AFHK Events

RSVP:             Contact@afhk.org.hk

You are welcome to bring your own lunch and beverage.

THIS MONTH'S TOPIC: CULTIVATING CONNECTIONS THROUGH ART THERAPY
Art Therapy is a unique form of psychotherapy; it can help people to better understand themselves and how they function as individuals and/or part of a family or group system. Through making visual images (paintings, drawings, modeling etc), clients can express thoughts, explore feelings, get in touch with and find an outlet to express inner experiences (ie) memories, imagination, and repressed emotions in alternative way.  For adopted children, art may provide an alternative means for them to express themselves when words may not work. 

Our guest speaker, Ms. Julia Byrne, will briefly introduce basic concepts that underpin the professional practice of art therapy and how art therapists may work with clients to strengthen emotional well being.  Parents will then have an opportunity to taste the process of art therapy in an experiential exercise, followed by suggestions for parents to carry out art activities with their children at home that would further help to cultivate healthy connections with their adopted children.

This meeting is also open to mental health professionals and students with advanced reservation; please contact us via email to reserve a seat.

Professional Biography
Julia Byrne (M.A. Art Therapy, Art Ed) grew up in Hong Kong and holds a Master’s Degree in Art Therapy/Art Education from Florida State University (1994) and worked in a mental hospital.  Since 1995 Julia has been working in Hong Kong as an art therapy practitioner.  She offers art therapy to a wide range of needs, working with children, adults and groups with emotional/ learning difficulties, depression, special needs, including down syndrome and autism, physical disabilities, geriatrics, substance abuse, trauma, and grief through various local organizations. Julia runs social skills groups at various schools; and also has extensive experience working with children with ADHD, autism, and self-esteem issues.  Julia lectures in Art Therapy at HKU and is adjunct professor at City University of Hong Kong.  She is the founding president of The Hong Kong Association of Art Therapists (HKAAT).

Many thanks to the parents who joined last month's Parent Support Meeting. Our conversations have been fruitful, and the meetings continue to be a useful time for connecting with other adoptive parents and sharing our experiences.  If you have not yet joined us for a meeting, we welcome you to come and participate in our next discussion!

Location map available here: AFHK PSM MAP

THIS MONTH'S FORMAT:  Small Group Discussions on Topics of Parents' Choice

 At this meeting, we will be breaking into smaller discussion groups to help meet the needs of our diverse families. This format has been received positively by parents as a time to talk more deeply and specifically about issues they are experiencing in their families.  This month, we will facilitate one small group that will focus primarily on Attachment and Behavioral Issues, and another small group, which will be open for discussion on any adoption-related topics or questions that attendees want to discuss.  So come with an issue you want to discuss or just a listening ear! 

Many thanks to the moms and dads who joined last month's Parent Support Meeting on Working Collaboratively with Domestic Helpers.  Our conversations have been fruitful, and the meetings continue to be a useful time for connecting with other adoptive parents and sharing our experiencesx.  If you have not yet joined us for a meeting, we welcome you to come and participate in our next discussion!

RSVP:  Contact@afhk.org.hk        

Location map available here: AFHK PSM MAP

Jingle bells are ringing in

AFHK's Annual Holiday Party!

Join us this year for a festive afternoon tea

with favorite holiday treats 

Don’t miss our most fun-filled event of the year!

• DATE: Saturday, December 3
• TIME: 3:00 to 5:00 pm (be prompt - Santa hates to be kept waiting!)
• PLACE: LRC (Ladies Recreation Club),10 Old Peak Rd, Central

Fees

• Members’ Early Bird Price (until Saturday, November 19)
• • Adults $200; Children (4 & above) $180; Children (3 & under) $90
• Members’ Full Price (after November 18)
• • Adults $220; Children (4 & above) $180; Children (3 & under) $90
• Non Members’ Price
• • Adults $250; Children (4 & above) $180; Children (3 & under) $90

Reservations

• Please make your reservations online by clicking here or download the paper registration form

Directions

• Taxi ( 5- to 10-minutes) from nearest Admiralty or Central MTR.
  

Ssshhhhhhhh! A Visit From Santa!

Parents, Santa will be dropping by, and has agreed to distribute your gift to your child/ren. Please bring a small, wrapped gift (approx HKD $100 and less), for your child, securely labeled with his or her name, to put in our secret Santa delivery box at the door.

AFHK Annual Dinner & General Meeting

Please join us for an inspiring Annual Dinner & AGM, featuring keynote speaker Robert Glover (OBE), founder & executive director of Care For Children, a charity established in China in 1998 to set up local foster care programs as alternatives to institutional care for children in need of families.

• Date:   Thursday, 3 November 2011
  
• Time:   6:30 to 9:30 pm
  
• Place:  Club Lusitano, 27/f, 16 Ice House Street, Central
  
• Fee:     Members: HK$395pp; Non-members: HK$495pp
  Price includes three-course meal. Drinks available at Cash bar. Membership can be downloaded here

• RSVP: No later than Tuesday, 25 October 2011. Please register online by clicking here. You will have the option to pay using PayPal, your credit card, or by cheque.

If you have questions, please contact Ember Goldstein at contact@afhk.org.hk. Please note that any cancellations received after October 29th will not be refunded.