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Tansi, hytchcum, Ey
Swayel (if it's morning,
Ey Latelh ) - please
email us
with greetings in your language; we will include them here, too.
We hope this site will help
you to learn about what is happening in the
developing field of Aboriginal Supported Child
Development. This site has information
for families, service providers, and communities.
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Aboriginal Supported Child Development
(ASCD)
ASCD provides culturally
appropriate support services to
children with special needs.
Services are provided in child care
centres or home and community
environments. Developed and run
by local Aboriginal communities,
programs are
culturally responsive to their
community. |
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MCFD announced they will not be renewing the Supported Child
Development Provincial Office contract and have provided one month
notice to October 31, 2009.
Click
here to read a letter from Tanya Brown
Click here to read a News Release from Mary Polak Minister of
Child and Family Development
http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009CFD0008-000457.htm
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Talking Sticks
* if
you have news items that you feel
would be
of interest to other ASCD
agencies, please email
them to us and
we will
post them here.
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Cultural and spiritual
connection is what makes this program
unique to Aboriginal communities.
Aboriginal Supported Child Development
provides services for children who require
extra support
in the following domains:
- Physical
- Cognitive
- Communicative
- Social, emotional,
behavioural
Services are provided
for children birth - 12 years of age who
have a developmental delay or
disability. Services for youth 13
- 19 may be provided on an individual
basis. |
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