The RIEDP program is for:

• Children meeting a developmental delays diagnosis, i.e., children aged 0 to 5 with developmental delays in at least two areas of development.
• Children who have been diagnosed with a language disorder. That is, children aged 0 to 13 with a diagnosed primary speech and/or language impairment (dysphasia) or diagnosed verbal dyspraxia* that results in significant and persistent communications disabilities.
• Children with a diagnosed motor impairment, i.e., children and adolescents aged 0-17 with significant and persistent motor disabilities that stem from either congenital or trauma/illness-induced neurological or musculoskeletal issues, who require specialized rehabilitation services. These accidental causes could be a spinal cord injury (SCI), acute orthopedic injury, severe burns or traumatic brain injury (TBI).  These motor impairments thus require specialized rehabilitation services.

How do I access the services?

A rehabilitation/habilitation service request should be submitted by CISSS Outaouais workers or physicians and forwarded to the ID-PD-ASD program access point. Your request will be assessed based on your needs and the intensity of the services required. Next, you will be directed to the most appropriate program matching your needs and one or more professionals will be assigned to you.

Professionals

Services are provided by an interdisciplinary team of professionals working in a variety of disciplines:

Rehabilitation assistant Special educator Occupational therapist Nurse Kinesiologist Speech therapist

Social worker Pediatrician Physiatrist Physiotherapist Psycho-educator Psychologist

Home care support services

Social intervention home care support through a bio-psycho-social needs assessment, family and user support, respite services, etc.

Rehabilitation services

Child development (CD)

• Interdisciplinary assessments to identify the nature of the child’ delays.
• Collaboration with the child’s living environment or CISSS Outaouais partners to complete diagnostic assessments.
• Support for parents in the diagnosis process, support and referrals to appropriate services meeting the child’s needs.

Interventions stop at the end of the diagnosis process.

Language disorder (LD)

0-8 years

• Individual or group assessments and interventions based on the severity of the child’s handicap as it affects his lifestyle.
• Support for the child’s integration and social participation in his different living environments.

8-13 years

• Assessments of consultations to provide recommendations to parents and/or support the child’s social participation in his different living environments.
• Possible individual or group intervention blocks where severe needs are identified.

Child motor impairment (CMI)

0-8 years

• Individual or group assessments and interventions based on the severity of the child’s handicap as it affects his lifestyle.
• Support for the child’s integration and social participation in his different living environments.
• Technical aids assessment and recommendations.
• Assessment and support for children and their relatives to address the impacts of the motor disorder in terms of the rehabilitation and social/academic/community integration processes.

8-17 years

• Assessments of consultations to provide recommendations to parents and/or support the child’s social participation in his different living environments.
• Possible individual or group intervention blocks where severe needs are identified.
• Technical aids assessments and recommendations.
• Support and interventions for the rehabilitation and social/academic/community integration processes.

Where are services provided?

• In urban regions, services are available at 135 St-Raymond Blvd., Gatineau, J8Y 6X7
• In Pontiac, services are available at 60 de la Chute Rd., Mansfield, J0X 1R0
• In Vallée-de-la-Lièvre (VLL), services are available at 156 MacLaren St. E., Gatineau, J8L 1K4
• In Petite-Nation (PN), services are available at 10 St-André St., Saint-André-Avellin, J0V 1W0
• In Vallée-de-la-Gatineau (VLG), services are available at 244 Champlain St., Maniwaki, J9E 1L5

For clients with a spinal cord injury, an acute orthopedic injury, severe burns or traumatic brain injury, the expertise required to provide the relevant services is centralized in Gatineau.

With specialized rehabilitation services, parents are often required to be present and to participate in individual and group activities with their children.

A response plan, which can be either unidisciplinary (URP), or multidisciplinary (MRP), in the case of interdisciplinary work (IW), is implemented in order to clarify the intended objectives for each child receiving specialized rehabilitation services.

The adaptation/rehabilitation process has a start and an end, and is carried out through a service episode defined in the response plan. When the IW objectives are reviewed, the process flow is discussed with the parents and/or their children.