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Mrs. Smith is worried. Her
sixyear-old son is behind in
his' school work. The neigh-
bors' boy has already ad-
vanced to the next class. Her
ten -year-old daughter is
popular with classmates.
find's her school work easy
and has a pleasant nature.
But Johnny -- he seems
rebellious. His lack of interest
in school is becoming more
apparent. Perhaps he is, after
all, just ineurahly lazy,
without the necessary spark
to make him move ahead in
life. Still, .Mrs. Smith is
worried.
Mrs. Jones is at her wits
end. Two-year-old Susie
continually defies all efforts
at toilet training, to the
embarrassment of her
mother. Yet, the more Mrs.
Jones tries, the worse the
situation becomes.
Seventeen -year-old Bill is
having a rough go of it. He
wants to leave home, strike
out on his own -- and all he is
getting is one big hassle from
his parents.
"Where can I turn?" is the
question on each mind, In
Huron County there is an
answer. It is the Huron
Centre for Children and
Youths. -
The names and incidents
here are all fictitious, but
they are typical of problems
handled by the centre. The
work is in the area of mental
health, but. the people who
come for help are not
psychologically crippled.
The director of the centre,
Don Keillor, explain the role
of the service as that of a
mediator, a means of
channeling people in the right
direction when all sense of
direction has Been lost in
cohfusion.
The centre concentrates its
objectives on problems from
infancy to eighteen years.
"But we don't .always know
who our clients will be " says
Mr. Keillor. "If a child has a
problem, then his parents
have one as well." •
1'he centre has been of-
ficially in operation since
January, and as it grows, so
does the need for its services.
It is staffed by Mr. Keillor
and four social workers who
work within the centre or in
the homes of those it serves.
In a short time a psychologist
will be added to the regular
staff.
"The idea of forming the
service centre came up at a
public meeting," says the
director. "With the closing of
the Goderich Psychiatric
Hospital people were con-
cerned by the lack of facilities
FAMILY CENTRED
"Our basic -.motive of
operation is to work with the
family. We work mostly with
the family, seldom with the
children alone."
for children and yeiung people
who had problems:*
The meeting was held about
a year ago and a steering
committee was formed. The director's, Mr. Keillor
centre was originally funded emphasizes. "Board mem-
by the Ministry of Health but bet's come front many points
with the shift in ministries it in the county. The centre's
is now funded by the Ministry location at Clinton is central,
of Community and Social and
rt thustt e have
u people
fairly
irly
Seri Ices
•'1av'e are directly respon- using its services from across
sihle to a local hoard of -the county.'
BROAD EXPERIENCE
The director talks about the
.entre i1n1 its work in a
relaxed manner. The longish,
(lark hair, with a dash of grey
at the temples gives him an
easy-going appearance: He is
Eeopleicular
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PLAYTHERAPY-DIRECTOR of the Huron Centre for Children and Youths, Don,Keillor,
with social worker Jane Harris and secretar-y Marianne McCaffrey demonstrate how play
therapy works with puppets, A reticent child may answer a lot of questions by bringing
out his problems in play acting with the--pbppe#s:--4446 agresslow-,- W'i'se held, tic. =-
could be redirected in the puppets.
FEATURE AND PHOTOS
" BY KIM DADSON
W INGHAM
ADVANCE -TIMES
FRIENDLY RECEPTION—At the Centre for Children and
Youths, Marianne McCaffrey greets people with friendli
nesse Director Don Keillor says she is excellent for the job
as she is warm and understanding and able to recognize if
the tedious problem of name spelling over the phone is
important at the moment. She says when an extremely
agitated person calls, she immediately turns him over to
one of the four social workers or Mr. Keillor.
also a man who knows his
business.
Mr. Keillor was a director
of a learning centre for the
E tobicoke board of education,
operated for children with
learning disabilities as well
i s those who were
emotionally disturbed. He
was also a professor at York
University, Toronto, for three
years, teaching as a member
of the faculty of eduspation
and before that principal of
an elementary school. His
interest is in special
education skills.
Explanations of the
problems outlined at the
beginning of this story are
given by Mr. Keillor. Johnny
has a problem because his
family finds it difficult • to
CENTRE DIRECTOR—Don Keillor is director of the Huron
Centre. for Children and Youths, Clinton. He says he is
astonished at how complex children's problems can be. The
mistake is .often..,i,n. adults. -why- sm= •r-ea#i,c.4het#oildAis
individual who has feelings, likes and dislikes of his own.
cope with his slow learning. iJ
by his.own shortcomings and rrs
ASTH
reacts in a rebellious manner V
and may eventually become
withdrawn.
A social worker at the
centre helps, through
sessions with the family, to
make Johnny's parents
realize their son needs extra
support and love. As soon as
Johnny realizes he is ac-
cepted by his . family, no
matter what his inability, he
will probably he motivated to
do his best.
Mrs. Jones may need help
in disciplining her daughter.
Jane Harris, a member of the
staff at the centre, has had
special training with
children. As the only child
care worker at the centre her
responsibilities lie mainly
with the problems of children,
while the other social workers
deal with the adults.
Miss Harris teaches
parents methods of
disciplining • their children
and stresses that consistency
is a major factor.
in turn is disturbed EY•
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Johnny,
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