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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-09-29, Page 41ar ra Ott a1 E 1 hest 3.95 ON CENTRE—The Huron Centre for Children and Youth, Clinton, officially opened nuary of this year. The need for this service is evident in the number of people using entre. Within an hour of joining the staff, one social worker was working with a ly, uronCentre........ e 16A is family to accept th's instinct for in - ice. If he is really ined to leave home it rable that he leave on ms with the family. however, says Mr. the youth wouldn't go really had an op - y, He is just testing and his family. "We orking with' young n this area, and en - e parents to un - their children's instinct for in - nee." ildren are given in - responsibility they to appreciate in- ence, as do their The whole ,objective thood should be to independent, well - adults, elp families deal with s," says the director, n't solve 'problems. tribution is to get together to talk." is a big room at the hich contains toys for ren as well as a two- Qr,_,throush whi h illor can observe r from his office. often meet in this rticularly the larger They know that is watching from the mirror and that ion is being taped. es as many as three arkers are talking amity. ly dynamics are so says Mr. Keillor. pe helps if we have something that was mething that is the e problem. We play back to the family as they can understand em." d OYS HAVE PURPOSE the toys have a ful purpose. There ets and a small stage al life drama may he by a reticent child. Id may well be to tell a social he exact nature of m. tance, he or she may male and female arguing, as the of the child do at fter investigation it es To discovered that the Tightened by family nts, perhaps himself to he the nhappiness, ocial workers at the n addition to Miss include Philip Archie Andrew and ackman. The latter master's degree in and worked in s m ital health r reviously. drew also holds a degree and has 10: ith the John Howard criminal offenders assistance in' ad- )81'S d?e1 society. He has also, or the Alcohol and ddictiprr Research ion in Toronto. ave been no, major ems at the Huron nut alcohol has len as a relating everal instances.) drew was trained at lege, London, and s In play therapy ren, such as the atre, Important staff )s Marianne Y, who answers the is the first contact bled child, youth or r• Keillor says she Ilent choice for the her warm and un - manner which through on the cCaffrey says she Ices iNAL Gas,aPPointments Ilio ' hut if the ah g is extremely e Puts the call 3.75 3,54 d jverl through to a staff member immediately. She has had teachers call her after up- setting experiences with children about whoin they are concerned. There is a good liaison between the schools, the parents and the centre when a problem is being handled. There is no long wait for an appointment as yet. Mr. Keillor says the capabilities of the centre are growing at a steady rate with the need. When the last social worker joined the staff at 9 a.m. she was working with a family an hour later. At present 24-hour service is available in all cases of emergency. Miss Harris says that appointments can be arranged, even though parents cannot come during the -day. Arrangements can be made to accommodate those who work on shift work or who, have other special circumstances. Rarely is it necessary' to hospitalize a child; the family can usually provide for the needs with the assistance and guidance of the centre. Mr tor says thhi s me parents fail to realize their children are individuals, with very real sensitivities, likes and dislikes. There is a tendency to lump all "kids" together and consider them all the same. If a youth comes ,tp, the centre alone he will not be turned away, but the staff members will' try to involve the family. If under 16 the centre prefers to have the parents' consent at least. There are no fees for ser- vices; the centre is a non- profit public service. WILL EXPAND The next development will be branch offices in the county if there is an ap- preciable number of families in need of assistance in the outlying areas. Such an office would, perhaps, be staffed by one person and open one or two days a week. "We all have vulnerable times in our lives," says Mr. Keillor. The death of a member of the family ora divorce or just the problems of adolescent year's are among the factors which can create crises. Miss Harris says that at these times parents are often blinded to the good qualities of their offspring. They see only the bad traits and as a result magnify them unduly. A third, uninvolved person is needed to put things into perspective. BOARD MEETING The, annual meeting of the cent.•e's board of directors is to be held -October 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Clinton Public School. At this meeting the board members will officially give up their seats and the new board ivitlbe elected or returned. Mir. Keillor feels that this locally elected board is important. It wouldn't he Every 6 minutes another Canadian dies of Heart Disease. WELCOME SERVICE would like to call you with ' " louaewarming gills'; and in- formation about your rrw location. The Hostess will be glad to arrange your subscrip- tion to the Signal•Slar , Call her of 524-2057 the same if the centre was run by an obscure group in Toronto. The centre is open five days a week, with evening ap- pointments as well. It is located at 160 Huron St., Clinton. Those who believe that smaller communities lack the facilities available in the city should consider the foresight of a group of citizens who saw a problem and took im- mediate action. There are people with adequate credentials who are willing to settle in a small town and make good use of their abilities. Country life is simple and relaxing at times, but the needs this centre is answering proves that there can be serious problems in our midst. For the children of Huron County and their parents there is an answer. GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,1977 --PAGE 17A Politician: a man who coaxes you into voting for him, then sends you the bill. Ged.ridl fleemotion • Leisure Buddy Pregame WE NEED Youl Help a mildly retarded adult or child to become part of our community! Volunteer to be a "Leisure Buddy" on a one-10- one ne to - one basis with a mildly retarded adult or child! , Give a couple of hour, of your time each.. -week and have some fun in a recreational activity with someone who needs you! If interested, please contact: Jane, at Goderich Recreation Office 524-8313 Monday to Friday, 8: 4:30 P.M. Goderich, ✓ Cinion and surrounding are The highest quality medium priced crossbow in the world. 150 16. draw weight model available, for all large game. Joanne Sproule, RR 3 Auburn and Lynda McNee, Dungannon combined their lumberjack skills to win the ladies log sawing competition at the Dungannon Fall Fair. 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