La Clé d’la Baie en Huronie & The Children’s Treatment Network of Simcoe-York

1. La Clé d’la Baie en Huronie&The Children’s Treatment Network of Simcoe-York

2. Mission La Clé d’la Baie is a catalyst organization serving the Francophone community in Simcoe County.

3. The Children’s Treatment Network of Simcoe-York • Working Together for Kids & Teens with Disabilities • What about the Francophone kids and teens?

4. Partnership • To better serve the francophone children with multiple needs, • CEO’s of La Clé d’la Baie en Huronie and The Children’s Treatment Network • Created a unique position in July of 2007: A francophone service coordinator / team facilitator which will be serving the francophone families in French.

5. Major responsibilities A. Team Facilitator • Developping the unique team of professional that are francophone, fluently bilingual and can serve the francophone children with multiple needs in French. B. Francophone Service Coordinator • Coordinate services for francophone Children with multiple needs.

6. The Unique Team • Francophone network within the Children’s Treatment Network. • Will eventually serve the francophone children with multiple needs in their mother tongue, which is French.

7. First year • 7 expected outcomes were elaborated in a working plan.

8. ExpectedOutcome1 • Improve coordination of service operations throughout the network.

9. Activities • Sit on Service Coordination Task Force • Attend Single Plan of Care Training • Add a tab to Share-Point Francophone Team member • Sit on Local Team facilitator Task Force • Participate in discussions for each sites. • Sit on Reference Group

10. ExpectedOutcome2 • Better knowledge of French Language Services available within CTN

11. Activities • Design and distribute a survey to cense the Francophone capacity and resources within the various partner agencies • Raise the Reference Group’s awareness of the need to identify French Language Services within CTN

12. Expected Outcome 3 • Increase knowledge about services provided to children with multiple needs.

13. Activities • Attend workshop; Inclusive Recreation programs • Participate; Autism Spectrum Disorder Workshops • All networking opportunities.

14. Expected Outcome 4 • Increase identification of Francophones children with multiple needs in Simcoe/York

15. Activities • Developping a survey specifically aimed at schools. • Talking with the Francophone school boards superintendants and CTN directors are ongoing.

16. Expected Outcome 5 • Increase information mechanisms or opportunities available to promote the services offered by CTN and existing francophone coordination.

17. Activities • Meet with parents that attend the Ontario Early Year Centres • Meet with, Francophone Coordinator of The Ontario Early Years Centres

18. Expected Outcome 6 • Increase number of support mechanisms available in French for families with a child with multiple needs.

19. Activities • Gathering information on programs such as Triple P and Parent as Partners and so on.

20. Expected Outcome 7 • Increase cooperation between agencies and francophone school environments in Simcoe County / The region of York

21. Activities • Service coordination for 6 children, that attend all francophone schools in The County of Simcoe and The Region of York.

22. Survey Outcomes Possible Simcoe Team

24. Survey Outcome The Region of York Team

26. END • Question period -For more information please contact me, Julie Bellehumeur • La Clé d’la Baie en Huronie, 320 Bayfield Street, Barrie ON L4M 3C1 (705)725-9755 X 213 • jbellehumeur@lacle.ca Thank You! Merci!