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Part F: Other Programs and Services
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speech therapy (treatment) and assessment (Voice disorders and resonance problems are the responsibility of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Articulation/speech sound production problems, fluency disorders, and non-speech communication are shared responsibilities with the Ministry of Education.)
• Ministry of Community and Social Services:
✧ provision of all health support services in children’s residential care
and treatment facilities
Educational Programs for Students in Government-Approved Care and/or Treatment, Custody, and Correctional (CTCC) Facilities
The Ministry of Education believes that the education goals of school‐age students should continue to be supported if these students are required
to attend government-approved facilities for care, treatment, and/or rehabilitative purposes. To the extent possible, these students should attend regular or special education classes in local schools. However, in cases where these students cannot attend local schools because of their need
for care, treatment, and/or rehabilitation, suitable educational programs that recognize the primacy of their care, treatment, and/or rehabilitation needs may be provided by the school board within CTCC facilities. It is a fundamental belief of the ministry that all students can succeed when given appropriate supports.
Under the Education Act (subsection 171(1), paragraph 40), school boards have the authority to conduct education programs in CTCC facilities (such as community agencies, youth justice centres, and mental health and/or hospital settings). The education programs provided in these settings are based on a formal agreement between a school board and a CTCC facility. The school board provides the educational programming and the facility provides the care, treatment, and/or rehabilitation. Placement of a child
or youth within care and treatment programs is determined by facility admission criteria; placement in custody and correctional settings
is ordered by the courts.
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