Kelly Kwong

PROGRAM DIRECTOR & LEADING SPEECH THERAPIST

Kelly believes that every individual has the right and ability to express themselves. Through proper support and therapy, people can overcome communication barriers and enjoy a better quality of life.

In addition to helping children and students develop language skills, Kelly actively participates in research and development of clinical specialties: treatment for reading and writing disorders, voice disorders, accent modification, and stuttering therapy.

Through professional assessments and diagnosis, Kelly is committed to providing each patient with the most effective personalized treatment plan, adhering to the principles of high quality and efficiency in her therapeutic approach.

Qualification

  • M.A. (Speech Therapy) – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • B.A. (Linguistics) – The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Founder of KK Speech Therapy
  • Union Hospital – Speech Therapist
  • Guest Lecturer – The Education University of Hong Kong
  • Clinical Supervisor – The Education University of Hong Kong
  • Ex-Programme Instructor – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Ex-HKAST Board of Committee
  • Member of Register of Speech Therapists accredited by Department of Health HKSAR
  • Member of Register of Speech Therapists of The Hong Kong Institute of Speech Therapists (HKIST)
  • Member of The Hong Kong Association of Speech Therapists (HKAST)

Professional development

  • Certified provider of Sara-Rosenfeld Johnson’s Oral Placement Therapy (“Talktools Therapy”)
  • Certified VITALSTIM Therapy Provider for Dysphagia Vitalstim®
  • Estill Voice Training (level I) Estill
  • Certified therapist of PROMPT technique PROMPT®
  • Qualified The Hong Kong Cantonese Oral Language Assessment Scale (HKCOLAS) examiner
  • Qualified Hong Kong Graded Character Naming Test (HKGCNT) User
  • Qualified examiner of the Hong Kong Cantonese Articulation Test (HKCAT)
  • Qualified examiner of the Main Concept Analysis (MCA)
  • IELTS 8.5/9

Teaching Experience

  • Guest Lecturer of EDUHK (Learning Disabilities, Reading and Writing Disorders)
  • Clinical Supervisor of EDUHK (Master of Science in Educational Speech-Language Pathology and Learning Disabilities)
  • Ex-Programme Instructor of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University POLYU (Service Learning through Helping Primary Students with Specific Reading Difficulties)
  • Supervisor of Exchange Student Program of EDUHK & University of Thomas More

Social Responsibility

  • Hosted speech therapy public education channel “KellytheST” on Red, providing free info counselling for more than 55k subscribers.
  • Invited for interviews and provided professional advice to newspaper, magazines, TV programmes and online channels, e.g. Topick, SingTao, MingPao, East Weekly, ViuTV, Now TV, 醫健事 etc.
  • Ex-President of Lions Club of Tai Po
  • Awarded Best Enterprise and Best Employer Awards
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