Program Description
The Youth & Young Adult Program offers rehabilitation services to youth aged 8 to 24 with physical impairments who report persistent and significant difficulties in carrying out their life habits. Our mission is to support our users living with motor, language, auditory and/or visual impairments in order to improve their autonomy in their daily activities and optimize their social participation.
Program objectives
- Help youths/young adults develop optimal autonomy in their daily activities and domestic life
- Help them develop the social skills required to function in their various living environments (home, school, community, work)
- Help them participate and perform optimally at school, within their capabilities
- Help them participate in leisure activities they enjoy
- Help them understand their condition (strengths and limitations) and the functional impact it has on their lives
- Help them develop a capacity for self-determination in order to assert themselves in their various living environments
- Help them transition fluidly through the stages of their life, from childhood to adolescence to adult life
Clientele
Inclusion criteria
- Be between 8 and 24 years of age;
- Be living with a:
- Motor Impairment and/or
- Language Impairment and/or
- Auditory Impairment and/or
- Visual Impairment
Services offered:
The Youth & Young Adult team adopts a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to support our user’s and their families in achieving their functional goals through:
- Assessment of the user’s level of functioning
- Interventions supporting autonomy in activities of daily living
- Psychosocial support for the user and his/her family
- Support during times of transition (transition to high school, post-secondary education, transition into the workplace)
- Assessment, recommendation and training for the use of technical aids and adaptive equipment, based on the user’s need.
- Links with relevant community partners
- Referrals to specialized clinics, or other services
Multidisciplinary Team:
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Specialized Education
- Speech Therapy
- Audiology
- Vision Rehabilitation
- Orientation and Mobility
- Social Work
- Psychology
- Hearing Impairment Training Officer
Types of interventions:
- Individual interventions
- Group interventions
Services are offered
- At the Layton (7000 Sherbrooke Street West) and Mackay (3500 Décarie Boulevard) sites
- In the community (based on needs)
User journey
- File accepted at AEO (on program waitlist)
- Initial interview
- Assessment and/or screening of needs
- Intervention plan (identification of functional goals)
- Therapeutic interventions based on the identified needs/goals
- Revision of the intervention plan
- Closure/transfer to other services
To access services
- To be eligible for services, the person must have received a diagnosis related to physical impairment and report persistent and significant difficulties in carrying out their life habits.
- The referral source must include a copy of the medical report documenting the diagnosis along with all other relevant medical or professional reports (occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, speech therapy) and the Request for Services Form.
- All documents must be sent to Admissions
Service de l’accueil, évaluation, orientation (AEO)