Distance learning on special needs for early childhood educator workers in aboriginal communities

The research findings, which focused on early intervention and prevention, indicated the need for access to appropriate services; the importance of community involvement; the need for appropriate, high quality education, training and professional development to meet the needs of children with special needs living in the rural and remote regions of Canada. [...] The Initiative describes itself as focusing “on the pan-Canadian dimensions of health and social policy systems, the linkages between social and economic unions, and the recognition that reform is best achieved in partnership among provinces, territories and the Government of Canada.”(Government of Canada, 2006) The Social Union Framework Agreement, signed in 1999 (except by Quebec), under the for [...] The policy framework outlines the goals of the education system and reaffirms the values of the inclusion and integration. [...] Nursing Services provided include: Parents and caregivers of Ministry of Support information and consultation; children and youth with Children and Services assessment, planning and special health care needs Family evaluation; training and from birth up to 19 years of Development monitoring of caregivers in age. [...] The purpose of the Act, as identified in the Family Supports for Children with Disabilities Policy and Procedures Manual (Alberta Children’s Services, 2004: 2-4) is to: • refocus on family supports • provide a spectrum of proactive family-centred services • recognize and value the unique strengths and abilities as well as the responsibility of families as the primary sources of care and support fo