Publications

Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) specialized services : information for parents

Description

Presents information for parents about specialized services available through Family Support for Children with Disabilities for children with severe disabilities.

Tags

FSCD specialized services : concerns resolution

Description

Presents information for parents about concerns resolution options for parents who have not been able to resolve issues with their Family Support for Children with Disabilities worker or their... More ≫

Description

Presents information for parents about concerns resolution options for parents who have not been able to resolve issues with their Family Support for Children with Disabilities worker or their supervisor/manager.

Tags

FSCD specialized services : practices and approaches

Description

Presents information for parents about the practices and approaches Family Support for Children with Disabilities uses in providing specialized services to children with severe disabilities and... More ≫

Description

Presents information for parents about the practices and approaches Family Support for Children with Disabilities uses in providing specialized services to children with severe disabilities and their families.

Tags

FSCD specialized services & multi-year agreements : information for parents

Description

Describes multi-year agreements that are available to families who are receiving specialized services from Family Support for Children with Disabilities and how they may be helpful to support... More ≫

Description

Describes multi-year agreements that are available to families who are receiving specialized services from Family Support for Children with Disabilities and how they may be helpful to support longer-term planning.

Tags

What we heard : feedback from parents, families and advocates in the Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) program

Description

Feedback from parents, families and advocates in the Family Support for Children with Disabilities program.

Tags

Family Support for Children with Disabilities : guidelines for developing an Individualized Service Plan (ISP) for specialized services [2013]

Description

This Guide was created to: identify the key elements of an Individualized Service Plan (ISP) that are required for specialized services, highlight the importance of individualized service... More ≫

Description

This Guide was created to: identify the key elements of an Individualized Service Plan (ISP) that are required for specialized services, highlight the importance of individualized service planning, support families and their specialized services team to develop an ISP for specialized services. Although there may be a common understanding of what is meant by service planning, individuals and organizations may differ in the language and tools used. The terms used and defined in this guide are for illustration purposes only. Other terms or ways of organizing ISPs are equally acceptable as long as they are clearly communicated and address the key elements that the Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) program requires in order to approve the ISP.

Tags

Family Support for Children with Disabilities : guidelines for developing an Individualized Service Plan (ISP) for specialized services [2011]

Description

This Guide was created to: identify the key elements of an Individualized Service Plan (ISP) that are required for specialized services; highlight the importance of individualized service... More ≫

Description

This Guide was created to: identify the key elements of an Individualized Service Plan (ISP) that are required for specialized services; highlight the importance of individualized service planning; support families and their specialized services team to develop an ISP for specialized services. Although there may be a common understanding of what is meant by service planning, individuals and organizations may differ in the language and tools used. The terms used and defined in this guide are for illustration purposes only. Other terms or ways of organizing ISPs are equally acceptable as long as they are clearly communicated and address the key elements that the Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) program requires in order to approve the ISP. We use the term Individualized Service Plan (ISP) throughout this guide to differentiate this plan for the provision of specialized services from other service plans such as the Individual Family Support Plan (IFSP) or education...

Tags

Multi-disciplinary team fact sheet. Family support for children with disabilities : multi-disciplinary team process improvements

Description

The Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) Program uses a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) process to help inform decision-making regarding the provision of specialized services for... More ≫

Description

The Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) Program uses a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) process to help inform decision-making regarding the provision of specialized services for children with severe disabilities. This information sheet looks at changes that have been made to improve the work of the process as a result of 2009 review.

Tags

Family Support for Children with Disabilities Program : multi-disciplinary team review : recommendation implementation plan update

Description

Alberta's Family Support for Children with Disabilities program uses a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) process to help inform decision-making regarding the provision of specialized services for... More ≫

Description

Alberta's Family Support for Children with Disabilities program uses a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) process to help inform decision-making regarding the provision of specialized services for children with severe disabilities. The MDT process was reviewed in 2009 and seven recommendations were made to improve the process. All seven recommendations were accepted, and this fact sheet lists the actions taken to implement each recommendation.

Tags