HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-10-14, Page 26PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14,1992.
Violence against women, P.D. day theme
A child you know approaches
you and says, “Last night my daddy
got real mad and hurt my mommy”.
What would you say or do?
Most of us hope we will never
meet the situation. Yet a classroom
teacher, who may very well be
spending more hours in a day with
a child than his or her parents, is
quite likely to have to deal with the
situation.
This is the reason for the
upcoming Huron County board of
Education’s professional develop
ment day being held on Oct. 23 on
the topic of “Violence Against
Women”.
The day will focus on many
aspects of family violence.
Professionals in the field will look
at the symptoms and characteristics
of abuse as exhibited in gender
stereotyping, controlling be
haviours, and date rape. One
workshop will specifically explore
psychologically abusive be
haviours. Generally, the day is
designed to explain the impact of
abuse on a student's self-concept
and behaviour.
Social and legal organizations -
police, lawyers, Children's Aid
Society employees, and
counsellors, for example, will
explain their roles in dealing with
the problems caused by abuse. As
Nominees
sought for
award
The Huron Soil and Water
Conservation District (HSWCD)
wishes to announce the Good
Steward Award. The purposes of
the award, for which nominations
are now being accepted, are to
recognize farmers practising good
stewardship of natural resources,
inform and promote good steward
ship to other farms, and to increase
the awareness of the media and
general public of the stewardship
efforts of farmers. Up to three
awards will be presented each year.
Eligible individuals will be
landlords or tenants who are
actively engaged in farming in the
HSWCD (Ausable Bayfield and
Maitland Valley watersheds) and
who utilize good land practices in
managing property under their
control. Individuals devoting
considerable effort to ensure that
conservation is an integral part of
community development will also
be eligible.
Of particular interest are
individuals who have, during a
three to five year period, contri
buted significantly to the conserva
tion of natural resources on the
farm through one or more of the
following practices: reforestation,
erosion control, stream improve
ment, woodlot management,
grassed waterways, contour
plowing, restricted cattle access,
manure handling and storage,
windbreaks, tile outlet protection,
crop rotation, milkhouse waste
management, buffer zones, alter
nate watering devices, and energy
conservation.
It is recognized that no single one
of these stewardship practices alone
will provide the basis for receiving
the award, but a whole farm
approach will be taken in reviewing
suitability of individuals to receive
the Good Steward Award.
Nominations for the Good
Steward Award can be made by
contacting the Clinton OMAF
office at 482-3428 or 1-800-265-
5170. Deadline for nominations is
Oct. 16.
well, there will be some
suggestions for forming structures
and peer-support systems to help
the student victims of family
violence. There will also be
workshops on play and art therapy
and classroom strategies for dealing
with aeeressive behaviour and for
coping with the grief which results
from family break-up.
As well, abuse prevention will be
emphasized by programs such as
“Kids on the Block” which was
designed to prevent physical and
sexual child abuse. Other
prevention topics include: raising
self-esteem, providing safe homes
in the community and modelling
creative, non-violent methods of
using power.
The wide array of topics is sure
to raise awareness of the effects of
family violence on our children and
to act as a springboard for further
workshops and presentations so
that teachers will be prepared when
that trusting and hurting child
comes to them.
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