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Childrens Therapy Program
Childrens Therapy Program services are
accessible to all families in the Sunrise Health
Region for children from birth to age 5. Autism
Services are provided to age 19.
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Mission Statement

• Childrens Therapy Program is dedicated to
  ensuring the availability, coordination and
  provision of preventative, rehabilitative and
  support services for families and children with
  special needs related to neurological deficits,
  musculoskeletal impairments, and developmental
  delays.

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Individual Family Services
-Supports Individual Family Service Plans by
providing a coordinating link with CTP team and
the family as well as community
resources. -Provides information, supportive
counseling and assistance to children and
families dealing with the challenges of a
disability.
Kendra Gibb CTP Social Worker
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Autism Spectrum Disorder Services
Services for families and children from birth to
age 19 who are concerned about or are diagnosed
with ASD. Program includes screening for ASD,
diagnostic support, individual autism
intervention programs, links with other community
services and supports.
Cosmin Coltea ASD Consultant
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Autism Intervention
Kerry Musey ASD Support Worker
Brittany Bazansky ASD Support Worker
Leahette Zerff ASD Support Worker
ASD Support Workers have specialized training in
autism intervention strategies. ASD Support
Workers carry out individualized program plans
developed by the Consultant for children up to
age 5 who have been diagnosed or are suspect with
an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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Early Childhood Psychology
Provides developmental and psychological
assessments, diagnoses, consultation and
interventions for children from birth to school
entry-age and their families.
Eileen Deswiage R. Psych (provisional)
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Occupational Therapy
Birth to Kindergarten Entry -Inpatient OT
services are provided to children while in
hospital with a referral from attending
physician. -Outpatient OT services are provided
throughout the SHR with referral from parent/
legal guardian or health/ community service
provider with parental consent. Specialized
Services Developmental Assessment, Assistive
Technology Ages 6-18 years -one time assessments
and follow up treatment for acute and post
operative physical therapy.
Elissa Cooper OT
Raelene Sarmiento OT
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A Paediatric Occupational Therapist is a health
care professional who works to help children
function successfully in everyday life to the
best of their ability

Work to develop skills
Posture Control position and posture control to
increase function
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• Sensory Motor Skills
• body awareness,
• sensory processing
• and motor planning

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• Suggest a different
• approach Make changes to
  materials
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Physical Therapy
Birth to Kindergarten Entry -Inpatient physical
therapy services are provided to children while
in hospital with a referral from the attending
physician. -Outpatient PT services are provided
throughout the SHR with referral from parent/
legal guardian or health/ community service
provider with parental consent. Specialized
services Adaptive Equipment, Developmental
Assessment, Specialized Seating, and Prosthetics
Orthotics Ages 6-18 years -one time assessments
and follow up treatment for acute and post
operative physical therapy.
Melissa Cursons PT
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A Paediatric Physiotherapist is a health care
professional who works withchildren starting in
infancy to help them move to the best of their
ability.

• Work to develop a
• childs skills

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Motor Skills

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• Access, function, problem solving

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• Suggest Changes to Surroundings
• Specialized Equipment adapted toys, wheelchairs,
  custom seating, bathroom equipment, home
  modifications and accessibility
• Splinting make splints for neurological or
  orthopedic conditions

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Specialized Services

• Foot Clinics
• Splinting, shoe inserts,
• Footwear, orthotics

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• Seating and specialized
• equipment clinics

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• Bike clinics

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Speech-Language Therapy
Kory Bell SLP south
Krista Herzog SLP central
Lilia Livingstone SLP north
Tasha Sudsbear SLP / ASD
Kim Weichel SLP central
Geri Koch SLP assistant
-Provides diagnostic and programming services for
children from birth to age five with language,
communication and oral motor difficulties. -Speci
alized services such as feeding/swallowing and
video flouroscopy are referred to Tertiary
Clinics. Follow up treatment and management
services are provided by CTP speech-language
pathologists in consultation with the specialized
service provider.
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Paediatric Speech-Language Pathologists work on
improving communication skills with preschool
children.

• Work to Develop a childs skills
• Listening and understanding
• Carry on a conversation and play
  with others

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Speak clearly Feeding/Swallowing Fluency
(stuttering) Voice
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Receptive
Expressive
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Where we work

• Cornerstone Therapies

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Where we work
Public Health Office Yorkton Public Health Office
Kamsack Esterhazy Office
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Where we work
Therapy rooms At home In Play
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Services may be provided in one of our clinics,
in childs home, or a community setting to
provide opportunities to develop and practice
skills in the childs natural environment.
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When referral is received

• An initial family meeting will be scheduled to
  determine areas of strengths and concerns
• An assessment (formal or informal) is completed
  on all children

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A therapy program and family service plan
will be developed based on the childs and family
strengths, concerns, goals, and dreams!

• -may include direct therapy / group
  sessions
• -monitoring progress
• Ongoing revision of goals and planning with
  changing needs and goals of child and family

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parent/caregiver education
Education is an important part of the therapy
process. The therapists will provide the family,
caregivers and teachers the information and tools
they need to help carry out the childs program
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Activities for home/preschool/daycare,
school,recreation
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• Links with clinic with specialized services from
  Wascana Childrens Program and Alvin Buckwold
  Child Development Program, Alberta Childrens and
  Stollery Hospitals

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Child Requiring Therapy Services Sunrise Health
Region
6-18 In School Services
6-18 Years Out of School Services
Birth-School Entry
Good Spirit School Division
Horizon School Division
Christ the Teacher Catholic School s
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