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South EastmanCHILDREN’S THERAPY
INITIATIVE
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
Wpg.
USA Border
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tario
Bord
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Where is South Eastman?
Winnipeg
School Division & South Eastman Health/Santé Sud-Est
regional boundaries
Respondents to the environmental scan offered the following recommendations : Develop a central process for referrals and
information provision Increase awareness of what services exist and
how to access them • to parents• the community • internal stakeholders/health care service providers• external stakeholders/health care service providers
Formalize information sharing and coordination between organizations
Clarify or modify eligibility criteria for children’s therapy services to be to be less restrictive
Establish a process with set criteria to priorize referrals
Establish evidence based outcomes for measuring progress
Increase direct therapy service providers & satellite sites to deliver services
Respondents to the environmental scan offered the following recommendations :
Address services to children:• experiencing “milder” needs• under 3 ½ needing SLP services• who are home-schooled or attend private school• during summer months/Spring break, Christmas• directly in the child’s home• Universal Infant Screening • OT & PT preschool screening & service provision
Respondents to the environmental scan offered the following recommendations :
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 by Border Land School Division
Hired Transitional Coordinator Referral Flow Chart has been drafted
Work to date…
Improved communication & trust between partners▪ Commitment from partners to make a
difference
Received funding to assist the planned project activities
Work to date…
S-CTI created a 15 mo. term 0.5 FTE preschool SLP position and partnered with SMD to administer position along with previous 0.5 POTC position in region so SMD able to hire into a full time position to:
• helps address long preschool wait lists• increase likelihood of staff retention/job stability• increase potential for enhanced efficiencies reducing
travel time & costs
Work to date…
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)
Work to date…
Commitment to improving preschool OT/PT services where there have been gaps ▪ Enhancing Stars of the Future program
• This Spring OT/PT screening has been added• 3 ½ year olds will now be screened for:
– Speech & Language (SLP)– Motor & behaviour deficits (OT/PT)– Hearing Loss (PHNs)– General Health (PHNs)
Work to date…
New eligibility criteria have been agreed to :
“an identified need for assessment and/or intervention to assist a child to reach their full potential in the areas of hearing, speech, language, movement, learning, self-care and social development”
Work to date…
Next Steps…
Expand preschool early intervention & screening to address the gaps identified in the Environmental Scan
Define & develop centralized intake system (database & communication strategy)
Our Shared Goal…
offering the best service possible to South Eastman families!
South EastmanCHILDREN’S THERAPY
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