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Various professionals from other health facilities in the province travel to Kamloops to provide children and their families specialized services through outreach clinics.
The seating clinic provides assessment, review and fitting of seating and mobility devices. This equipment includes wheelchairs, seating systems, walkers, standing frames and other devices. Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and professionals from the Sunny Hill Health Center for Children work with the families and caregivers to ensure that each child is provided with the most appropriate positioning and mobility equipment required to meet his/her needs. The clinics are held twice a year and take place at the centre. Each child’s equipment continues to be checked and reviewed on an ongoing basis by our therapists. In order to be seen by Sunny Hill Health Centre for the Seating and Mobility Outreach Clinic, a referral from a physician is required.
The assistive technology and augmentative communication clinic provides assessment and trial of technology devices that can help children to better communicate, to have access to power mobility, to access their school work, and to control things in their environment. These devices might include communication boards, switches and joysticks, computer software, keyboards, mice, trackballs, etc. Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists from the Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children assess the technology needs of the children involved, and let the children try some of the equipment. These clinics are held twice per year, and take place in the child’s natural environment (home, school, preschool, or at the centre). The therapists from our centre help to implement the technology into the child’s daily routine, and continue to review their needs on an ongoing basis. In order to be seen by Sunny Hill Health Centre for the Assistive Technology Team Outreach Clinic, a referral from a physician is required.
The Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired (PRCVI) is a Ministry of Education Provincial Outreach Program, hosted by the Vancouver School Board. The PRCVI provides learning resources, leadership, information, training and consultation to support students who are blind or visually impaired and attending public and Group I or II independent schools in BC. Therapists and support staff from our centre help to implement the suggestions from the vision consultant into the child’s daily routine, on an ongoing basis. You can learn more about this resource here.
For information about how the BC Early Hearing Program works with children in our region, please click here.
For information about how Interior Health's Children’s Assessment Network (IHCAN) works with children in our region to assess for Autism Spectrum Disorders, please click here.
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We received physiotherapy for our daughter who was being considered for a helmet for plagiocephaly. From our first appointment to our last, we received wonderful care. The staff at CTFRC were always very friendly, welcoming, and had a great spirit. The Physiotherapist was very kind, gentle and provided us with so much knowledge!
The outlet to have a professional available for help and advice and direction was key in our success, along with the tips, tools and education I received. They are so great at checking in and making sure I know there are supports, if necessary.
Having someone to talk me through the stages and calm my nerves about [my child's] development is what helped me the most. the sessions were always super informative and gave great advice on what to work on with [my child]. Just having the peace of mind that we were on the right track. I appreciate the service so much and I would recommend to any concerned parent!