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A - Z OF SUPPORT SERVICES |
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
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Our centre is
for children with |
What we offer
children and their families |
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Developmental delay
- Learning
impairment
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Communication difficulties
- Chronic
illness
- Motor
co-ordination difficulties
- Severe
emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
- Hearing
and/or visual impairment
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Physiotherapy
- Speech and
language therapy
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Occupational therapy
- Consultant
paediatricians
- Specialist
nurses
- Social
Work services
- Advice and
information on education
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What we aim to
provide |
Our centre's
aims |
- Someone to
talk to, especially to listen
- Support
groups
- A
co-ordination assessment of the needs of your child and
family
- An
appropriate service for your child and family
- A
specialist service to deal with and care for particular
conditions
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- To provide
a partnership with families, children and professionals
- To provide
a quality service enabling access to opportunities and
choices
- To involve
families in improving the service and taking and active
role in decisions that affect your child
- To provide
a confidential service, though professionals may share
information
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| Service Name |
CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE - PARENTS GROUP |
| Address |
Beatlie School
Campus, The Mall, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5EJ |
| Telephone |
01506 777598 |
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Fax |
01506 777594 |
| Further details |
For families
of children attending the CDC. Programme of invited speakers
according to needs of the group. Parents form lasting
friendships and enjoy meeting others who have similar
challenges. |
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| Service Name |
CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE - VIDEO INTERACTIVE GUIDANCE (VIG) |
| Address |
Beatlie School
Campus, The Mall, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5EJ |
| Telephone |
01506 777598 |
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Fax |
01506 777594 |
| Further details |
For children
with disabilities and behaviour management problems.
Promotes parental self confidence in their abilities as
parents. Allows them to identify positive images and think
creatively about how to promote good parenting in difficult
situations. |
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Service Name |
CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE - JIGSAW JUNIORS |
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Address |
Beatlie School
Campus, The Mall, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5EJ |
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Telephone |
01506 777598 |
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Fax |
01506 777594 |
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Further details |
For
pre-nursery children with complex physical and learning
disabilities. A programmes of exercise set to songs and
rhymes. Snack time and coffee time for parents. Enables
parents to learn from professionals and one another about
best handling and feeding techniques for children with
complex learning disabilities. |
| Service Name |
CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE - COMMUNICATION GROUP |
| Address |
Beatlie School
Campus, The Mall, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5EJ |
| Telephone |
01506 777598 |
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Fax |
01506 777594 |
| Further details |
For pre-school
children and families who have communication difficulties. |
| Service Name |
CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE - SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPY - MORE
THAN WORDS AND OTHERS |
| Address |
Beatlie School
Campus, The Mall, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5EJ |
| Telephone |
01506 777598 |
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Fax |
01506 777594 |
| Further details |
For children
with special needs, e.g. autism, language delay, social
skills difficulties.
More Than Words - Education re communication provides:
- Support for each other
- Strategies for own child
- Social skills - practice
of social skills, home information and advice
- Language - input for
language development and ideas for parents
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