About Us

Rehabilitation Services
(formerly known as the HERO Centre)

Waypoint's Rehabilitation Services discover where you are at in the change process, help illuminate a meaningful pathway in your mental health recovery and set a plan to build on your strengths and skills. You will set the pace with your team to help accomplish the plan whether it is finding work, a meaningful hobby, make connections with your community or setting out a plan for self-discovery.

Services are offered in both Regional and Provincial programs of the hospital at the main campus, 500 Church St. Penetanguishene and in the Community at the Community Health Hub, 287 Bayshore Dr., Midland.
 
Here's what we offer:
   
Education Services

• Support clients in developing achievable education goals to support their mental health recovery
• Collaborate with community educational facilities to support clients in their chosen endeavours
• Assist clients in accessing available funding opportunities
• Support with basic literacy and numeracy
• Offer specialized instruction in specific areas of interest

Employment Services

• Individualized goal-based services to identify skills, strengths and interests
• Develop employment readiness skills 
• Continued support on the job 
• Specialized support to meet mental health recovery needs in employment
• Employment counselling (1-to-1 or group programming)
• Network and work collaboratively with community resources and other service providers
• Support with job search

Recreation Therapy

• Support and assist people to explore, develop, enhance and maintain meaningful recreational pursuits
  and leisure lifestyle
• Encourage clients to develop a meaningful leisure lifestyle
• Develop a positive attitude toward leisure involvement
• Offer individual and group goal-oriented programs
• Increase awareness and access to cultural/social and recreation opportunities in the local community
• Assist individuals to build skills towards becoming active members of the community.

How to access the program?

For Rehabilitation Services referrals or other inquiries please call Ext. 2633, or text 705-427-1501 or                                       
E-mail rehabreferrals@waypointcentre.ca for information 

https://www.waypointcentre.ca/programs_and_services/rehabilitation_services