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Huron Expositor, 2006-12-20, Page 11Page 10 December 20, 2006 • The Huron sitor Church services You are invited to attend these area churches St. Thomas Anglican Church A Congregation of the Patish of The Holy Spina Jarvis St. Seaforth 527-1522 Rector: The Rev'd Sue Maipus. M. Div Sunday, December 24 CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE WORSHIP AT 8:00 PM Everyone Welcome (No Morning Service) St. James Roman Catholic Church Welcomes you 14 Victoria Street, Seaforth 527-0142 Weekend Masses: Sat 515 pm Sun. 11:00 am Fr. Chris Gillespie Bethel Bible Church An Associated Gospel Church 126 Main St. Seaforth 527-0982 Let Us Celebrate The Birth of Jesus Sunday Worship 10:45 am Christmas Eve - 7:00 pm Pastor Mark Kennedy EVERYONE WELCOME Egmondville United Church Sunday, December 24 11:00 am CAROLS AND COMMUNION 7:30 pm CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT WORSHIP NORTHSIDE UNITED CHURCH 54 Goderich St. W. Rev. John Gould Sunday December 24th -Worship 11am Sermon: "The Miracle of Christmas" Christmas Eve Service at Cavan 7pm All Welcome. Sunday School & Nursery During Worship First Presbyterian Church Goderich St. W., Seaforth Rev. Henry Huberts Sunday December 24 11:15 am service Christmas Eve Service Dec. 24 7:30pm Sunday School & Nursery Provided. iss ; z :c .114.1 tmac s:Yi• .•- .,�:-.C�i ,.....:. ]: ZS'.�i�'�°'a�t2i�M^!. +,..+aa-.... ..r• News Susan Hundertmark photo Joan Spittal, of RR 4 Seaforth, who has joined the Huron Family health team in Seaforth as its social worker, stands in front of Its Main Street office. H. REID ALLEN 1'( R\IIl 111 Ill:ti I OR 1 I ION & REFINISHING Pick-up & delivery SEAFORTH 519-527-2717 CHRISTMAS AND NEW 'S MASS SCHEDULE AT LOCAL CATHOLIC CIIIJRCIIFS Christmas Eve 5:00 pm at St. James' Church, Seaforth 7:00 pm at St. Joseph's Church, Clinton 9:30 pm at St. James' Church, Seaforth Christmas Day 11:00 am at St. James' Church, Seaforth New Year's Eve 5:00 pm at St. James' Church, Seaforth New Year's Day 9:00 am at St. Joseph's Church, Clinton 11:00 am at St James' Church, Seaforth MAY THE TRUE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS BRING YOU PEACE AND HAPPINESS. MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING YOU LASTING JOY! Social workerjoins FHT • Susan Hundertmark With the hiring of social worker Joan Spittal, the Huron County family health team (FHT) in Seaforth now has two allied health- care professionals on staff. "We're in the process of discus- sions for four more allied healthcare professionals now that money is starting to flow from the Ministry of Health," said Ralph Laviolette on Monday. Nurse practitioner Cate Verberne was the first allied health profes- sional hired to the Seaforth FHT in July. As the FHT gears up to begin see- ing the 250 orphan' patients who have so far registered, Laviolette said Spittal is currently making herself and the services she can pro- vide known to local doctors. Spittal, who has her masters in social work, has 30 years' experi- ence working in Goderich, London and Huron County in the areas of adult mental health, adult psychia- try, both inpatient and outpatient and medical social work: "I feel like a pioneer," said Spittal of her new role as social worker on the FHT. "There are precedents for social workers on multi -disciplinary teams at family health clinics but they're few and far between," she said. Social workers on a family health team provide counselling and educa- tion about the emotional and social aspects of illness and treatment, help families make decisions and negotiate the medical system and advocate for patients and their fam- ilies. "Physical, emotional and life cir- cumstances all impact on an illness and each other - everything ties together," she said. "Illness can hit a family like a two-year-old terrorist - it can wreak havoc," said Spittal, adding that social workers can help find solu- tions to financial difficulties, family troubles, caregiver burden, issues of abuse and neglect and other spin-off difficulties caused by illness. She said social workers can also help patients and their families fig- ure out the channels to negotiate for programs ,such as employment insurance, disability claims, hous- ing and home care. "We know the community resources that are out there pre- natally to the grave. A lot is advoca- cy and knowing who to call and what has to be done to be success- ful," she said. "Illness itself if very stressful and social workers smooth out the speed bumps." Spittal said the FHT's role is not to replace but to enhance the healthcare services already in exis- tence and that family physicians will be the primary source of refer- rals to the social worker. The FHT administrative office on Main Street, Seaforth is now open with the phone number 519-527- 2431. Orphan patients are still invited to call and register.