CDC -
Child Development
Centre
HEABC - Health
Employers
Association
of B.C.
This is
our bargaining
agent
with unions,
and also
our Human Resources advisor
HSA-
Health
Services
Association
– This
is the
bargaining
agent for
our two
unions, the Paramedical and the Community Subsectors
BCACDI- B.C.
Association
for Child
Development
and Intervention.
An
organization
to which
we belong.
Members are CDC’s from across the Province,
and other
related organizations. It has a Board made up
predominately
of member agencies Board members.
EIP- Early
Intervention
Program
PT-
Physiotherapist
OT- Occupational
Therapist
SLP- Speech-Language
Pathologist
IDP- Infant
Development
Program,
serves
children
under the
age of
three
and their
families
P/S-
Pre-School
SS-
Special
Services
– Respite
and Skills.
Respite
provides
care for
children
so parents
can have
a day to
do other things. Skills involve the teaching
of daily
living skills, such as going to events, buying food
etc.
FS - Family
Services,
provides
counseling
and support
for families
whose
children
are older
than three
years.
Thus they
often find funding for travel for medical appointments,
refer to
social service agencies, and also provide counseling
on a one
to one basis
SCDP-
Supported
Child Development
Program
ED-
Executive
Director
FASD -
Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum
Disorder.
The CDC
is involved
with other
stakeholders
in a program
to identify
and diagnose
children
with this
affliction
ADHD-
Attention
Deficit
Hyper-Activity
Disorder
ADD-
Attention
Deficit
Disorder
ASD-
Autism
Spectrum
Disorder
KAMP-
Kids Are
Most Precious
CDBC- Complex
Developmental
Behavioural
Conditions
CLBC- Community
Living
of British
Columbia
QAC-
Quality
Assurance
Committee
CARF - Commission
on Accreditation
of Rehabilitation
Facilities
FAQ- Frequently
Asked Questions
