What to Expect
Before Your Visit
- Check out our Family Handbook that gives a detailed description of our services and what to expect during your visits at The Centre.
- Gather any reports or information from other service providers, doctors, hospitals that may be useful.
- Your clinician may have an initial call with you to prepare for the first visit.
- Think about any questions you may have and information that might be helpful to your child’s team:
- What are your child’s strengths, skills, interests?
- How does your child play and function in daily life?
- What are your goals for your child?
- What activities does your child enjoy and what would your child to try?
If you or your child is unwell, please contact us to cancel (with as much notice as possible so we can fill appointments with other clients) and we’ll happily reschedule your session. Thank you for keeping everyone healthy and safe!
Your Visit
Parking
- Free parking is available at all our locations- check out our location maps if you need directions.
- Surrey site: please proceed to the front entrance by the house post and roundabout driveway
- Langley site: please enter the building and continue down the hallway past the elevators- we’re the first door on the right side. Please knock loudly!
- Early Years: please note there is a strict 2-hour parking limit and tickets are issued by parking enforcement!
Surrey
Langley
Early Years
To Prepare
- Bring any reports or information from other service providers that might be useful.
- Please arrive a few minutes before your scheduled appointment and check in at the main reception area.
- To support those with allergies and sensitivities, all our sites are scent-free: please don’t wear any perfumes, deodorants, scented hair-care or body products.
Playroom
Our sensory-friendly playroom is available for children to play before and after your session.
Forms
You may be asked to fill out some forms, which will be explained to you by our staff. If you have questions, please feel free to ask!
Cell Phones
Family are the experts on their children, and your input and participation in sessions is important! During sessions, we ask that you please don’t use your cell phone so you can fully participate.
After Your Visit
After your session, our staff may:
- prepare a report summarizing the session and assessment (if applicable)
- provide you with additional strategies to try at home, or handouts
Any reports or assessments will be sent to you by mail. Please let us know if your address, phone number or email have changed so we can update our records.
If you have any questions or would like to schedule your next appointment, please feel free to reach out to the staff member you met with and we’d be happy to help!
Our Approach
The F-words emphasize your child's strengths, interests and your family's values. They remind us to focus on what children CAN do.
They highlight the importance of all the elements of a child's health and well-being, including social relationships and meaningful participation at home, in school, childcare and in the community.
Based on research & built on the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Framework. www.canchild.ca/f-words
- Kids live & thrive with their families
- The family is the expert on the child
- What activities do you want to do together?
- How can our team help your child participate fully in those experiences?
- Fun is an essential part of childhood
- What activities does your child enjoy most?
- What activities would your child like to try?
- Building supportive friendships & positive social relationships are important for all children
- Talk about the social connections in your child's life so our team can help you grow those relationships
- Function = the ability to do an activity with or without support
- Do activities without focusing on the outcome
- Talk about how your child plays and functions in daily life
- Health is related to staying physically & mentally fit
- What makes it easy or hard for your child to become and stay active & healthy?
- Child development = keeping your child's future in view
- What are your family and child's dreams?
- What are your expectations about the future?
Questions about our services? Have questions about our online referral or PDF referral form? We're happy to help!
Call us at 604-584-1361 or send us an email.
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