Recruit and screen respite worker candidates for our Respite Registry.

Overnight visits at our two-bedroom home near Sydney, NS (child visits with their respite worker).

Home-based care: respite worker may provide care in child’s home, or take child on recreational outings in the community.

May refer families, if requested, to other support agencies to benefit the family.

 

Summer Respite:  Fully-screened, capable workers available to care for children during July and August.

Parents ultimately decide who will work with their child, and in which activities their child will take part (Respite Co-ordinator will help families develop a respite care plan).

 

 

·         A successful worker referral results in lower stress levels for the family; this, in turn, has a positive effect on children, often resulting in a reduction of inappropriate or aggressive behaviours.

 

·         Parents are empowered because they are ultimately responsible to choose their own worker; the person with whom they and their child are most comfortable.

 

·         The program is family-centred.  The type of respite is determined by the needs of the family.  Also, activities during respite care are pre-approved by parents.

 

·         Respite workers often have experience and training and can help children with skills development.

 

·         We meet with families in their own environment (their home), and have the opportunity to hear the family’s concerns in a more relaxed, natural setting.