This is so sad. The government is taking money from services for Albertans and putting it into businesses and their own travel/comfort. We are working at helping to make Albertans aware of what is going on, but run into people living life and if it doesn't affect them they are not interested in learning about it.
- around 18+ months between approval & having a caseworker assigned to get a contract
- additional 1-2 yrs general contract before you can prove you need Specialized (autism-specific)
Also, many families give up waiting, or stop doing contracts because the process is so stressful, time consuming, and your experience varies greatly by caseworker (some are fantastic, others are legalistic or want to give only very minimum help - or require parents/caregivers to jump through hoops to get to needed services).
We recognize that this is not meeting the needs of the families applying for FSCD funding - The Alberta government, just ignores the situation instead of trying to fix it and support families. Thanks for the information. I will add it to the FSCD article.
This is so sad. The government is taking money from services for Albertans and putting it into businesses and their own travel/comfort. We are working at helping to make Albertans aware of what is going on, but run into people living life and if it doesn't affect them they are not interested in learning about it.
FSCD Waitlist times, currently:
- around 18+ months for approval
- around 18+ months between approval & having a caseworker assigned to get a contract
- additional 1-2 yrs general contract before you can prove you need Specialized (autism-specific)
Also, many families give up waiting, or stop doing contracts because the process is so stressful, time consuming, and your experience varies greatly by caseworker (some are fantastic, others are legalistic or want to give only very minimum help - or require parents/caregivers to jump through hoops to get to needed services).
We recognize that this is not meeting the needs of the families applying for FSCD funding - The Alberta government, just ignores the situation instead of trying to fix it and support families. Thanks for the information. I will add it to the FSCD article.
Tami
Fyi FSCD waitlist is now 2-3 years! I'm on yeae 2!