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Program:
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Social Work
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Phone Numbers:
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905-839-5248
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Toll-Free:
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1-888-462-4849
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Fax:
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905-839-8806
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Address:
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Upper level of Pickering Recreation Complex
1867 Valley Farm Rd
Pickering, ON
L1V 3Y7
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Intersection:
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Kingston Rd and Valley Farm Rd
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Accessibility:
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
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Service Description:
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In-home social work service * Clients whose recovery or quality of life is negatively impacted benefit from the following social work intervention:
- Advocacy and Counselling related to illness, disability and loss
- Counselling to support for poor coping ability (demonstrating difficulty with current health status)
- Community support services for inadequate or ineffective support systems (social isolation)
- Counselling for situational depression
- Family conflict intervention/ Power of Attorney, Guardianship
- Assistance with financial/housing crisis
- Advocate for abuse/neglect of basic needs (physical, emotional, financial, social or suspicion of same)
- Support for multiple stresses (conflict related to care, grief, role change etc.)
- Support in palliative situations ( during discovery, treatment, remission, death and bereavement)
- Counselling for Mental health crises, issues or coping difficulties
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Fees:
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Call organization for current fee schedule.
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Application:
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Ontario Health atHome patients are referred by care coordinator. No referral required for private pay clients.
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Ontario Health atHome clients are assessed by care coordinator to determine eligibility.
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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variety of languages spoken by therapists.
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Area Served:
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Durham Region ; Haliburton ; Lindsay
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Last Updated:
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5/27/2025
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Service Profile Web Address:
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eng/displayService.aspx?id=50792
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