South EastmanCHILDREN’S THERAPY

INITIATIVE

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Where is South Eastman?

Winnipeg

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

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