the year in review
overview The CDC has operated continuously since 1975 and provides assessments, treatment, education, and assistance to children with special needs and their families. Our current programs and services are summarized on page 5 of this document, and the table to the left provides a chronological summary of the programs and services offered since our inception. This mix is determined by various factors including community demand, funding support, and new research findings that guide our efforts and resources towards, as we say, investing in kids. Our most recent operating year commenced April 1, 2010 and ended March 31, 2011. Our Annual General Meeting was held on November 28, 2011 at our main operating centre in Williams Lake. Elections of officers were carried out and the current Board of Directors are indicated later in this section. Also our audited financial statements were presented to attending members, and are included in abbreviated form in this section well. In 2010-11 we also completed the relocation of our staff to one central service area. Services Delivered by Age Our team provided a total of 808 services to 533 children ranging in age from birth to 19 years old, with the majority of children served between 3 and 6 years of age. Here is the breakdown by age: l 193 services were provided to children aged 0 - 2.99 years
2010/11. The Intake Manager reports that children with higher needs, higher health concerns, and more complicated genetic and neurological diagnoses are being referred. Not only are these children requiring a broader range of services, the therapeutic interventions that are required are more intense. There are: l More referrals from the paediatrician, who travels to
Williams Lake from Prince George twice a month and has his appointments at the Child Development Centres. l More referrals from the local medical community. l More families becoming aware of their children’s diagnoses
earlier. l More children who are coming into the care of the Ministry of
Children and Family Development. l More children are being referred to the Child Development
Centre for a developmental assessment that is being used by social workers to develop plans of care.
and represent 23.88% of services delivered. l 353 services were provided to children aged 3 - 5.99 years
and represent 43.68% of the services delivered. l 170 services were provided to children aged 6 - 12.99 years
and represent 21.0% of the services delivered. l 91 services were provided to children aged 13 - 18.99 years
and represent 11.26% of the services delivered. l 1 service was provided to children aged 19+ and represents
less than 1% (0.12%) of the services delivered. Caseload Composition There has been a significant shift in caseload composition in
This shift in caseloads increases the number and intensity of the challenges for staff members, particularly in the areas of: l Developing and sustaining a therapeutic relationship with
families that are struggling both financially and emotionally. l Providing the level of family support needed when a parent
(s) first learns about his/her child’s diagnosis and is in the initial stages of denial, anger, and grief. l Providing the level of supervision, family, and administrative
support needed when children are at risk of/or have come into the care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development. contined
www.cccdca.org l CCCDCA 2010-11 Annual Report
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