Services for Children & Youth

The Cedar Crest Society provides a series of programs for children, young adults and their families. These services are funded by the Ministry for Children and Family Development.

Infant Development Program

Philosophy

The family is the primary focus of services for the Infant Development Program, and the home is the center around which programming is built. While there is no question about the necessity of good diagnostic and medical treatment, genetic counseling, and a myriad of other treatment agents, the focus of this program is to provide early intervention in the home through and with the family. The aims of the program are to help families to make optimum use of available services, to enlarge their knowledge of those factors pertinent to the overall growth and development of their child, and to learn skills that will enable them to encourage the development of their child.

Goals and Objectives

To provide home-based services for developmentally delayed infants, and assist families to optimize their child's development and participation in a full range of community activities,
To encourage overall development of the child, with emphasis on individual requirements, by assisting families to provide appropriate activities and
experiences,
To assist families to respond to their infant in a positive way, and
To encourage families to use and participate in generic community services and programs that will facilitate the child's integration into the community

Services Provided

Infant Development Programs serve families with infants from birth to three years, who are diagnosed with a disability or who are at risk for developmental delays.

Contact the Infant Development Program at 250 395 5272

Supported Child Development

Some children need extra support to take part in everyday activities. A child may need this extra support due to a physical challenge, such as a sight or hearing impairment, or to other challenges, such as a delay in developing speech, language, motor or intellectual skills.

Supported Child Care is a way of making sure children who need extra support are able to participate in "typical" community child-care settings — the child-care setting that you, as a parent, would naturally choose for your child if he/she were a "typical" child with no special needs.

The Supported Child Development Service…

IS available to all families with a child requiring extra support. Facilities parent/professional collaboration at all levels of service.
ASSISTS families to include their child who needs extra support in a child care facility of their choice.
ENCOURAGES and facilitates through networking with family and other team members, an understanding of the developmental needs of the child.
PROVIDES consultation and program development, implementation, evaluation and training.
SHARES with parents, in a supportive manner, complete and unbiased information. (Note: confidentiality is respected at all times)
HELPS families access resources, community services, funding and to participate in Supported Child Care.

Children requiring extra support are those . . .

Who demonstrate developmental delays, have exceptional health care needs, mental, physical or behavorial challenges, a speech & language delay, or emotional challenges.
Contact the Supported Child Development Program at 250 395 5278

Services to Children and their Families

Cedar Crest provides direct support and assistance in skill development to children eligible for support through the Ministry for Children and Family Development (MCFD) in their own home or community. Children/families must be referred by local MCFD staff.

Service may be provided on an individual or small group basis depending on identified needs of the child/family. Services may also be provided to families and others as agreed with MCFD staff.

Support may be in the areas of social and life-skills development, behavior management, community integration or other specific areas of skill development such as parenting and child management.

The services will be provided in and around the community of 100 Mile House. Services may be provided in a variety of locations/settings, including the child's home. Services will generally be provided directly to children/youth individually or in small groups as specified on the individual agreements.

Cedar Crest works collaboratively with other contracted professionals as requested. Cedar Crest provides all necessary skills, material, expertise and organizational/administrative support necessary to deliver the services as defined. The Society participates in integrated case management processes and in planning meetings.

Youth Transitioning

Individuals between the ages of 15 and 18 years old who will be eligible to receive CLBC Adult Services and are requesting assistance with making the transition or who want to develop employment skills may be referred to this program.

Individuals will be referred by local MCFD staff.

Cedar Crest will provide each enrolled individual with opportunities to participate in employment and transition activities that will strengthen personal growth, life and social skills, as well as enhance work opportunities.

Areas to be addressed in the program include:

Pre-employment—interviewing skills, appropriate presentation, time management.
Life skills—budgeting, baking , paying bills, cooking, personal care, laundry, etc.
Social Skills—personal safety, interpersonal relationships, resolving conflict, assertiveness, anger management etc.