Sunrise Health Region’s Children’s Therapy Program (CTP) supports children where they live, learn and play. This session will describe CTP’s journey in the development of a community-based, family-centred service delivery model for children’s therapy in rural Saskatchewan. In alignment with recommendations from the RockBank report (2007) and Saskatchewan’s Patient First Review (2009), CTP redesigned services to children and families to increase access, reduce wait times, and improve the family experience. With an innovative approach to service delivery, CTP has established stronger working relationships with parents, community agencies and First Nations partners.

1. Increased Access
• Moved from providing treatment in clinical
treatment space to home and community
settings
Working together…for healthy people in healthy communities.

2. METRICS
• Parent/ Caregiver surveys
• Data= increase in overall satisfaction of
services
Working together…for healthy people in healthy communities.

3. IMPACT OF CHANGES
FAMILIES & STAFF
• Increase in satisfaction of service delivery
• Increase in therapy goals met through multi-disciplinary
treatment
• Expanded public education in prevention and intervention
Working together…for healthy people in healthy communities.

4. Working together…for healthy people in healthy communities.
Improve the family experience
• Family focused, rather than provider
focused, services

5. A therapy program and family service plan is
developed based on the child’s and family
strengths, concerns, goals, and dreams!
Working together…for healthy people in healthy communities.

6. Parent/Caregiver Education
Working together…for healthy people in healthy communities.

7. Working together…for healthy people in healthy communities.
Working Relationships
Parents

8. Working together…for healthy people in healthy communities.
Working Relationships
Community Agencies

9. Working together…for healthy people in healthy communities.
Working Relationships
First Nations partners
• Cote Drop in Clinic • Community Health
Nurse

10. Working together…for healthy people in healthy communities.
Challenges
• Space
• Location
• Travel
• Fragmented services

11. Working together…for healthy people in healthy communities.
Rural Saskatchewan

12. Working together
-to provide families with
knowledge, skills,
resources, and confidence
to help their children gain
independence, mobility
and communication in
everyday life.
Working together…for healthy people in healthy communities.

13. Working together…for healthy people in healthy communities.
Key messages
• Family is the most important influence in a
child’s life
• include parents from the beginning as full
team members
• Teamwork is more effective than a siloed
approach

14. Questions
? Contact Me:
Linda Spracklin-Cross
Children’s Therapy Program Manager
Sunrise Health Region
linda.spracklin-cross@shr.sk.ca
www.qualitysummi
t.ca#QS1