South EastmanCHILDREN’S THERAPY

INITIATIVE

Who is involved?

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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

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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

INITIATIVE