Oh the Places You'll Go
Occupational Therapists and Behaviour Therapists from Bethesda CYS travelled to this international destination to provide assessments and strategies last June.
Where is Turks and Caicos?
In 2025 this staff member celebrated 20 years at Bethesda as well as turning 50 (though you'd never know to look at them!).
Who is Tonya White?
During the pilot of this new scheduling system (designed to streamline scheduling and reduce human error), the Program Supervisors played a key role in monitoring accuracy, identifying issues, and providing feedback.
What is Go Easy Care?
This fall, the Behaviour Therapy and Mental Health and Wellness teams participated in a 'Chip Challenge' to determine that this was the ultimate flavour of chip.
What is PC brand Salt and Vinegar?
This collaborative program, now in its second year, welcomed returning learners with a new instructor as well as introduced a brand-new cohort of first-time participants.
What is the Brock University PhD program?
69% of CMEY (Caregiver Mediated Early Years) sessions took place in this type of environment.
What are in-home sessions?
This team welcomed five new members in September.
What is Multi-Goal ABA?
This month in Autumn is Occupational Therapy month, where Bethesda highlighted the role of our wonderful OT's on social media.
What is October?
This growing team, who used to consist of all-female staff, but now is nearly 50/50 male and female, works in more than six programs across Bethesda Children and Youth Services.
Who are the Behaviour Therapists?
This team has 7 members, including a Psychiatrist, Psychometrist, Pediatrician, Occupational Therapist, Autism Resource Consultant, Manager and Senior Administrative Assistant.
Who is CDAS (Children's Developmental Assessment Services)?
This program has visited multiple community locations such as bowling, mini golf, Funzilla, and seeing the drive-through lights at Niagara Falls and Safari Niagara.
What is Respite?
This team now has four full-time and one part-time member, blending two disciplines into one powerhouse team!
What is the Mental Health and Wellness team?
Focused ABA now includes service delivery using this family-centred model also used in Urgent Response and Extensive Needs Services.
What is caregiver-mediated?
This multidisciplinary program might just win the award for "most roles on one team" - a total of nine!
What is Entry to School?
Bethesda CYS's new (and only!) Communicative Disorders Assistant may be a familiar face if you spent any time in Entry to School during its early years.
Who is Emma Sandziuk?
This Bethesda CYS staff moved from Interventionist to Service Coordination in September, supporting the families of children 6 and younger.
Who is Treasa Mason?
This small but mighty program (with only one staff) has served over 100 unique families in the last six months.
What is ACS/GAP?
Fee-for-Service Groups implemented this new tool to help generalize skills at home.
What are USB video models?
Bringing collaboration to the next level, this BT duo took teamwork all the way to the altar, getting married this fall.
Who are Josh Pedretti and Sam McGunnigle?
This (former) ETS team member is responsible for giving the program its official 'Good Bye' song (see you later alligator).
Who is Bela?
On December 10th, 2025 the third annual Caregiver Appreciation Dinner was held at this venue.
What is Amici's Banquet Centre?
This frontline team has completed over 1250 appointments from April to November.
What is Service Coordination?
This program is increasing the use of shared spaces by intentionally scheduling clients together as a way to practice their social skills.
Who is Multi-Goal ABA?
This team is piloting a Karaoke and Just Dance group this December.
Who are the TRSWs?
This team is the only one who did not follow instructions and send the SWELL Committee their fun facts and stats for this game.
Who is Leadership?