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TW HERALD Wednesday November Play therapy helps disturbed children When a child cornea into the care of he Children Aid Society he usually arrives with mixture of fear and guilt his parents have died or separated he may feel that the circumstance are all his fault If a child is being moved from a temporary foster home into a permanent adoptive home the change may seem like a chasm that he can never bridge Play therapy is used by the Children Aid Society as one of the tools which help a troubled child comes to terms with himself and his lire en It is used to help a child build up his idea about himself and sort out how he feels about what has happened to him in his life It can identify his compulsive behaviour his fears interests ability to relate to people and often helps him to verbalize his emotional problems Mrs Fran Syer one of the agency play therapists said the process is not a fast one and first requires the therapist to gain the trust of a child and form a relationship with him Because play is the natural language of children the therapist uses play as the medium of assessment communication and treat Through the uses of playhouses dolls cars trucks fire engines police cars puzzles and card games the therapist Is able to determine problems the child finds to talk about Play Iherapy sessions lost on hour and arc held In a loy room In the agency office at 1160 Blair in Burlington At first a child is ap prehensive because he docsn know what play therapy means Before sessions start some rules are out down The child Is told that he can do or say anything he wonts as long as he hurt himself or therapist or destroy the toys It takes a child awhile and he will test a bit Mrs Sycr said They may try to break the toys or kick me depending on how they are disturbed One boy rocked so hard on the rocking horse that he fell off and dldn I really believe that I wouldn let him hurt himself Play therapy proved to be Helpful to a earold who was being moved into an adoptive home Mrs Sycr The adoptive home seemed to him to be many miles from the only home he knew the foster home And It was alarming and scarry to him to lose his foster parents In his hour long therapy sessions with Mrs he ployed taking the car and driving from one playhouse to the other keen he encountered all sorts of accidents and while en route the houses After a hi moved the two houses together Mrs said he said he I have to worry visiting back and forth from that time on because thirc was only one home Another dramatic instance where play therapy helped a child was a little ho lost her father and mothe a accident The child v a ought the of the le arrangements made to return to in another province The little girl had been ongry at her parents the week before the accident and in the car After the accident she not only refused to believe they were dead but felt she had killed Play Iherapy sorted out for her the fact that she I the one who killed her parents It made her come to terms with the reality that they were dead and return In play therapy she played out accident scene Going for a drive crashing the car the ambulance arriving and taken to the hospital Her play stopped at this point because she accept her parents death The therapist encouraged her to play out the scene further and enabled her to accept the real life situation Mrs said that ploy therapy Is undirected and often this Is difficult for a child because he is accustomed to being led In his activities by an adult Another value of play therapy is that a child has on adult complete attention for a full hour in which he can do or soy anything he Mas and that happen often to a child The love It they arc resentful if anyone Interrupts or the therapist goes on A close bond develops bet ween the child therapist Mrs Syer often receives notes reading I love you Mrs Fashion show entertaining llYUNNItllOUfS Hero Id Staff Writer The room was dim except for the twinkling spotlights circling the red stage lively music was echoing a slim model chid in a tube lop styled red jumpsuit danced onto the platform to welcome George town residents to the Touch of lass fashion show Jennifer ion commentator and for Shuttkworlh first showing of outfits featured at her Mam Street store had a which helped the feel relaxed for what was more like on evening of entertaining than i winter wardrobe preview The women gathered at North Golf and Country Club Wednesday leisurely enjoyed and a coldcut dinner prior to the show It opined with an act by I who Ins black belt in demonstrating defence techniques to musii supplied by Gary Sullivan The music marit the show Mud Miss When Miss a black leotard outfit dccoriled with chains of mull colored beads exploded into a ere iiive dame stage music A wide range of the latest looks wire displayed by both local and professional New York and Toronto models against a backdrop bamboo screen hanging bamboo basket and wide backed chair supplied by the Bamboo Loft on Street Georgetown for the occasion Models Eve Simpson Sandra iqueroa Michelk Dtnlese Jones and Haines solicited gasps from the nee with the showed If stylish mum categories of were day wtar formal gowns casual panlsuits from the attendants indicated some of the favorites were a slinky black jersey ivcning dress with inovilshipcd bl ick slit to wear dance i turtle neck and boots redgiuchos Two Georgetown win- lucky winners of I voiahers for of Class clothing it tin f slum VduntCLrs from tickets from box laid fashion I itor Miss rmiliriL Indies and Murky door GUI- IG MOD V INT Provincial honors for member I MILS Herald correspondent The hild tin Nov meeting at ihe home of Mrs John on Wed even Mrs Iloughley wis in the ind Mrs Patterson read Scripture and led in Kail Call and toil word Grace were answered In verse of lady read current events items or A number ilendars for 1J7 The Mirpah wis repeated in unison in closing Mrs invited the up to her home for the her meeting Mrs rink Mrs John Left rink nice lunch Indtr Mrs Anderson invited us to Aclmvement Day Dec I when wen will receive her Prov Hon ours Mrs Kirkpntrick read current events Mrs Bert Benton read an explanation of part of the Collect acting out skit assisted by Mrs and Miss at the end Convenors present gave short up to dale report- Mrs I- convened ins ind Mrs dill courtesies A lovely i it wis itilutcm Ombudsman loses repair bid Ontario Ombudsman Arthur Moloney will not get a road repaired in front of his residence on 1 inc that is unless regional count I overturns today a of the public works Mr Maloneyanda neighbor had petitioned Ihi committee lo improve knoll in front property whichirf I hazard to driveway spite acknowledging that the road had high rote and the did ind branch of Canadian Hid Cross this the Hit charier foundlig solution is too ixpcnslvi Cost of imDroMmcnts could run about Staff numbers that several other areas within Ihc hue higher priority the home of Mrs Iloughley on Thursday with 12 members and four visitors alttndmg Have Thine Own Way Lord and the In unison were used in opining and the president re id Kim verse followed by Prayer and two minutes sll were observed Mrs Mouldcn delegate to the area convention gave her report she found it surprising entertaining hopeful The next competition will be logs An appeal was received from the Red Cross for Hems for sale Tilt roll call wis A resolution sustained thot is or will be affecting our present day liv brought many opinions and led up the guest speaker Mrs John Bird discussion prnyam Choose it from lirgest rental titer cars and Charge it TILDEN ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS Raid Goebelle Wagner CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS wish to announce the change of their Telephone Numbers effective immediately from 8776565 and 8775155 TOWN COUNTRY ABATTOIR Steeles Ave Hornby 8783923 SPECIALIZING IN FREEZER ORDERS SIDES OF BEEF i 85 HINDS OF BEEF 105 FRONTS OF BEEF 65 PORK SIDES All ORDERS CUSTOM CUT AND WRAPPtD AT NO EXTRA CHARGE SIDES OF VEAL 99 Pay one cent to turn on watar By DOROTHY McLFAN Herald Correspondent Units I and of United Church met at the home of Mrs Dan on Wednesday evening Nov 10 with Mrs Gordon Miller prc- Jean Hounding president of the guest speaker gave an interesting on Always Open on Sunday She quoted several verses of scripture and remarked on our reaction to them in our busy lives of today She ended her talk by men tinning how we arc bombarded by advertising and suggested that perhaps the church should advertise loo One slogan she suggested was Always Open on Sundays Mrs Murray Laird gave on St Andrew Mrs Ann Wilson gave the financial statement It was decided lo pay fee for the year and lo give a donation to the Presbyterlal Scholarship Fund for students from going through for a minis trr There arc students from this presbytery this year lira special Count your Blessings This Is a special conference wide commitment raise money to help supply clean water in Africa To decide on how much to give each mem is to counter her blessings give accordingly such as keeping track for one day on how many times the top is turned on and donate a penny for each time A few other suggestions were 10 cents for each grand child for telephones for cars or a swimming pool or each bathroom three for a vacuum cleaner etc The donations ire to be in before the annual meeting in March A meeting will Andrew a Church Georgetown on Wed Nov Unit one served lunch and the evening ended with a social Pat Patterson a Norvnl for has tossed his hat in hi political ring again of a Georgetown business man so has his hat in the ring oil will bo glad rrng your subscription to THE HERALD For Itili and Join 8774812 WEEKLY AMATEUR REVIEW EXOTIC DANCERS Save 320 onaCGE Central Air Conditioning System THAT ADDS UP TO A SAVING 5500 BingO AT THE INTERNATIONAL CENTBE AIRPORT AND DERRY MONDAY NOV 22nd PM FREE ADMISSION FREE DOUBLE GAMES FOR BUS SERVICE INFORMATION CALL 853-3687- FOR ACTON OR MILTON Sponsored by Circle Lodge B Rlth Proceeds go towards 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