Grande Prairie Assessment Team (G.P.A.T.) Information

The Grande Prairie Assessment Team is comprised of two interacting service delivery teams. They are the Coordinated Assessment Services for the Exceptional (C.A.S.E.) Team and the Grande Prairie Interdisciplinary Team (G.P.I.T.). These two team are housed in one building at Crystal Park School and are jointly termed GPAT. The complement of team members for both the CASE Team and for GPIT can be found in the flyers at the bottom.

Mandate

Any school jursidiction in Northern Alberta within the Zone 1 may refer a child who has been assigned a severe disability code (excluding code 42) for services delivered by the C.A.S.E. team.

In addition, schools in the Grande Prairie Public School District may refer any children who present with mild to severe disorders for a variety of services which include all services delivered through the C.A.S.E. mandate and may also include direct intervention when warranted.

Referral packages are made available to jurisdiction offices or are available by calling (780) 539-0333.

Service Types

Assessment (both C.A.S.E. and G.P.I.T): To determine a student’s strengths and areas of need for educational programming and/or therapy purposes.

Consultation (both C.A.S.E. and G.P.I.T): Provide support to schools by teaming collaboratively to develop educational program recommendations, to make suggestions for curricular modifications, to recommend materials, to identify equipment needs, assistive technology, or environmental modifications and to model teaching strategies.

In-services (both C.A.S.E. and G.P.I.T): A wide range of in-service and staff development activities are available to teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, professional colleagues and parents. Given the varied experience and expertise of the consultants, workshops may be tailored to the specific needs of the group.

Case Conference (both C.A.S.E. and G.P.I.T): To share assessment findings with all learning team members (school staff, parents, community agencies). Recommendations are reviewed and a plan of action identified.

Direct Intervention (Only available through the GPIT team) Intervention is delivered by a therapist or therapy assistant in a variety of delivery settings e.g. pull–out programming or in class activities.

Available Disciplines

Speech and Language Pathologist-Specializing in communication and language development and communication systems/devices.

Occupational Therapist-Specializing in adaptive programs to enhance performance in functional life skills and classroom activities including fine motor, self care, handwriting, keyboarding and access to assistive technology.

Physical Therapist-Specializing in adapting programs and providing equipment to promote functional physical independence, mobility, gross motor skill development and participation in physical education.

Educator of the Visually Impaired (CASE Only) – Specializing in educational programs and methods for the blind and visually impaired.

Psychologist (CASE Only) -Specializing in behavior management program, behavior concerns and cognitive functioning.

Educational Programming (CASE Only) - Specializing in supporting teachers in the development of IPPs, program implementation and transition planning.

Educator of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CASE Only) -Specializing in educational programs and methods for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Educational Audiologist (CASE Only) -Specializing in support to school programs in relation to hearing impairment and technical support for FM systems.