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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.
For more information regarding these Integrated Rehab Teams,
please contact Bonnie Grandy at 737-0871 ext. 4325 or email bgrandy@OCTC.ca.
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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 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 831-5114
or email bingram@OCTC.ca.
For general information regarding the Early Childhood Program
(ECP), please contact Bonnie Grandy, Program Administrator, at 737-0871
ext. 4325 or email bgrandy@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. For more information regarding the Intake Team, please contact Amanda Young at 737-0871 ext. 4425 or email ayoung@octc.ca.
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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. For more information regarding Behavioural
Services, please contact Jerry Cavallaro at 688-2126 ext. 4021
or email jcavallaro@OCTC.ca.
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Medical Clinics - Provides medical clinics
with developmental pediatricians, neurologists, physiatrists,
orthopedic surgeons, nurses, and dietitians. For more information
regarding Medical Clinics, please contact Ann Marcotte at 737-0871
ext. 4309 or email amarcotte@OCTC.ca.
- 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 more information regarding School-Aged Youth and Adolescent
Services, please contact Ann Marcotte at 737-0871 ext. 4309
or email amarcotte@OCTC.ca.
- Recreation and Leisure Services -responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of recreation/leisure programming and services to clients and families at OCTC. It works in the context of an interdisciplinary team to create programming that meets the needs of OCTC clients, as well as being a community liaison for recreation and leisure programming in the Ottawa area.
For general information regarding the Life Span program, please
contact Ann Marcotte, Program Administrator, at 737-0871 ext. 4309
or email amarcotte@octc.ca.
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Assistive
Technology Program
Intended for specialty technology services for children
up to 19 years of age:
- Clinic for Augmentative Communication (CAC) - Provides equipment and support to children and youth who have severe difficulty speaking or writing and who require augmentative and alternative methods of communication.
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 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 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, a family resource centre, and computer 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 737-0871.
For general information regarding the Assistive Technology Program,
please contact Susan Mendelsohn, Program Administrator, at 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, liaison teachers and out-of-home respite.
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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 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 737-0871 ext. 4308 or e-mail
lwalker@octc.ca.
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Out-of-Home Respite - 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 more information regarding the Out-of-Home Respite Program, please contact Anna Buchanan, RN, Clinical Coordinator, at 737-0871 ext. 4341 or email abuchanan@OCTC.ca.
For general information regarding the Special Education and Respite
Program, please contact Anne Marcotte, Program Administrator, at
737-0871 ext. 4309 or e-mail amarcotte@octc.ca.
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