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RTRU Senior Lecturer, Dr Fiona Graham, work on Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC; a parent-coaching intervention) has lead to a new collaborative research partnership with clinical researchers in Hong Kong. Recently this group was awarded a grant by the Research Fund Secretariat from Food and Health Bureau, under the Health Care Promotion Scheme in Hong Kong in order to study “A parent-coaching intervention to promote community participation of young children with developmental disability.” This project will be lead by Dr Chi-Wen (Will) Chien with input from Dr Graham and co-investigators Dr Yuen-yi (Cynthia) Lai and Dr Chung-Ying Lin.
Participation in community activities is important for children to learn skills, make friends, and have fun. Children with a disability and their families, however, are reported to participate less in the activities in their communities. This project will examine the cultural appropriateness of OPC when used in Hong Kong and its effectiveness to enable community participation of young children with developmental disability. The effect of OPC on child well-being will also be examined as an important mediator of children’s participation. A randomised control trial (aim to recruit over 75 children) will be conducted in Hong Kong. Parents in the experimental group will receive OPC. Parents in the control group will receive information about community resources by phone. Findings will provide important information about the effectiveness and cultural appropriateness of OPC for Hong Kong citizens and will inform future service design for children and families in Hong Kong.
