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Sunny Hill
Social workers at Sunny Hill Health Centre are professionally trained to assist families of children who have special needs. We are part of the Health Centre team and support the principles of Family-Centred Care. A family who has a social, emotional, family or financial problem accompanying an illness, injury or disability of a child, may wish to speak to a social worker as part of their child's assessment or treatment plan at Sunny Hill.
We work with families on many issues and concerns including:
Understanding and adjusting to a new diagnosis.
Relationships:
- Brothers, sisters, grandparents
- Establishing friendships
- Relationships with your partner
Financial Concerns:
- Government programs
- Private agencies
- Tax exemptions
Parenting:
- Parenting solo
- Grandparent as parent
- Blended families
- Foster parenting
- Adoption
- Adolescence
- Respite Services
Parent Support Groups
Child Development:
- Transitions throughout your child's life
- Healthy sexual development
- Intervention programs for your child
- Daycare, after school program
Housing:
- Government housing and renovations
- Financial programs for housing renovations
- Types of housing for people with disabilities
Future Planning:
- Wills, estates, trusts
- Who will take care of your child when you are no longer able
Advocacy:
- Steps in advocating for a special needs child
Counselling:
- Helping to find the right counselling services for you in your community
- Grief counselling
- Stress management
- Supportive counselling
- Community resource counselling
Sunny Hill’s Social Work Office
Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Phone: 604-453-8300 local 8207
Fax: 604-453-8301
Sunny Hill Health Centre Clinical Coordinator 604-453-8300 Local 8255
For more information, see the Sunny Health Centre for Children.
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