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for children
It was just the spot for a
bunch of boys to romp and play.
Plenty of green grass. A gentle.
rolling hill. A clump of trees and
some bushes. Who wouldn't defy
the "out of hounds" rule just
with
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adiustment difficulties
They work under . the
guidance of one • fulltime
psychiatrist, one social worker
and one psychologist to
overcome some of the
"adjustment difficulties"
once in a while for a chance to' a perieneed.:'by the children In
explore this marvellous spot! residence there.
The call went out for the boys 4 The wing was opened in June
to return. Reluctantly they 1968 but it is still taking shape.
picked themselves up from their - • Like any other `home' it takes
thoughtful repose in the sun or years to develop ` the kind of
tore themselves .away -from some . atmosphere • • --the..- -.staff •
kind -of ..boyish =tie to-xespnnrd attempting to -achieve,• •
to the summons. In the —first place, the
Indoors everything was bright livingroom needs some new
sudors and, clean without being furniture and a rug to make it
sterile. The bjg. didingroomhomey and warm and
featured gay tablecloths; the' comfortable.
I i vingroom showed chairs The bedrooms need
encircling the'television; f°r•non4nstitutional- beds. -,and
place was filled with music by chests, and it is hoped that the
the top pop groups. Iept.',gf Health will'be providing
Soon you could hear the these in the not -too -distant
whooping and shouting of . future.
healthy, ,exuberant children as T h e C h i l dren's a n d
they raced each .other to learn Adolescents' Unit is one of the
why they were being called. You most self-sufficient wards in the
were greeted with rosy cheeks entire building.
and 'excited chatter as the • Just like at home; each child
youngsters gathered round. has his or her - owl
responsibilities. Some of the
cooking, the laundering, the
mending end as many other
homelike chores as possible are
done right in the unit.
It was all just like being at
home with a wonderfully large
family...and yet, it was a- little
different too because this wasn't
a house you were visitint'tut
rather the Children's xl and ' "The main kitchen is very
Adolescents' Unit at ''t'''wtthe good about giving us the
Goderich Psychiatric Hospital. materiala .we need' to make the
The person in charge is Miss things that children like," said
Margaret Lawson. She is the Miss Lawson, "like chocolate
supervisor over the 14 -bed unit chip cookies."
which now has 12 children • in At the present time there 'are
residence b
but when there are older girls
between,the
ages of 7 more boys than girls in residence,
and 13. ,
Miss Lawson and a staff of 12 around, they can take the added -
trained workers, including . a responsibility of doing- some of -.-
school teacher, provide 24-hour the baking and. the washing up
'care for the youngsters; afterwards.
recreational supervision, •"It is hoped that there is a
introduction to the library and learning process involved , -in
,crafts as well as regular school every one of our activities,"
instruction during the period noted Mis's Lawson. -
• between September and June. Many of the extras provided
at the unit are m ade possible
through the generous donations
of community -minded
organizations.
" The Bluewater Chapter of the
Eastern Star Lodge, for instance, ,
gave, the- =unit` -$475 - which
allowed the purchase , of five
sleeping tents for the youngsters;
a -large tent for eating and
activities; sleeping bags; a camp
stove;" portable coolers; a
-.2.11anterni' ...and..: I psacks- , foal:.
carrying. moping gear:: .•
• Other organizations who have
-contributed funds for this
project and others are the
Women's Auxiliary at Canadian
Forces ,Base, Clinton; Goderich
Dinette Club; the Canadian
Foresters; Benmiller; Calvin
Brick United Church, Wingham;
aid the Tuckersmith Ladies'
Club, RR' 4, Seaforth. . .
Easy close -to -home -base
campoutsare planned initially to'
teach the children basic camping
skills and then, if all goes well, a
week or two of camping in' the
area will follow.
Another valuable . source of
funds, of course, is the canteen
at - the hospital, operated by
women • volunteers. _ from
Goderich and district.
It was from the canteen funds
that nine bicycles were
purchased for use by the
children in residence. •
"The 'children like the bikes,
with all the attachments such as
gears and so on," observed Miss
Lawson.
Games are always. needed by A boy darted past the window
the children and of course, t iwing a long string with a
books for the library. • bat -kite attached, His hair
"But most of all we • need
activity money," said Miss
Lawson with a faraway look in'
.her eye. "With activity money,
we , could take our children to.
,places like the Detroit Zoo and
the Science Centre. We • don't
• always like to ask for free
admission to these places,--We,---
would like to be able to pay our
own way " '
Activit money would also
finance ovies arid hockey
games an birthday parties and
special-,• ,.b 'ng Mand cooking
ingredients and all the other
little incidentals that are part of
real family living.
"It can be therapeutical to
have something ahead to look
forwax d• • ;40,1w :: i -iss „Lawson •.
..advised:
The children already enjoy
community activities, such as
swimming lessons at Judith
Gooderh Park in Goderich,
,with the recrea'Iaonal staff from
th,e Goderich Psychiatric,
Hospital—as the --instructors.
Although the -youngsters -from
the Children's 'and Adolescents'
Unit take their lessonsearly each
morning, they will be taking
their swimming examinations
with •the . regular classes at the
pool. •
They !rave also appreciated
the . •free admission they have
been "given to movies, skating
and local sports events.
And there is plenty of free
time for, all the youngsters in
residence. There ,is jogging,
badminton, floor hockey, the
beach, bicycle riding and the
whole gamut,! of activities
enjoyed._by_ children everywhere.
"The children are always
finding animals," sighed.;: Miss
Lawson. "We have a rule though,
that we just keep an animal for
24 hours. Then it is freed again."
flowed in the -stiff breeze and his
eyes were alive with excitement
as the kite responded to • his
dictates.
A boy, a kite and a large field
to run in. It is really very much
like being at home in your own
back yard... ' "
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?I yrground _:is_spatiMit ,:and lots of fun
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Camping 'equipment for fun -filled outing
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odern psychiatric nursing
shows more
inter -persona
The modern trends in
advanced psychiatric nursing
have been explored in detail
during the past eight weeks by
the nurses at Goderich .`
Psychiatric Hospital under the
guidance of Mrs. Maida Hyde
M.Sc.
-Mrs. Hyde considers Toronto
her home but teaches psychiatric
nursing at Bbston College,
Boston, Mass. She has been at
Goderich Psychiatric Hospital as
a resource person and has been
working with the graduate, -
nurses on the -wards, in study
ronps and as a consultant.
"There . is much more
emphasis now on inter -personal
relationships,” said Mrs. Hyde.
fir
relationshi
"The nurse should also be aware
of her own potential in dealing
with people who have very
specific and personal problems."
It was while she was studying
for cher nursing degree that Mrs.
Hyde learned psychiatric nursing
.was the only kind of nursing she
really enjoyed. She was engaged
through a government-sponsored
arrangement' to visit Goderich
Psychiatric Hospital this spring.
',Phe staff has been very
receptive to new and different
thinking," Mrs. •Hyde •remarked.
"As professional people, we have
to keep on learning."
Mrs. i-Iyde left Goderich
Wednesday and will enjoy a
European tour before returning
to Boston College this fall. ^ .
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