 5 238 SEN tutoring hours;
- organising 72 community programmes/festival celebration activities; and
- offering 3 208 hours of sign language interpretation service
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