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South EastmanCHILDREN’S THERAPY
INITIATIVE
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Where is South Eastman?
Winnipeg
Who is involved?
SouthSouthEastmanEastmanCTICTI
Public Health(SEH/SSE)Seine
River S.D
Bethesda Hospital
Hanover S.D.
DSFM
Frontier S.D.
Red River Valley S.D.
Rehab Services (SEH/SSE)
Audiologist(SEH/SSE)
POTC
SMD
Family ServicesBorder Land
S.D. Child Care
RCC
Who is involved?
Steering committee Co-Chairs:
Lynn Prevost (South Eastman Health/Santé Sud-Est -Public Health/Primary Health
Care)
Marlene Waldron (RCC-POTC)
Who is involved?
South Eastman Health/Santé Sud-Est ▪ Public Health/Primary Health Care-Lynn
Prevost (co-chair) & Bev Unger▪ Rehabilitation Services-Marlene Smith▪ Audiologist-Irene Scarrow▪ Bethesda Hospital facility manager
-Madeleine Baril
South Eastman Health/SantSouth Eastman Health/Santé Sud-Est. Inc.é Sud-Est. Inc.
Our Steering committee…
Who is involved?
POTC – Marlene Waldron (co-chair) SMD – Patti McIntyre Family Services – Susan Ostapowich Child Care – Yvette Bruneau
Our Steering committee…
Who is involved?
School Divisions▪ Border Land – Julie Weber▪ DSFM – Marge Damon▪ Frontier – Terri Bembridge ▪ Hanover – Pat Burgess▪ Red River Valley – Kristin Medved▪ Seine River – Helga Berger
Our Steering committee…
School Division & South Eastman Health/Santé Sud-Est regional
boundaries
Ad Hoc Members:▪ CNIB▪ Child Development Clinic▪ Child & Family Services (supervisors)▪ Children’s Hospital▪ Health Science Centre▪ Home School Association▪ Parents/Guardians
Who is involved?
What is going well?
Environmental Scan & Report completed▪ Identified:
• Need for increased service/staffing• Gaps for children with “mild” needs• Lack of OT/PT screening prior to school age• Need for system where referrals are accepted
centrally & channelled to the most appropriate provider(s)
What is going well?
Environmental Scan & Report completed▪ Identified: (con’t)
• Need for formal process for sharing information between organizations
• Need to increase awareness of regional services (professionals & general public)
• Need to establish evidence based outcomes for measuring progress
Terms of Reference were created Service Delivery Plan was created based on
the Environmental Scan• First targeting improving preschool services
Developed a bilingual referral form & trilingual consent form
• Currently being piloted
Hired Transitional Coordinator• Edie Martinez
Referral Flow Chart has been drafted
What is going well?
What is going well?
Improved communication & trust between partners▪ Commitment from partners to make a
difference
What is going well?
South Eastman CTI has partnered with SMD to jointly create a Full time SLP position▪ SMD had been unsuccessful in hiring a 0.5
position, but has now hired a full time SLP▪ Full time position increases likelihood of
staff retention/job stability▪ Potential for enhanced efficiencies reducing
travel time & costs
What is going well?
Commitment to improving preschool OT/PT services where there have been gaps ▪ Enhancing Stars of the Future program
Up until now, Stars of the Future has included:3 ½ year old screening for:
– Speech & Language (SLP)– Hearing Loss (PHNs)– General Development (PHNs)
What is going well?
Commitment to improving preschool OT/PT services where there have been gaps ▪ Enhancing Stars of the Future program
• OT/PT screening will be a new component (target -April 2007)
• 3 ½ year olds will now be screened for:– Speech & Language (SLP)– Motor & behaviour deficits (OT/PT)– Hearing Loss (PHNs)– General Health (PHNs)
Our Accomplishments…
Received funding to assist the planned project activities
Environmental Scan & Report
Terms of Reference
Service Delivery Plan
Our Accomplishments…
Bilingual Referral Form & Trilingual Consent Form Developed
Hired Transitional Coordinator
Referral Flow Chart drafted
Our Accomplishments…
Expansion of SLP service delivery (SMD/CTI partnership)
Stars of the Future program expanded to include OT/PT screening
Our Challenges…
Philosophical differences around the table
Addressing the issues of jurisdictions & mandates
Setting prioritization criteria Having common definitions
▪ (ie wait lists, mild needs)
Short time lines and time constraints when reporting to provincial CTI
Members equally committing to the responsibilities of the project
Developing a model of service delivery that will allay the apprehensions of the partners
Cultural Diversity within the Region
Our Challenges…
Next Steps…
1st enhanced Stars of the Future program with OT/PT-April 2007
Develop centralized intake system (database & communication strategy)
• Initial pilot (Stars of the Future)- April 2007• Mass implementation target- Sept. 2007
Expand preschool early intervention & screening to address the gaps identified in the Environmental Scan
South EastmanCHILDREN’S THERAPY INITIATIVE