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THE BRUSSELS POST /OCTOBER 5 1077 —5
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 in adults who
don't realize the child is an individual who h as
feelings, likes and dislikes of his own.
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Mrs. Smith is worried. Her
six-year-old son is behind in his
school work. The neighbour's boy
has already advanced to the next
class. Her ten-year-old daughter
is popular with classmates, finds
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 incurably 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 -y ear-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
questions 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 cripples.
The director of the centre, Don
Keillor, explains 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
confusion.
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.
Va. child has a problem, then his
parents have one as well."
"Our basic motive of operation
is to work with the family. We
work mostly with the family,
seldom with the children alone."
The centre has been officially 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 cattle up at a public
meeting," says the director.
"With the closing of the Goderich
Psychiatric Hospital people were
concerned by the lack of facilities
for children and young people
who had problems."
The meeting was held about a
Year ago and a steering
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committee was formed. The before that, principal of an
centre was originally funded by elementary school. His interest is
the Ministry of Health but with in special educations skills.
the shift in ministries it is now Explanations of the problems
funded by the Ministry of outlined at the beginning of this
Community and Social Services. story are given by Mr, Keillor.
"We are directly responsible to Johnny has a problem because his
a local board of directors,'-' Mr. family finds it difficult to• cope
Keillor emphasizes. "Board with his slow learning. Johnny, in
members come from many points turn, is disturbed by his own
in the county. The centre's shortcomings and reacts in a
location at Clinton is central, and rebellious manner and may
thus we have a fairly even eventually become withdrawn.
distribution of people using its A social worker at the centre
services from across the county." helps, through sessions with the
Broad Experience family, to make Johnny's parents
The director talks about the realize their son needs extra
centre and its work in a relaxed support and love. As soon as
manner. The longish, dark hair, Johnny realizes he is accepted by
with a dash of grey at the temples his family, no matter what his
gives him an easy going inability, he will probably be
appearance. He is also a man who motivated to do his best.
knows his business, Mrs. Jones may need help in
Mr. Keillor was director of a disciplining her daughter. Jane
learning centre for the Etobicoke Harris, a member of the staff at
board of education, operated for the centre, has had special
children with learning disabilities training with children. As the
as well as those who were only child care worker at the
emotionally disturbed. He was centre her responsibilities lie
also a professor at York mainly with the problems of
University, Toronto, for three children, while the other social
years, teaching as a member of workers deal with the adults.
-the faculty of education and (Continued on Page 16)
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