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Advocacy
Pleading the cause of
another, championing a cause, and / or bringing influence to bear to win
change.
offers the assistance of their
Community Development Worker when negotiating with government agencies,
for access to services such as: transportation, housing, assistive
devices, and community resources.
The MS
Society - Toronto Chapter
Chaplaincy
Chaplaincy services,
worship services and chaplain visitations are available through:
Employment
Counselling
Employment Counselling
provides career counselling, job placement, peer counselling, technical
assessment, employment research, and resume writing.
Canadian
Paraplegic Association - provides career counselling to persons
with mobility impairments and other disabilities. The goal is to
help reintegrate people successfully into the community.
Toronto
Rehabilitation Institute - Social workers and Occupational
Therapists may facilitate and may accompany clients to programs for
interviews, etc., and to external vocational assessments /
evaluations, e.g. Access to Success (Humber College), and Corebrook
Industries.
St.
Michael's Hospital - MS Clinic
Ontario
March of Dimes - The Ontario March of Dimes Employment Service
is a full rehabilitation service, comprising: Assessment, Return
to work services, Skills Training, Placement, and Supportive Services.
Family
/ Marriage Counselling
Short term marriage
counselling, family counselling, and financial counselling, can be made
available to persons with MS, and their families. Information
regarding financial support for programs in the community may also be
available:
Nutritional
Counselling (Clinical Dieticians)
Nutritional Counselling
involves the provision of a Nutrition Care Plan (Medical Nutrition
Therapy) to meet the client's needs in effective and practical
ways. The care plan, which is devised by the patient, is based
upon the Dietician's Nutrition Assessment and the client's nutritional
goals. Counselling helps the client understand the value of
meeting nutrition needs as a significant part of their health care and
quality of life.
Occupational
Therapy
A health care profession concerned with a person’s performance of
their activities of daily living, within areas of self-care,
productivity, and leisure. Occupational Therapists assist people of all
ages who have physical, mental, emotional, and social problems – to
reach their maximum functional independence. Occupational Therapists
facilitate, restore, enhance and adapt a person’s activities and/or
environment to maintain or improve their overall well-being.
Pharmacy
The practice or art of
preparing and dispensing drugs.
Psychiatry
The medical
specialty concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental
illness.
Psychology
A professional specialty concerned
with diagnosing and treating diseases of the brain, emotional disturbances, and
behavioural problems (the mind and mental processes.) Formal psychological
counselling and support services, including assessments, evaluation, treatment,
and psychometric testing are available at:
Self-Help
Groups
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The
Anne Johnston Health Station - offers ongoing supportive
personal counselling to clients, free of charge, on issues related to
self esteem, body image, sexuality and relationships, family issues,
crisis intervention, and living with a disability.
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Baycrest
Centre for Geriatric Care - specializes in both in and out
patient counselling and support programs that may be accessed by older
MS patients from the community.
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The
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada - Toronto Chapter - Self-help
programs have been designed to meet the needs of individuals with MS,
their family members, and friends, health care professionals, and the
community at large. The Chapter has a variety of self-help
groups that meet in various locations throughout Toronto. (Staff
members are available to help interested individuals form new
self-help groups.)
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West
Park Healthcare Centre (RMSSS) - Offers a
monthly Family Dialogue Hour where residents and families have an
opportunity to meet with the manager of their service. This enables
residents and families to bring forward questions, issues, and
concerns, with the objective of ensuring resident-focussed care, and
ongoing quality improvements in resident care.
Social
Work
The purpose of Social Work it
to maximize the quality of life for people by enhancing their psychological
and emotional functioning, and by maximizing individual strengths and
skills. More broadly, Social Work is responsive to the political, social,
and economic changes which impact people, and endeavours to respond to
issues which may impact on society at the policy level. Counselling
by Social Workers is available at:
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