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TheA Press Wednesday February 16 1977 New family counsellor finds a great demand Family counsellor David have but arent Using Ihen has been treatment now working In people can make good at This tie town Hills spends one rational decisions for them- Regional centre at Rex dale afternoon a week counselling selves In addition he spent five at the Community Services not years as a school psychiatrist Centre in the Y in Acton al- responsible for you getting in Illinois In his spare time though his main office is In better Younretheonewhois now he reads Journals and Georgetown responsible The Acton office Is for the Everybody has his own benefit of those who cant resources to live a happy make it to Georgetown life he said This one afternoon a week Various techniques practice has been carried Mr Lindgren explained over from the previous how he works help people counsellor according to Mr make connections between Approximately one behavlorandemotions which quarter of his clients come increases their self Acton Most of these go We either start with the to Georgetown to see him emotion or with the behavior there and get a connection Mr said that It According to Mr looks lute there is a great deal I use whatever technique of demand for the service in seems likely to work He Acton assigns homework Theres enough evidence stimulates the family process to show that a high majority of communication and starts imaginary dialogues in his clients Relaxation often helps by itself he said Communication to Mr is very important to family well being He said Parent Effectiveness Training which teaches communication skills is a very very good thing The hardest thing in the world is being a parent Complex job Many people look upon the job of the family counsellor as people have a major problem in life according to Mr Stigma s lessening It takes real courage to come to a counsellor now because of social attitudes to counselling Mr thinks This feeling Is slowly dying out It seems a logical step to talk to someone he con tinued The stigma lessening and thats a real plus for us Mr was a school psychiatrist for five years a sort of high paying Dear Referrals Referrals from doctors community services and Public Health nurses account for up to or per cent of his clients an indication that the medical community takes his work seriously Some of the same types of patients psychiatrists see counsellors see he said Of course counsellors are not allowed to give out medicine The most common types of problems which Mr Lindgren meets are marital crisis adolescent acting out usually against authority and depression The service which he pro vides is free and the files are strictly confidential He is on he staff of Region Health Services Recommend pay hike Continued from page and we know where we are said it meant at least an additional cost which he claimed would be better spent elsewhere I think councillors arc well paid This is one place we could save the taxpayers a few dollars Morris said he was opposed to the motion He said It seems every time Is elected the first thing they do Is vote themselves an in crease It should be done at the end of two years just before election Councillor Hoy Booth maintained councillors salaries are an issue Everybody stands aghast at the enormous amounts we get for the little were supposed to do He said the amount of the increase is not important but he claimed increases are political footballs He said the increase Is within the guide lines and would not have to be approved by that body Booth maintained a policy should be established based on the cost of living so there would be no hassle and no political football He pointed out there had been no In crease for the post three years and costs have gone Up He warned the members the workload would increase and the demands to buy tickets and Bponsor people would be continuous He claimed Peel coun cillors receive and said this was not much of an increase Booth maintained the salary for a full time mayor is ludicrous Blehn claimed salaries should be set al the end of the year for the next council He said Sarnia city councillors receive only Give Ric Morrow vote in committee Councillor Peter Mark claimed the 5400 salary fly the end of two years with the rising cost of living meant councillors were working for He claimed an average of hours a week work meant a pay of an hour He stated Thats not too much for a group res ponsible for over a million budget Marks emphasized it Is not a hobby job nor one for retired or rich people He claimed it should be treated as a profession He said with no increase for three years it worked out to per cent per year He said the motion should have a clause stating anyone who doesnt want the increase has the right to refuse Morris admitted it was a fair increase but said he would vote against it In council but would vote for it at committee to get the motion to council Biehn termed the right to refuse the pay hike as the rankest form of politick ing He said he was disap pointed the subject had been raised He said he had heard the same arguments for 30 years and was still convinced council is more than ade quately paid The amendment to allow each councillor to refuse was lost but the motion to have the 10 per cent pay Increase for councillors and the mayor go into effect January L was passed Happiness is helping Be a RED CROSS volunteer DAVE is the new family counsellor for Hills He feels there is a definite wish for services in Acton He is here a half a day a week now Flower sales are up for Valentines Day before leaving the system become involved directly in family counselling He found when he was in the school that the source of the problem often emanated from the home I can get closer to the heart of the matter he said There is a more direct in put Self educator Mr Lindgren saw himself as a self educator and said If I can help educate a person and increase self- awareness and perhaps bring out the abilities they routine This so according to Mr The job isnt superficial problem solving We help people cope We are not just telling someone what to do Mr has spent a long time learning his business He earned an MA in clinical psychology and has since worked in a private counselling service for two and a half years ranhis own office for another year worked as a consulting psychologist in a residential treatment centre tor and disturbed boys and receive spades or lools No I of Fourth I me lower shop and Garden Centre It It Alton re port- no more than anv other Vnlenliiies Day re still the Encourage cards GO increases A proposed rote increase when no ticket Red roses are still the favorite on Valentine Day according to the four flower shop owners in the area Jack of Caroline Centre and Flower Shop at said he sold all his roses and many notiicd that roses other varieties of flowirs too number one pot hangers and by red tarnations Her other types of plants sell well day isM on Valentine Day he finds rick Day Mr said he feels the flower shops in cities over charge for flowers He did not raise the price on Monday and was selling a dozen long many newiomc stemmed roses at less Roses sold will as well as than the average price in azakas green planis hang Toronto His sweetheart roses planis and spring flower were sold for a dozen less arrangements than the going price Kaster will be Robertson of sons Flower Shop Mill SI claims are up over last She this to Hit for GO Transit is designed to encourage the use of limited monthly passes according to GO spokesman Tom Henry The price of a one way ticket from Acton to Toronto now set at is set to go up to SO an increase of per cent A book of ten tickets costing will jump to an approximate in crease of ten per cent The price of the flash card however will only increase from72to77G9 This is paid monthly and allows the holder an unlimited amount of trips Mr Henry explained that the flash card is very tageous as bus drivers will have the ability to handle Defer tax being bandied and admin istralion is cut down because the cards arc only sold monthly The spokesman pointed out that based on 40 trips per month the flash card saves four per cent over a book of ten tickets The book of tickets in turn saves over 17 per cent over single tickets Another Hem proposed has been for the senior citizens At present time Mr Henry said senior citizens pay only half the normal adult fare but not during rush hour Mr Henry said that this has caused confusion and hard ships A proposal has also been put forth to allow them to ride half price at any lime The matters will be dealt with by the Management Board of Cabinet for GO Mr Henry did not know if the sub jects were discussed meeting His next time will be and then Mothers Day Mr explained that I- others Day sees no influx of business as fathers usually time which is thin normal roses arranged in a bud vase were great sellers in Blue Springs Shop Mill St Acton according to Elsie bales wire up over most days but well the same as last years day for lovers w ill also be her next she reports MacArthur is hydro vicechmn commissioner Bob has been named of that group Ted Sr who died a few ago The was made at tin commission Thursday Com Brown was lo fill vacancy on tin committee Regions Administration Committee thinks that Regional Chairman Morrow should have a vote in committee A motion lo that effect goes before Regional Council for ratification today Mr Morrow was the only one of the candidates for the ihalrmans job who said he I want a vote in commit tee The matter was brought the Administration Committee Wednesday by Burlington Councillor David Coons The chairman should have a vote He should exercise leadership and make deei is quite normal for the chairman of a region to have a vote but we never allowed It for our previous chairman Coons said If the motion is accepted by council Mr Morrow would have a vote in committee but would continue to vote in council only in the case of 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