Our Team
Learn about the dedicated team of professionals who support children attending our school and LEARN programs.
In order to offer the most comprehensive educational programming for preschool and kindergarten children, Providence employs a transdisciplinary team, each member of the team supporting the educational program within the classroom. Therapy support and treatment is delivered by the classroom learning team and may include small and large group sessions, consultation and monitoring.
Teacher
Providence teachers are Alberta Education-certified and work directly with the children, getting down to their level and teaching through play. Together with the parent/guardians, Our Team creates individualized goals to ensure each child gets educational and therapeutic support to meet their unique needs.
Teaching / Therapeutic Assistant
The teaching/therapeutic assistant (TA) works directly in the classroom and is primarily responsible for the implementation of daily programming and individual goals under the direction of the teacher and therapists.
Occupational Therapist
The occupational therapist (OT) is skilled in addressing child development concerns in the areas of fine motor development, sensory regulation and self-care independence.
Physiotherapist
The physiotherapist (PT) is able to assess and provide support for children who have severe difficulties with movement, posture and gross motor development such as: rolling, crawling, walking, jumping, etc. Where specialized equipment will aid the child to participate in programs or to be more independent, the PT is actively involved in choosing, fitting and monitoring the use of this equipment.
Speech-Language Pathologist
The speech-language pathologist (SLP) works with the children addressing concerns with communication skills which may affect a child’s social skills, relationships and/or learning. Some children may have special needs in the areas of articulation, language, fluency (stutter), voice, hearing impairment and/or augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems.
Behaviour Specialist
The behaviour specialist works directly in the classroom with the child, teacher and other members of the team. Their role is to ensure the social, emotional and behavioural development of each child is supported.
Psychologist
The psychologist is an integral member of the team at Providence. They specialize in supporting children with their social, emotional, and behavioural development. Services may include classroom consultations, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment to address students’ emotional and behavioural concerns.
In addition to assisting Providence staff with programming, the team members are also available to parents to assist with home concerns or questions. Team members can be accessed directly or through your child’s teacher.
Additional Service Offerings
Providence Assistive Technology Service Team
At Providence, we use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) tools and strategies to support and enhance language development and overall communication, helping students move closer to becoming autonomous communicators (i.e. being able to say what they want to say, to whoever they want to, whenever they want to).
The Assistive Technology (AT) Service team provides services and dynamic assessment and evaluation for children who have complex communication needs (CCN).
Dynamic Assessment and Evaluation
Dynamic assessment is done to determine an appropriate AAC system for students. Evaluation may include determining a student’s eligibility to receive a speech generating communication device (SGCD) through Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL) or other funding options.
Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing and Cochlear Implants
Any child attending a Providence school program has access to the support and services of a certified teacher of the deaf or hard-of-hearing.
