Continuum of concerted services
The goal of the continuum is to support the development of communication and language in toddlers by establishing a continuum of concerted services in promotion, prevention and intervention. This is based on evidence, on the expertise of speech therapists in the public network and on the practice of all the speakers and stakeholders in a given territory. All together, the actors in a territory act to reduce the barriers to access to activities and interventions along the continuum. Throughout the process, children and their parents are at the center of the actions of the concerted community speech therapy service continuum.
Continuum diagram
Montérégie-speech therapy and language development working group (GTM-ODL)
In 2011, following the findings of a lack of speech therapy services by the early childhood consultation tables of Montérégie bringing together intersectoral and multi-network partners (community organizations, daycares, early childhood centers, professionals from the health, etc.), the Montérégie working group on community speech therapy and language development (GTM-ODL) was set up and produced a summary portrait, by CLSC territory, of the offer of prevention and promotion services and in intervention for children aged 0 to 5 years. This portrait highlights the few resources available in the public network for the development of communication and the stimulation of language, as well as a great disparity in the service offering.
A consultation has emerged today bringing together 15 intersectoral early childhood consultation tables in Montérégie and proposing an innovative approach to offer effective support to parents and toddlers in terms of language and communication development. For more information, consult the GTM-ODL website by clicking here.
Western Montérégie's Alliance Langage
In 2020, funding from l’Alliance pour la solidarité allowed local language committees to join forces to establish the continuum in Montérégie West. The local committees Jardins-Roussillon, Suroît/Haut-St-Laurent and Vaudreuil-Soulanges, which mobilized, among other things, organizations involved in language, participated in the creation of the Alliance Langage project. They wanted to respond even better to the needs of families and develop common tools.
On September 27, 2023, the partners of the Language Alliance proudly presented the fruit of their work over the last few years. All of their actions and thoughts are detailed in their report which you can view below (English version not available) :
Bilan du projet Alliance Langage
To contact local committee leaders…
-Local committee Jardin-Roussillon : Maude Bégin-Gaudette, community organizer, maude.begin-gaudette.cisssmo16@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
-Local committee Discutons Langage (Suroît et Haut-Saint-Laurent) : Andréane Gélineau, community organizer, andreane.gelineau.cisssmo16@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
-Local committee Vaudreuil-Soulanges : Marie-Chantal Vigneault-Hamel, community organizer, marie-chantal.vigneault-hamel.cisssmo16@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
