One Kids Place Children’s Treatment Centre (OKP) officially cut the ribbon on its new location today, October 4, surrounded by friends and supporters. Its new facility is located at 37 Campus Trail. It is 4,560 sq. /ft., and15 staff members work on site.
The new site is also home to the clinical practice of Dr. Joseph Oliver, a paediatrician working with children and youth with developmental and autistic needs.
OKP’s new location will also include a brand new Snoezelen Room, generously sponsored by the Huntsville Rotary Club. The Snoezelen room is an integral part of One Kids Place and is used for therapy for not only children with Autism Spectrum Disorder but for those suffering from most neurological conditions. A Snoezelen room is a sensory environment in a relaxed atmosphere with pleasant surroundings—it is soothing and tactile, there are light effects, and it provides an opportunity for interaction and engagement. For children, sensory play is a fundamental part of human development.
OKP is a regional multi-service agency providing community-based rehabilitation, specialized clinic services and related support services for children and youth (from birth to 19 years of age) with communication, developmental and physical disabilities. OKP provides services to families in the Districts of Muskoka, Nipissing and Parry Sound. It delivers an integrated range of services and supports which recognize the changing physical, emotional and psychological aspects of a child’s development. OKP services include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech-language therapy, social work, therapeutic recreation, psychological services, behavioural analysts/therapists as well as a number of specialized clinics.
It was established in Huntsville in 2006, and was previously located in the Howland building at the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital site of Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare. The site was 1,886 sq. /ft., employed nine staff, and provided services to 526 children & youth with special needs. In its 2021-22 fiscal year it served 5,591 clients.
Huntsville Mayor Karin Terziano referred to the new location as state-of-the-art. “It’s an amazing building,” she said. ‘It’s got the supports that so many of our kids need.”
The centre is funded by the Province and through private donations.
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