Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) services are available to SSRCE students for the assessment and intervention of language disorders and other communication difficulties. Who are Speech-Language Pathologists? • Speech–Language Pathologists (S-LPs) have a Master’s degree in Communication Disorders. They are employed by school regions to provide speech, language, and communication development services to school-age students. • S-LPs […]
SchoolsPlus and Parent Navigator – Support for Students and Families SchoolsPlus is a collaborative inter-agency approach supporting the whole child and their family with the school as the center of service delivery. This includes services beyond education, such as health, justice and other community services. SchoolsPlus Mandate: To support the success of youth and families To support […]
Program planning is a team process which aims to create an approach to learning to deliver appropriate education to students with special needs. Through the program planning process, students with special needs are supported in the achievement of learning outcomes of the public school programs curriculum and/or the student’s individualized program plan (IPP). And IPP is […]
The SSRCE has partnered with Nova Scotia Health – Western Region to provide rehabilitation services, including physiotherapy and occupational therapy, on a consultative basis in schools. The goal of school-based rehabilitation is to enable children to fulfill their role of being students. Occupational Therapy: Focuses on enhancing a student’s ability to participate in the school […]
