Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Pre-Conference Workshop

8.00am – 12.00pm

Bengkel Asas Pengurusan Tingkah Laku Kanak-Kanak Keperluan
A/Prof Alvin Ng Lai Oon, Clinical Psychologist, Health Psychology Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Using Shaping, Prompting & Chairing in Teaching New Behaviours
Dr. Koay Teng Leong, Senior Lecturer, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, University of Brunei Darussalam

Talking to Families: Listening to Families
Prof. Barry Carpenter, Academic Director (Special Needs), The Schools Network, and Professor of Early Childhood Intervention, University of Worcester, United Kingdom

Thursday, 7 June 2012

8.00am – 1.00pm

Registration

1.00pm – 3.00pm

Concurrent Session (Refer to Concurrent Session Details)

3.00pm – 3.30pm

Tea & Visit Exhibitions

3.30pm – 5.00pm

Plenary Session

Our Children – Our Asset and Our Future
Dr. Victor P. Karunan, Deputy Representative & Representative a.i., UNICEF Malaysia

Building Family-Centered Approaches in Early Childhood Intervention: From Principles to Practice
Prof. Barry Carpenter, Academic Director (Special Needs), The Schools Network, and Professor of Early Childhood Intervention, University of Worcester, United Kingdom

5.00pm – 6.00pm

Opening Ceremony

Welcome Speech:
Dato’ Kapitan Janet Lau Ung Hie, Co-Chair of Local Organizing Committee

Keynote Address: Whither (Wither?) Services for Children with Disability in Malaysia
Dato’ Dr. Amar-Singh HSS, President of National Early Childhood Intervention Council

Opening Speech by Guest of Honour:
Yang Berhormat Datuk Hajah Fatimah Abdullah, Sarawak State Minister in Welfare, Women and Family Development cum Chairman of Sarawak Children’s Early Education Development Council

6.00pm – 7.00pm

Free Time

7.00pm – 9.00pm

Fellowship Dinner

Saturday, 9 June 2012

8.00am – 9.00am

Meet the Experts

Early Childhood Intervention, What’s It Like in Taiwan?
讲题：台湾的早期儿童疗育情况怎么样？
A/Prof. Chuang Chiung-Hui, 莊琼惠副教授; Lin Chao-Chen, 林照程

From Paediatricians to Children Advocates
Dato’ Dr. Amar-Singh HSS, Dr. Wong Woan Yiing, Dr. Chin Saw Sian

Why Increasing Number of Children, Is It Our Air or “Air”?
A/Prof. Winnie Goh Hwee Suat, Dr. Rick Jarman

The Roles of Father and Professional – Confused “kah”?
Prof. Barry Carpenter, Dr. Lim Boon Hock, A/Prof. Koay Teng Leong

9.00am – 10.30am

Plenary Session

The Challenges of Adopting a Family-Centred Approach in Malaysia
Khor Ai-Na, Vice President of National Early Childhood Intervention Council

Rural/Remote Service Delivery for Special Needs Children
Prof. Michael Churton, Professor of Special Education in University of South Florida

Clinical Research and Early Childhood Intervention: The Importance of Research and Translating Research into Policy and Practices
Dato’ Dr. Amar-Singh HSS, President of National Early Childhood Intervention Council

10.30am – 11.00am

Tea & Visit Exhibitions

11.00am – 1.00pm

Concurrent Session (Refer to Concurrent Session Details)

Children Colouring Contest

1.00pm – 2.00pm

Lunch

2.00pm – 3.30pm

Free Papers/Posters

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAS) for Children with Special Learning Disorders: A Cochrane Review
Tan ML, Ho JJ, Teh KH

Silence is Not Golden
Ng Kui Choo

Family-Cultured Intervention Model
Gunarhadi

Promote Creative Thinking Using Visual Art for Creativity Development in Early Childhood Education
Ling Pik Kuong, Dr. Shahrifah Nor Puteh, Dr. Hasnah Toran

The Application of Humour Amongst Children in the Acquisition of the Malay Language
Dr. Norul Haida bt Reduzan, Noor Alhusna bt Madzlan

NECI Council AGM

3.30pm – 4.00pm

Tea & Visit Exhibitions

4.00pm – 6.00pm

Family Takes
The Lead

How American EIP Helped Our Son to Overcome Speech Problem?
Ting Chu Ong & Vicky Ma, U.S.A.

Parenting a Child with Autism
Michael Phuang, Taiping

The Road Not Chosen
Ng Kui Choo, Kuching

Transforming Our Children with the Nurtured Heart Approach
Lee Oi Loon, Kuala Lumpur

Craft Workshop (Optional)

Free Time

6.00pm – 7.00pm

Dinner (Optional)

7.00pm – 9.00pm

Public Forum

Life and Learning with Autism Spectrum
Dr. Wendy Lawson, Psychologist and Sessional Lecturer in Melbourne University and The University of Birmingham

My Angel (Part 1)
My Angel (Part 2)
讲题：我的慢飞天使
Lin Chao-Chen, 林照程, CEO of Angel Heart Family Social Welfare Foundation

Friday, 8 June 2012

8.30am – 10.30am

Concurrent Session (Refer to Concurrent Session Details)

10.30am – 11.00am

Tea & Visit Exhibitions

11.00am – 12.00pm

Plenary Session

Health
To’ Puan Hajah Dr. Safurah bte Jaafah, Director of Family Health Development Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia

Social Welfare
Puan Noriah binti Haji Ahmad, Director of Social Welfare Department, Sarawak, Malaysia

Education
Dato’ Haji Mazlan bin Mohamad, Director of Bahagian Pengurusan Sekolah Harian, Ministry of Education Malaysia

12.00pm – 1.00pm

Closing Ceremony

Concluding Remarks:
Kapitan Wong Hie Ching, Co-Chair of Local Organizing Committee

Address:
Dato’ Dr. Amar-Singh Hss, President of National Early Childhood Intervention Council

Official Closing and Speech by Guest of Honour:
Yang Amat Berhormat Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Muhyiddin Haji Mohd Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Malaysia