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OCTC helps to shape the future by providing comprehensive bilingual
ambulatory services to families with children, youth, and certain
adults coping with physical and/or developmental disabilities.
Today
our programs serve over 2,400 people who require specialized long-term
rehabilitation, education, developmental skill building, and behaviour
management.
Details on each of our innovative programs are provided
below.
Learn What Each Program/Service Has To Offer!
Early
Childhood Program (ECP)
Intended for children from birth to school entry. These
services offer:
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Four Integrated Rehab Teams responsible for
providing assessment, treatment, consultation, and education
from specialists such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists,
speech-language pathologists, social workers, and psychologists.
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OCTC Preschool provides a therapeutic program
for children aged two to five who have physical disabilities
and complex associated difficulties. For more information regarding
OCTC Preschool, please contact Janice Forbes at (613)737-0871 ext. 4331
or email jforbes@OCTC.ca.
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Infant Development is a prevention and early
intervention service for infants and young children from birth
to age five who have a physical and/or developmental disability
or are at risk of a developmental delay. For more information
regarding Infant Development, please contact Bev Ingram at (613)831-5114
or email bingram@OCTC.ca.
For general information regarding the Early Childhood Program
(ECP), please contact Intake Services at (613)737-0871
ext. 4425 or email intake@octc.ca.
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Life
Span Program
This program offers a mix of life span services:
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Intake Team - Develops the initial contact with the client. The Intake Team provides a single point of entry for clients to be registered and then determines which program or service will best serve them.
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Behavioural Services - Provides a continuum
of care for children, youth, and certain adults with developmental disabilities requiring behavioural intervention
and their families.
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Medical Clinics - Provides medical clinics
with developmental pediatricians, neurologists, physiatrists,
orthopedic surgeons, nurses, and dietitians.
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School-Aged Youth and Adolescent Services - Provides a team focused on school-aged youth and adolescents.
The team includes therapists, social workers, psychologists, recreation and leisure, along with transition to adult services.
For information regarding the Life Span program, please contact Intake Services at (613)737-0871
ext. 4425 or email intake@octc.ca.
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Assistive
Technology Program
Intended for specialty technology services for children
up to 19 years of age:
CAC also offers consultations for speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists working with children and youth who use or may need
augmentative and alternative methods of communication. Parents and other service providers may attend the sesions with the speech-language pathologist or occupational therapist.
Click here to learn about this consultation service!
For more information about the Clinic for Augmentative Communication, please contact Susan Mendelsohn at (613)688-2126 ext. 4319 or email smendelsohn@OCTC.ca.
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Seating & Mobility - Provides seating
and mobility systems that meet the complex medical, positional,
and functional needs of children and youth, allowing them to
increase their ability to participate in home, school, and community
activities. For more information regarding Seating and Mobility,
please contact Elizabeth Cuddy at (613)737-0871 ext. 2921 or email
ecuddy@OCTC.ca.
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Technical Services - Promotes and facilitates the use of computers, adaptive equipment, and adapted toys through a lending library (which includes resources for families) and technology training workshops. Clients, families, and professionals can borrow items in person or by using the Online Lending Library. For more information regarding Technical Services, please contact us at (613)737-0871.
For general information regarding the Assistive Technology Program,
please contact Susan Mendelsohn, Program Administrator, at (613)688-2126 ext.
4319 or email smendelsohn@octc.ca.
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Special Education
and Respite Program
These services offer unique specialized teams for OCTC
school and liaison teachers.
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OCTC School - Provides an educational-therapeutic
placement for kindergarten and primary-aged children with a
primary diagnosis of a physical disability (neuro-motor) and
associated complex communication, developmental, and/or learning
disabilities. For more information regarding the OCTC School,
please contact Leslie Walker at (613)737-0871 ext. 4308 or e-mail
lwalker@octc.ca.
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Liaison Teachers - Provide services to children
with a primary diagnosis of a physical disability (neuro-motor)
and associated learning and developmental disabilities. These
services assist board personnel and parents/caregivers with
the placement, acceptance, and integration of students into
a community school. For more information regarding Liaison Teachers,
please contact Leslie Walker at (613)737-0871 ext. 4308 or e-mail
lwalker@octc.ca.
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Out-of-Home Respite -Medically fragile - Provides out-of-home, daytime respite options for families of children and youth who are medically fragile and/or technologically dependent. These families also require 24-hour care and meet the Ministry of Child and Youth Services criteria.
For general information regarding the Special Education and Respite
Program, please contact Intake Services at (613)737-0871
ext. 4425 or email intake@octc.ca.
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