Partners in Collaboration with Life Skills Who does what?

Inclusion Consultant: Work with students with ministry designations A-G; and students who are on a waitlist for an assessment where the school team is needing support. Case manage Program Classes ( Life Skills (Elementary & Secondary), LALS, ARC) Recommend strategies and resources to teams to support inclusion in the classroom Do file reviews and recommend teams seek support from other services (VPT, SLP, AAC SLP, etc) We look at receptive language and put in visual supports to aid inclusion

Vancouver Pediatric Team Occupational Therapist (OT): Work for Vancouver Pediatric Team Put in strategies and supports to look at fine and gross motor skills, as well as sensory supports Help put toileting procedures in place in schools (work with school and home teams)

Vancouver Pediatric Team Physiotherapist (PT): Work for Vancouver Pediatric Team Work with students with mobility issues Help ensure equipment is functioning appropriately Help train teams to do physio exercises with students and use mechanical lifts, walkers, standing frames, etc

Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP): Work directly with students and consult with teams regarding strategies for students, expressive language that are functionally speaking

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Speech and Language Pathologist (AAC SLP): Help teams support students expressive language and communication for students who are functionally non-speaking Can put in core fringe books, PECS, TouchChat, Proloque2Go, etc.

Classroom Teacher (CT): Responsible for teaching the students and adapting/modifying/using UDL curriculum to meet the needs of all students in their class Communicates with parents regarding students in their class

Children and Youth with Special Needs Social Worker (CYSN) Services and funding options may be available for children or teens who have special needs and their families. Here are a few examples: Social and life skills training for children and teens Behavioural and other professional support services for children and teens Respite, counselling, support groups and homemaker services to assist families Children and Youth with Special Needs (CYSN) staff are available to discuss whether these services might be available to you and provide other useful information or support. Families (not schools) access the CYSN and can give consent for the CYSN to share information with the school.

Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health (DDMH) Provides specialized mental health community services for ages 12 and over who live with co-existing developmental disabilities and a mental illness. Individuals may also struggle with behavioural challenges that are often influenced by the mental illness and developmental disability. Ages 12 to 18 years: Referrals to our youth team are managed and screened by Child and Youth Special Needs Program in Ministry of Children and Family Development (CYSN/MCFD). All referrals to DDMHS require a recent physical examination and approval by the individual’s family doctor. A psychological evaluation (example the person’s level of understanding and processing information) is required before the person comes to this program. This testing is not done by our program. 

Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) The Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) Program is a school-based settlement service for immigrants, refugees and other eligible clients to meet their immediate settlement or ongoing needs after their arrival in Canada. On the day of registration, eligible families will make an appointment with a Settlement Worker in Schools who will provide services to help the family adjust to schools, community and their new life in Canada. SWIS workers provide information on services available, conduct orientation workshops on various areas of  settlement in Canada, assist in filling out forms for services, provide referrals, service linking and accompaniment to community resources, help in the adjustment and transition process, and provide culturally sensitive services.  Currently, the SWIS workers can provide support in the following home languages: Arabic, Cantonese, Farsi, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese.

Multicultural Workers The Multicultural Liaison Workers in Vancouver schools are the cultural and linguistic "bridges" for students, families, and schools. They are professionally trained and have experience with issues related to cultural integration and cross cultural communication. They are also very familiar with the public school system in Vancouver. Mission Statement:  We are multilingual and multicultural members of the VSB educational team. We work with school administrators, staff, students and parents to facilitate and to enhance communication with a view to enabling students to reach their potential.  To accomplish this mandate involves work in three main areas: We advocate for students and their families. We build bridges among cultures, languages and educational systems We communicate.

Role of Private Behavioural Consultants and Behavioural Interventionists in Schools To meet with and collaborate with the school team with the consent of the family. To suggest strategies that have been successful at home.

BC Center for Ability Mission: The BC Centre for Ability provides community-based services that enhance the quality of life for children, youth and adults with disabilities and their families in ways that facilitate and build competencies and foster inclusion in all aspects of life For example: Stepping Stones Stepping Stones provides opportunities to enhance the social and emotional development of children up to 12 years old, and their families. Children with neuro-developmental conditions participate together in group settings for learning at locations throughout the Lower Mainland. Parents can also participate in training and education on social emotional development and how to promote their child’s learning.

Secondary Transition Team The Post Secondary Transition Consultant: (Low Incidence) is responsible for supporting Resource Teams and Special Education Program Teams working with students with low incidence designations aged 16 to 19 years (Grade 10-12) as they transition to adult services and employment. Support includes: collaborating with school teams, community services and parents to plan and facilitate transition goals and action plans assisting in the development of school based support services that foster and support transition to community based support services maintaining active connections and partnerships with community services and ministries that support transition with joint planning facilitating capacity building of research based transition processes in a variety of areas including person centred planning, social learning challenges, employment coaching and mental health comorbidities Referral Process: Please contact  Pam Neuman  pneuman@vsb.bc.ca

Youth and Family Worker (YFW) Role: Provides social-emotional and behavioural support for students (both elementary and secondary). Focus is on providing support in grade 7-8 transition, and classroom interventions via pre-packaged programs (i.e. Roots of Empathy, Second Step and Friends / Fun Friends). Makes referrals to OST programs, external resources, and other VBE supports (e.g. Counsellors, SACY, Aboriginal Enhancement workers etc.).

Other teams Behaviour Consultants Multi-Interdisciplinary Team (MIST) School Based Counsellor Resource Teachers (RT) DRT – Deaf Hard of Hearing DRT – Vision / Braille Psychologists Case Manager: Q and K