Vanessa Tomas, Postdoctoral Researcher
CanChild, McMaster University; Children's Treatment Network; Rehabilitation Centre for Children
Munira Khilji, Manager, Entry to School and Case Management
The SAAAC Autism Centre
Raian Othman, Managing Director
SMILE Canada – Support Services
Amber King-Robitaille, Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Coordinator,
CHIGAMIK Community Health Centre
Tara Kydd, Client Service Coordinator,
George Jeffrey Children's Centre
Being socially and culturally responsive involves respecting and valuing individual’s and families’ beliefs and traditions and being responsive to their needs and context, in turn, enabling providers to deliver clinical care in safer ways. Adaptations are helpful to ensure culturally and socially responsive implementation of the F-Words for Child Development Framework. This panel shares key learnings and successful strategies around adaptations that contribute to improving clinical services.