The Big Country Outreach Program is operated by the David Thompson Health Region and is a division of the Pediatric Rehabilitation Assessment and Consultation Services. This traveling therapy team provides assessment, treatment and consultation services to children having complex medical health needs (ie., experiencing difficulties in at least two of the following areas: physical, fine or gross motor, self-help, social/emotional, academic, speech-languag3e, and/or developmental delays). The therapy team consists of a Speech-Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Child Psychologist, and Educational Consultant. Services are provided in the family home, school or ECS setting, daycare, Big Country Outreach Program offices or local Health Care Centres. Admission to the program is by physician referral.
Contact: Kate Heptonstall, Coordinator