Canadian Paraplegic Association (Alberta)

 

Rehabilitation Support and Service Coordination

Overall Goal: Clients have the support they need after injury to transition effectively from hospital to community, to home, to employment, to aging with a disability.

Short Term:

  • Clients, their families, hospital staff, other service providers and funders are aware of and access CPA (AB) services
  • Clients have increased knowledge of and access to a full range of key supports - personal, financial, spiritual, recreational, educational, employment
  • Clients identify rehabilitation and vocational goals and have the support and resources required to work towards goal attainment

Intermediate/Long Term:

  • Clients and their families are better able to cope with the ongoing emotional and physical impact of their injury/illness
  • Clients achieve their rehabilitation and vocational goals
  • Clients successfully transition to appropriate housing in a community of their choice
  • Personal care needs of clients are met to the extent that they can feel safe and healthy at home
  • Clients are meaningfully involved in the community