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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1975-05-08, Page 14LE PAGE 14 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1975 elf-hlp grou_ help solve life's problems l by David woods The day has passed when many generations of a family lived under the 'same roof. Today's smaller, so- called "nuclear family" no longer has access to an array of uncles and aunts and grandmas and grandpas whenever they need them as a source of experience and wisdom in coping with life crises. So the next best thing is the self- help group in which people with similar problems — or who have passed through a particular crisis successfully — can exchange infor- mation and advice. There are many examples of this mutual therapy at work in the com- munity. Sometimes it's an alterna- tive to professional help. A male psychiatrist, for example, may not be as effective in counselling about recent widowhood and how to cope with it, as another woman might be who has just gone through that same experience. But usually self- help groups work in conjunction with physicians, nurses or social workers. Parents of leukemic children who have died of the disease are counselling other bereaved parents; prospective mothers receive tips on childbirth and post -natal care from women who have recently given birth; a group in Toronto's North York, calling itself The Blenders, holds discussion groups on the problems of remarriage. And there are groups serving parents without partners, and other groups exchang- ing and sharing information and experience about cancer, the meno- pause and retirement. All of these are points of life stress or depression. Psychiatrists refer to them as psychosocial tran- sttion points. Essentially, what they're about is people helping other people to ride out emotional storms. Mary Vachon and Joy Rogers, both former psychiatric nurses and now mental health consultants at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry in Toronto, are conducting a pro- gram through which women who have recently lost their husbands are counselled by other women who have been through widowhood, and who have undergone a course of training at the Clarke. The new widow is helped with housing, job retraining, insurance and other money matters --• as well as soc- ially — bk someone who has trav- elled the same route, and who can provide understanding and sym- pathy as well as practical guidance. The advantages of self-help in cases like this, say the two mental health consultants, are credibility, equality and availability; in other words, the person receiving help knows that the person giving it understands; moreover, the recent widow will much more readily phone the helper at 11 p.m. than she would a physician. How do you find these self-help groups? Except for such established organizations as Alcoholics Anony- mous, they're not that widespread — yet. The answer, Mary Vachon and Joy Rogers suggest, is to start one yourself. If you have a prob- lem, a temporary cause of stress or depression, look around your local church or social groups and gather together a few people who are fac- ing the same crisis. Talking about it with others in the same position may not make the problem go away. But it will make it easier to cope with. DEEP FREEZERS BY ON DISPLAY TWO 15 CU. FT, TWO 20 CU. FT. I L. S N OF: GUELPH Super Twins *Washers *Dryers (Single and Dual Speed) *Wringer Washers* ZURICH C HARDWARE PHONE 236-4911 MAIN INTERSECTION — ZURICH Approve 11 field trips A total of 11 field trips were approved for students of various schools in the county. The only trip drawing any comment was one planned for grade eight students at Zurich Public School. Herb Turkheim Zurich's representative on the board said several parents told him they thought overnight trips at the secondary level were enough. Superintendent Bob Allan in explaining the two-day trip to Toronto said, "The students wilibe houged at York Univer- sity and will study geography, science, history and citizenship,. This is not a precedent, for the board, but it is for the community of Zurich." Turkheim continued, "the students worked hard to raise $300 for the project. "It's a worthwhile venture, but a little different for our comm- unity." Chairman Wilfred Shortreed commented, "Everyone going on the trip needs parental app- roval." -A five day trip for South Huron District High School senior French students to Queb- ec City late in May will expose students to the everyday aspect of French life. Superintendent Bob Allan said this exchange originated with Huron board.and French teachers a few years ago. After s suggestion by trustee R.J. 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