About Us!

Our Mission

OCTC is a leader in providing specialized care for those with multiple physical, developmental, and associated behavioural needs, focusing on our Region's children and youth. We exemplify community partnership, maximizing integration and independence for clients and their families.

OCTC will function and provide services in English and French while striving to meet the needs of the culturally diverse community we serve.

Our Vision
Creating opportunities today; maximizing independence tomorrow.

Our Values

• Respect: The uniqueness of the individual, the power of families and the importance of our communities.

• Excellence: The pursuit of excellence and innovation in our health care delivery, research, learning, teaching, and collaboration with our communities. Excellence includes striving for optimal organizational safety for our staff, clients, their families, volunteers, visitors and the community.

• Collaboration/cooperation: Collaboration with other agencies to improve access and service delivery, and to use resources effectively.

• Stewardship/Advocacy: Improving opportunities for the clients and families we serve.

Promoting Family-Centred Service

Family-centred care is made up of a set of values, attitudes, and approaches to services for people with special needs and their families. This approach recognizes that the family is the constant in the person's life, and the expert on his or her abilities and needs. The person and his or her family work together with service providers to make informed decisions about the services and the supports the person and his or her family receive. The strengths and needs of all family members are considered in family-centred service.

CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research (revised 2001)

Strategic directions

1. Strengthen and develop services in response to the diverse needs and expectations of clients, families and communities in our Region, within our available resources.

2. Evolve into a centre of excellence through fostering research, continuous learning, and partnership.

3. Extend our influence through further developing key partnerships in alignment with our mission.

4. Advocate effectively for the needs of those with multiple physical and/or developmental disabilities who we are mandated to serve.

5. Support ing the Centre’s capacity to fulfill its Mission, explore opportunities to develop the OCTC infrastructure and, along with the OCTC Foundation, pursue a Capital Program congruent with emerging client service needs.

6. Optimize the board’s governance and accountability in partnership with the Executive Director to promote the effectiveness and accountability of the Centre , transparency to stakeholders and including a formalized risk management framework.

7. Value our staff as the most important resource of the organization, as an employer of choice.

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