Rehabilitation Services

Rehabilitation services in the Greater Québec City region are divided into three main areas:

  1. Physical rehabilitation - Rehab services of this type are provided by the IRDPQ (Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec)
  2. Intellectual disabilities and pervasive development disorders - Services in this area are provided by the CRDI (Centre de réadaptation en déficience intellectuelle de Québec)
  3. Drug addictions and other dependencies - Rehab services in this area are provided by the CRUV (Centre de réadaptation Ubald-Villeneuve)

IRDPQ (Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec)

Specialized services offered in English:

  • motor disability
  • visual impairment
  • hearing impairment and cochlear implant
  • speech and language disorders

Super-specialized services offered in English:

  • centre of expertise for people with spinal cord injuries
  • centre of expertise for serious burn victims for eastern Québec
  • consortium for traumatic brain injury victims

CRDIQ (Centre de réadaptation en déficience intellectuelle de Québec)

Specialized services offered in English:

  • Adaptation, infant stimulation, educational support, support program for the individual and the family
  • Residential program
  • socio-professional program
  • CLSC-type home support
  • Non-profit housing and community residence
  • Family-type resource living environment, intermediate resources and community residence
  • Family-type resource substitute living environment and intermediate resources, and community residence

CRUV (Centre de réadaptation Ubald-Villeneuve)

Specialized services offered in English:

  • Intake and assessment
  • Problem gambling
  • Outpatient rehabilitation services for youth
  • Integration and social re-integration service
  • Intensive rehabilitation program for adults
  • Research and archive services and professional services
  • Outpatient rehabilitation services for adults
  • Methadone maintenance program
  • Driver assessment program
  • Financial, material and information resource services