Children's Therapy and Family Resource Centre
(CTFRC) Phone: 250-371-4100

The Children's Therapy and Family Resource Centre provides therapy and support services to
children who require extra support, birth to 19 years, using a community based, outreach model.
Programs for Children 1 to 6 include:

Early Intervention Program

• Physiotherapy promotes physical development and movement.
• Occupational Therapy helps children to be successful in daily functional activities such as toileting, dressing, eating, sleeping, school readiness, attention and play
• Speech and Language Services improves understanding and listening skill, as well as talking.
• Family Resources services include identifying community and provincial resources, workshops, counselling, lending cupboard of equipment, adaptive living devices, library of books and videos.
• Supported Child Development works with community care providers to support the involvement of children in their neighborhood early childhood setting.

• Provides intensive one-on-one intervention and therapy services for pre-school children, diagnosed with Autism.

Autism Diagnostic Clinic

• Provides diagnostic and referral services

• Identify Aboriginal infants and children who have development delays or a disability.
• To provide support, consultation and provide training opportunities for families, with special needs children.
• Information classes for parents to participate in such as music and ways of enhancing early brain development.
• We make referrals to specialized services such as Speech Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Occupational Therapy
• The Baby Eagle Program is designed to support children from birth to 12, who require extra supports, for inclusive child care.
• In partnership with the family, child care settings, and communities to determine the extra support needed to successfully include a child in a child care setting chosen by the parents, within their community.