Who we are
We are members of the Support Services team that includes Psychological Services, Social Workers, Attendance Counsellors and Speech-Language Pathologists. Our services are provided throughout the TDSB. We are members of the Ontario Colleges of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy.
What we do
- participate on school support teams
- provide liaison with community based agencies that provide essential care for the physical and developmentally handicapped students
- provide physical/functional assessments for the physical and developmentally handicapped students
- support teachers in preparing Individual Education Plans
- participate and provide expertise on TDSB Committees
- represent the TDSB in community wide committees and boards that provide services for Physically and Developmentally challenged students
- assist in the transition process and planning for students with special needs throughout the course of the students’ school life
How we assist students
- By supporting Programs within the special Education Services.
- By contributing specialized knowledge of physical and developmental disabilities, interpretation of medical health issues and their effect on learning, program curriculum modification, environmental modification and specialized staff support in order to assure our special needs students’ attendance, safety and academic achievement.
- By involving physical management and activities of daily living programming, oral motor function, meal-time management/eating, toileting and equipment needs in the students IEPs.
- By recommending and assessing for adapted and therapeutic equipment as required by students to enhance school function and participation.
- By working in partnership with students, families, school staff, employers in the community (Co-op Education) and other community agencies, to assist in the transition process and planning for students with special needs throughout the course of the students’ school life.
