Childrens Services

CORE believes that all children with developmental disabilities are valued members of our community and deserve quality support services in reaching their full potential.

CORE believes that all families of children with diabilities deserve support and advocacy to help them succeed in realizing their goals for their child and family

CORE's goal is to assist families to achieve their full potential through

Individualized support plans and programs for their child

Specialized support programs

Skill development and socialization programs

Parent support training

Accessible resources for families

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Each child and family is unique, equally important and deserving of qualified and reliable support services. CORE's Childrens Service is comprised of a professionally trained program team with over 25 years education and experience in developing programs specific to each childs needs and abilities.

Each family is recognized as being integral to their childs accomplishments and success. Every consideration is given to each family to provide them with the tools and supports to help them be successful

Parents are:

Encouraged to be involved in their childs program
Empowered to be advocates for their child
Supported with the decisions they make in determining the journey their child and family takes to achieve the quality of life satisfactory to themselves
assisted with applicable training resources and consistent support through our fully accessible Children's Service team

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE: Child & youth focussed facility located in our lower level with special equipment and materials available for behaviour and development programs, and also accommodates out-of-home respite/child care options

This support is provided for those families who require a temporary break as the primary caregiver for their child with disabilities. This support may be in the form of hourly support (for short-term breaks) or in 24 hour periods (for over-night breaks).
Child care for a child with disabilities may aslo be available to those parents who work and have no natural supports available to them.

This facility is also equipped with additional technical supports such as IBM Young Explorer units donated through CORE's partnership with Alberta promise.

Each Young Explorer computer is loaded with award winning educational software which integrates new interactive learning and teaching activities.

OUT OF HOME LIVING SUPPORTS: CORE also provides natural nuturing living arrangements with specially trained staff for those children with highly specialized needs. Some private home providers as well as a fully accessible children's home provide a support option for those faimilieas who qualify for out-of-home funding.
Parents maintain all guardianship responsibilities and are encoraged to be involved in the decisions for their child.

CORE Association has a specialized Support Team to help each child to reach their potential and learn the skills which enables them to function in the home, school, community and other group situations.

SATURDAY SOCIALIZATION PROGRAM: This program provides a service which works in conjunction with CHADS programming. This is a learning-through-play concept and consists of language development (signing, PECS stc), sensory awareness, socialization, music and listening, introduction to art, imitation skills etc. Life skills are also included with focus being on toileting, dressing, hygiene etc. Snacks are provided mid way through the morning.

INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMS: These intensive programs are implemented by one-to-one behaiour &development aides who receive on-going training and supervision. Programming is implemented at CORE's Child Development Centre, in the home, community and strategies shared with parents to provide consistency in daily application.
Each program is developed and supervised by one of the Specialized Support Team Leaders following applicable assessments, parental input and/or specialist assessments (i.e. CHADs). Programming is reviwed and updated on a regular vasis to determine progress and to encourage further skill development.

These programs are based on professionally recognized developmental milestones.
Each child receives an idividualized plan based on developmental skill assessments and parents approved goals for their child.

Our Children's Service Team provides encouragement and support to parents of children with disabilities, thoroughout the intake process, service delivery, transitions and with accessing available funding and community programs.
Parents are encouraged to be involved in their childs program and are supported by our Children's Service Team through sharing strategies and approaches to increase the success for their child and family experience.
We can assist you with networking with other partners, community resources and funding agencies. We will also provide support and advocacy with any appeals you choose to consider.

Collaborating with other professionals (CHADS, medical professionals, therapsists and educators) often occurs in
order to provide the optimum approach for success. Strategies are shared with parents to reinforce skill development in the
home and community. Regular reviews are done on progress and adjustments made to the individualized plans to promote
growth and to encourage further development. Some developmental skills (depending on age and cognitive levels) which may be focussed on are: socialization, communication, gross and fine motor and life skills (toilet training, community awareness, bus training etc)

Community support workers may be assigned to assist children to successfully participate in community-based programs:

Youth clubs and groups
Art programs
Community sports programs etc
Volunteer programs
Student employment programs

This child-focussed support is to assist the child who due to behaviour or development issues would not otherwise be able to participate.

CORE Association has been providing behavioural support to children with disabilities for over 50 years. Through assessments and observations the types of behaviours, triggers and coping mechanisms are determined and an individualized support plan developed to assist with addressing these behavioural challanges.

Early intervention techniques are shared with behaviour support aides, parents and educators to help provide consistency in guiding these behaviours and applying these skills in the home and the community. Alternative skills are developed for each child to help them discover other methods to help them deal with their own behavioural challenges.

Changes may be made in the environment; sensory awareness and socialization skills developed to help eliminate stressors. Our approach is based on positive, non-restrictive principles of recognized behaviour intervention techniques form 1-2-3 Magic, Love & Logic and Pro-ACT.