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CHEO offers a variety of supports. There are three main areas of service that we access as school teams:
School-Based Rehabilitation Services
Pediatric Home and Community Care (Nursing)
Neurodevelopmental Health Team
School-Based Rehabilitation Services (SBRS)
School-Based Rehabilitation Services (SBRS)
The school-based rehabilitation department includes Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech and Language.
This year, CHEO has expanded their Pilot Tiered Support Program that uses a UDL, whole class approach for kindergarten-grade 1 classes in all elementary schools. The OT assigned to that school will connect with the classroom teachers to support the classroom as a whole. Services for grade 2+ would remain unchanged.
Although there is a waitlist for our area, cases of extreme urgency will be prioritized. So, if this referral is connected to a major safety concern, please indicate that and connect with Josee Perrault (team lead) to let her know.
Electronic Referral Forms for O.T. and P.T.
Electronic Referral Forms for O.T. and P.T.
Electronic Referral Forms are available on the CHEO website found below. Follow these steps to make an SBRS O.T. or P.T. referral:
Step 1:
Review the CHEO SBRS Occupational Therapy Guidelines (linked below) to ensure the student is eligible for referral.
Step 2:
After speaking with the family, Complete the SS6a: Permission to Disclose Information Form. This form must be signed by the family or guardian before proceeding. Once signed, file it in the OSR.
Step 3:
Once you've received the signed SS6a, submit the referral via the CHEO website: School-based Rehabilitation Services - CHEO (or use the link below)
SBRS OT Guidelines.pdfCHEO OT Guidelines
CHEO OT Guidelines
CHEO PT Guidelines
CHEO PT Guidelines
(Coming soon!)
Electronic Referral Forms for CHEO Speech
Electronic Referral Forms for CHEO Speech
Electronic Referral Forms can be found on the CHEO website: School-based Rehabilitation Services - CHEO (or hyperlinked below). Note: An SLP report is required within the last 12 months and sent via fax to our new number: 613-738-4853 (to be used ONLY to send in speech reports)
Additional Speech Resources from CHEO
Additional Speech Resources from CHEO
Numerous speech and language resources such as books, websites, videos, podcasts, etc. are now available on CHEO's website: Stuttering, speech, voice and language development - CHEO
You can also access these resources from CHEO's home page Resources and Support A-Z resources Stuttering, Speech, Voice and Language Development.
We'd like to draw your attention the the "Factsheets" which includes key information and functional strategies for parents, teachers and other adults interacting with children who have speech difficulties or stutter. The content can also be printed in a pdf format to serve as short and simple handouts!
SBRS Team Members
SBRS Team Members
Message from CHEO (Dec 5, 2024)
The SBRS team continues to increase and recruit in an attempt to continue offering quality clinical and therapeutic support for the high volume of students requiring our services in occupational therapy (OT), physiotherapy (PT) and speech therapy (SLP). As such, we now include rehabilitation assistants (RA) and communication disorder assistants (CDA) to our service delivery model.
Our Master School List below that includes therapist assignment for each school. Unfortunately, we do have schools that are currently without specific designated therapist assignment. We are continuing to recruit across services in order to better support the Champlain region. Please note that we continue to support urgent safety or accessibility needs within these schools and working hard to confirm direct assignments.
Contact Information for SBRS
Please ensure you have our updated program information:
Telephone: 613-737-7600 ext 6256
Fax number: 613-738-4853.
SchoolBasedRehab@cheo.on.ca
Please reach out to the SBRS clinicians assigned to your school with any questions about waitlists as they are best equipped to answer clinical or school specific questions.
CHEO Contact Information
Josee Perrault (JPerreault@cheo.on.ca) Victoria Twolan (VTwolan@cheo.on.ca) (on mat leave)
Jodi Cotnam (JCotnam@cheo.on.ca) Taunia Clouthier (TClouthier@cheo.on.ca)
Greg Seabert (GSeabert@cheo.on.ca) Peggy Gervais (PGervais@cheo.on.ca)
Christine Duff-Young (CDuffYoung@cheo.on.ca) Amanda Landry (AmLandry@cheo.on.ca) (covering V.T.)
EPIC
EPIC
Message from CHEO (Dec 5, 2024)
With the transition to Epic, our new electronic platform for the program, Sync.com (where you previously received emails about the waitlist and active students with SBRS) is no longer accessible. If you happen to still have access to it, it does not reflect your current waitlist or active students. Please do not fret! We are working hard on creating a new gateway to access your school’s SBRS information. We'll be sure to let you know as soon as it is available.
In the meantime, if you do have any questions about the waitlist, you can reach out to our Patient Service Clerks at SchoolBasedRehab@cheo.on.ca.
Pediatric Home and Community Care
Pediatric Home and Community Care
(Nursing and Education Support)
(Nursing and Education Support)
When there is a need to access in school nursing support, education, training and/or support for staff working with students with medical needs, referrals can be made through the website link for Pediatric Home and Community Care
Virtual Diabetes Care in Schools
Virtual Diabetes Care in School-EN.pdfNeurodevelopmental Health Team
Neurodevelopmental Health Team
This team includes many services for families which can have an impact on and include support for the school. In particular, for students with an ASD diagnosis, Autism Services includes:
School Support Service
Brief consultative services that helps children and youth (of any age) become more comfortable and confident in school environments.
Urgent Response Services
12-week support for families experiencing recent escalation of high-risk behaviours.
Additionally, the Extensive Needs Service is simplifying access to the right care for families of children and youth living with multiple medical, social, physical and developmental healthcare needs. This service does not require an ASD diagnosis.
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Mylene Poitras
Manager for SBRS OT and PT
613-513-7953
Denise Freylejer
Manager for Home and Community Care Nursing
613-769-6174
Brent Leonard
Manager for SBRS SLP
613-716-2148
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