Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA) provides consistent, holistic, individualized and quality assured services in all parts of Canada in the following core areas:
Rehabilitation Counselling
Providing continuous support, information, community links and follow-up to assist the individual to return to the community and live an independent life.
Vocational Counselling
Supporting and encouraging the exporation of a variety of vocational alternatives consistent with the individual's values, skills, abilities and interests.
Employment Counselling
Providing assessment, job search and follow-ups to support re-entry to the workplace.
Peer Support
Providing positive role modeling in all aspects of rehabilitation and social integration to support psychosocial and physical adjustment for the individual and their family to having a disability.
Community Advocacy
Assisting the community to identify, reduce and eliminate all barriers to full participation including leadership in the area of prevention.
Case Management
Overall coordination of the rehabilitation process from injury through community integration, focusing on client defined outcomes.
Information Services
Services to clients, their families, employers, community agencies, and their governments.
Canadian Paraplegic Association (NS)
Supported by
Kings Regional Rehabilitation Centre
Technical Resource Centre