Therapy in the Woods - Lake Simcoe Region Conservation ...

Therapy in the Woods

LSRCA Annual General Meeting January 26, 2018

By: LSRCA Education and Children's Development Services, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre

Member of Conservation Ontario

Building Partnerships

"Alone we can do so little;

together we can do so much."

Helen Keller

Nicole Hamley,

Manager, Education, LSRCA

Cassandra Connell,

Outreach Educator, LSRCA

Rhea Taplin,

Manager, Child and Youth Outpatient Services, RVH

Karen Muscat,

Communicative Disorders Assistant, RVH

Cherryl Warnica,

Speech-Language Pathologist, RVH

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Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

Inspiration for the Program

? Works to fulfill LSRCA's Strategic Plan Goal #3 priority to expand the demographic and geographic reach of the Education program across the watershed in 5 years

? Existing program offered by TRCA and York Region Early Intervention Services offered at a variety of locations throughout the GTA

? An opportunity to reduce the barriers between children and quality outdoor experiences.

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Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

What is Therapy in the Woods?

A program designed to provide children with special needs and their families an opportunity to meet their therapeutic goals while engaging them in outdoor environmental education programming.

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Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

The Pilot

? Five week session in fall 2017 at Scanlon Creek Conservation Area

? Wednesday mornings 9:30 am to 11:00 am

? Participants recruited from Bradford, Innisfil and Barrie by RVH staff

? Nominal fee of $15 per participant ? Awarded $1K in support from LSCF for

specific equipment and materials ? Fully registered with 15 participants

and their families

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Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

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