1. CHILDREN’S THERAPY INITIATIVE
South Eastman
CHILDREN’S THERAPY INITIATIVE

2. Where is South Eastman? Wpg.
Winnipeg
Wpg.
USA Border
Ontario Border
SHOW MAP: South Eastman is a very large region.
It covers an area from Winnipeg over to the Ontario border and from approximately the #1 Hwy. down to the U.S. border. Our project is interested in working with communities all across South Eastern Manitoba.

3. Rehab Services (SEH/SSE)
Who is involved?
South
Eastman
CTI
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
POTC
SMD
Family Services
Border Land S.D.
Child Care
RCC

4. Who is involved? Steering committee Co-Chairs:
Lynn Prevost (South Eastman Health/Santé Sud-Est - Public Health/Primary Health Care)
Marlene Waldron (RCC-POTC) E

5. South Eastman Health/Santé Sud-Est. Inc.
Who is involved?
Our Steering committee…
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 E
South Eastman Health/Santé Sud-Est. Inc.

6. Who is involved? Our Steering committee…
POTC – Marlene Waldron (co-chair)
SMD – Patti McIntyre
Family Services – Susan Ostapowich
Child Care – Yvette Bruneau

7. Who is involved? Our Steering committee… School Divisions
Border Land – Julie Weber
DSFM – Marge Damon
Frontier – Terri Bembridge
Hanover – Pat Burgess
Red River Valley – Kristin Medved
Seine River – Helga Berger

8. School Division & South Eastman Health/Santé Sud-Est regional boundaries

9. Who is involved? Ad Hoc Members: CNIB Child Development Clinic
Child & Family Services (supervisors)
Children’s Hospital
Health Science Centre
Home School Association
Parents/Guardians

10. 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)

11. 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

12. What is going well? 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

13. What is going well? Improved communication & trust between partners
Commitment from partners to make a difference
ie: SEH/SSE allocated “hot spot” funding to increase regional Audiologist to 1.0 EFT & hire a audiometrist
Although this funding came as a result from key recommendations from the Accreditation Survey (not CTI funding), it makes a difference for delivery of Children’s Therapy in the region & addresses the long Audiology wait lists.

14. 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

15. 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)

16. 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)

17. Our Accomplishments…
Received funding to assist the planned project activities
Environmental Scan & Report
Terms of Reference
Service Delivery Plan

18. Our Accomplishments…
Bilingual Referral Form & Trilingual Consent Form Developed
Hired Transitional Coordinator
Referral Flow Chart drafted

19. Our Accomplishments…
Expansion of SLP service delivery (SMD/CTI partnership)
Stars of the Future program expanded to include OT/PT screening

20. Our Challenges… Philosophical differences around the table
Addressing the issues of jurisdictions & mandates
Setting prioritization criteria
Having common definitions
(ie wait lists, mild needs)

21. Our Challenges…
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

22. 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

23. CHILDREN’S THERAPY INITIATIVE
South Eastman
CHILDREN’S THERAPY INITIATIVE