Kelly Tong

Adjunct Lecturer

Qualifications

• Certificate of Accreditation
  Level 3 Primary Care Triple P (Positive Parenting Program)
  The University of Queensland, Australia
• Certificate of Educational Studies – Psycho Educational Diagnostic Assessment
  The College of Teachers, London, U.K.
• Master of Education (Early Childhood)
  The Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
• Certificate of Educational Studies – Diagnostic Art Therapy
  The College of Teachers,
  London, UK
• Bachelor of Special Education
  The Flinders University of South Australia

In the area of training, Kelly also lectures at National Institute of Education (NIE) and other teacher training institutes. She conducts parents sharing and training sessions at Autism Parent Support Groups organized by the Child Development Unit – National University Hospital (NUH) and Autism Association Singapore (AAS) as well as teacher training workshops for Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), private hospitals and disability-centres in Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar.

She is also a Special Education Teacher with National University Hospital - The Children Medical Institute - Child Development Unit. She design and develop programme to provide support to help children with special needs to cope with academic and social demands in the mainstream school environment. Conducts observation of children with special needs in mainstream primary schools and preschools/ childcare centres and recommend adaptations to learning environment and/or activities to maximize learning and participation in class. She gives advice to parents and teachers on behaviour management strategies for use at home and in school and collaborates with professionals such as pediatricians, psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists, as well as schools on children's behaviours and learning needs.

As an Educational Therapist since 1996, she works directly with toddlers to adolescence diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Asperger Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities, multiple handicaps, speech and language delay, learning disabilities and social and emotional difficulties with varying degree of severity.