Early Intervention
Adventure Place's Early Intervention Programs focus on meeting the needs of children and families directly within the community with an emphasis on providing services in children's natural daily environments including home, school, child care, and/or other early child development program settings.
Adventure Place's integrated team of early childhood specialists, psychologists, social workers, speech and language pathologists, and occupational therapist consultants provide service coordination, assessment, and support to the children and their families.
When to ask for help:
- When you are worried about your child's development; perhaps he/she is having difficulty reaching key developmental milestones. See PDF
- When your child is having difficulty at school.
- When you're worried about conflict in the home.
- When your child's behaviour is challenging to manage and/or difficult to understand.
- When your child is having difficulty socializing and making friends.
- When your child is not developing age appropriate self-help skills (dressing, toileting, etc.).
- When your child is not communicating with you and/or peers (including eye contact).
- When you're having problems with routines such as bedtime or mealtime.
- When your child is having difficulty managing at childcare.
- When you are worried about and/or have questions about how to best address your child's needs.
The Importance of Early Identification, Assessment, and Intervention
"What happens to us between birth and six years of age is critical to our future health and development. It is vital to invest now in early childhood."
Dr. Fraser Mustard, Founding President of The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
When the barriers to a child's healthy development are identified EARLY and followed by supportive intervention, there is greater opportunity for
- Reducing the impact of difficulties/special needs
- Helping children achieve their potential by building on their strengths and self-esteem
- Increasing parental knowledge, competence, and confidence
- Reducing family stress
- Reducing the risk of longer term and/or more complex difficulties
Program Components
Program Components may include any one or a combination of the following:
- Service coordination and links to community resources
- Support and consultation to child care, school, and other early child development programs
- Support for parents and families specific to their child's school/child care placement
- Home Program
- Psychological assessments
- Occupational Therapy Consultation
- Speech and Language Consultation
- Parent counseling
- Parent groups
- Training for child cares and schools
